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Swami Nigam

Director-level software engineering leader specializing in AI/ML, analytics, and enterprise platforms

OracleRensselaer Polytechnic InstitutePleasanton, CA24 Years ExperienceDirector LevelWorks Remote

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Senior software engineering leader with 20+ years of management exposure who has alternated between IC and director-level roles, leading teams of up to 25 across AI platform, analytics, Salesforce, and systems software projects. Particularly compelling for roles needing both technical depth and organizational leadership: they have architected systems themselves, built teams in new geographies, and coordinated platform, AI/data, and consumer engineering groups to deliver successful turnkey AI solutions.

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Key Strengths

  • 8+ years spanning hands-on engineering and engineering leadership
  • Led teams of 15-25 developers and engineering managers
  • Built and led complex AI and analytics platforms
  • Deep Salesforce/Apex architecture expertise
  • Strong in data integrity and cross-environment migration design
  • Hands-on technical leadership in architecture, code reviews, and debugging
  • Shift-left engineering approach emphasizing early design validation
  • Cross-functional stakeholder alignment across customer, product, executives, and engineering
  • Scaled platform work into turnkey AI delivery across multiple teams
  • Experienced hiring and standing up new teams during organizational transition
  • Mentors managers and engineers on execution and conflict resolution
  • Customer-focused delivery measured by issue volume, severity, and downtime

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Experience

Senior Director of Software EngineeringOracle · Jan 2025 – Present
Senior Director of Software Engineering & Machine LearningSynopsys · Jan 2020 – Jan 2024
Head of EngineeringGrav1ty, Inc. · Jan 2018 – Jan 2020
Senior Director of EngineeringAltair · Jan 2013 – Jan 2018
Principal Member of Technical StaffOracle · Jan 2011 – Jan 2013
Senior Software ArchitectPhoenix Technologies · Jan 2009 – Jan 2011
Senior Staff EngineerSynopsys
Software EngineerSilicon Navigator, Inc.
Chief Technology Officer & UI ExpertIncache Technologies, LLCpart-time
Staff Engineer (R&D Manager)Synopsys
Principal Software Engineer / Senior Software EngineerInnoveda

Education

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institutedoctorate, Computer & Systems Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Delhibachelor, Civil Engineering

Languages

English

Publications

2 publications

Geometric tolerance analysisDesign automationStatistical tolerance analysisComputer-aided design

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