Kameswara Sankula

Senior Director of Engineering & India Site Lead (Business Systems) @ Autodesk | Ex-Google | Ex-Salesforce

Bengaluru1.8k followers
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As a Senior Director of Engineering at Autodesk, I lead the vision and strategy for Custome success applications at Autodesk.

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With over 24 years of progressive experience in leading global engineering teams, I have extensive expertise in enterprise web application architecture, design, and delivery, as well as CPQ , contract and customer success/support management systems. I am passionate about building diverse and high-performance teams from the ground-up and executing roadmaps end-to-end by closely collaborating with engineering, product, business, and architecture teams. I have successfully built and managed teams in India and the US, and led several transformation initiatives using Service Cloud (Salesforce), GCP and Generative AI. My mission is to leverage my skills and experience to deliver innovative and scalable solutions that enable Google Cloud's growth and customer satisfaction.

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  1. AUTODESKJOB
    1. Senior Dir of Eng
      9M
  2. TOASTJOB
    1. Senior Dir of Software Eng
      7M
  3. GOOGLEJOB
    1. Head Of Cloud GTM Applicat…
      2Y 1M
    2. Sr Eng Mgr
      2Y 6M
  4. SALESFORCEJOB
    1. Sr Software Eng Mgr
      2Y 2M
  5. JP MORGAN CHASEJOB
    1. Eng Mgr
      11M
  6. SAVEN TECHJOB
    1. Software Development Lead
      6Y 5M
  7. TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICESJOB
    1. Dev/Technical Lead/Applica…
      9Y 6M
  8. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING OSMANIASCHOOL
    1. Bachelor of Eng - BE, Elec…
      4Y 11M

Time in market 29Y 9MOpen 1Closed 8Stints 9

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  1. Job: Autodesk — Senior Director of Engineering | India Site Lead (Business Systems) · 2026-01 – present · 7 mo — Engineering leader partnering with Customer Success and Support organizations to deliver scalable platforms, resilient systems, and high-performing teams. Driving end-to-end technology transformation using AI and automation to enhance support effectiveness, accelerate resolution times, and elevate the customer experience.
  2. Job: Toast — Senior Director of Software Engineering | India Site Lead (GTM Engineering) · 2025-06 – 2026-01 · 7 mo — Lead AI strategy for GTM & FinTech. Make systems more reliable and scalable for 10X growth. India Site Lead for GTM applications.
  3. Job: Google — Head Of Cloud GTM Applications Engineering · 2023-05 – 2025-06 · 2y 1mo — ● Spearheaded vision and strategy for consolidating quote-to-cash, Contract generation and Customer support Helpdesk across Google Cloud. ● Developed roadmap targeting 10X growth, driving strategic execution. ● Established high-performance teams, collaborating with Engineering, Product, Business, and Architecture to deliver roadmap objectives. ● Led development of advanced engineering solutions for critical business functions. ● Oversaw seamless transition of Contracting applications from the US to India, aligning with India-focused strategy. ● Formed and managed India-based apps team ensuring end-to-end project ownership and delivery. ● Orchestrated enterprise-level systems transformations…
  4. Job: Google — Sr Engineering Manager · 2020-10 – 2023-04 · 2y 6mo
  5. Job: Salesforce — Sr Software Engineering Manager · 2018-08 – 2020-10 · 2y 2mo — * Head of Engineering driving innovation in Cloud Sales Engineering Applications. Collaborate with product, architecture, and engineering teams to architect next-generation quote-to-order solutions. * Shape cloud sales systems strategy, provide leadership, and define technical architecture for optimal performance and scalability. * Pioneered high-performing engineering teams in India, establishing a strong technical foundation. * Spearhead transformation of Cloud Help Desk initiatives (Salesforce Service Cloud), revolutionizing customer support. * Direct a 50+ member organization, fostering collaboration and maximizing team potential.
  6. Job: JP Morgan Chase — Engineering Manager · 2017-08 – 2018-07 · 11 mo — Engineering Manager for JPMorgan CHASE's Digital UI platform (http://www.chase.com) that aimed revamping .NET based UI application to responsible UI's using JS Framework.
  7. Job: Saven Tech — Software Development Lead · 2011-03 – 2017-08 · 6y 5mo — Client CenturyLink/Lumen Worked as a Software Development Lead/Technical Architect for Ericsson Order Care application to on board new telecom products through CenturyLink’s service delivery platform. Client: NY Dept Of Information Technology Worked as a SOA/BPM consultant to build a fully integrated business process management flow application that will allow data flow between Govt agencies in a seamless manner.
  8. Job: Tata Consultancy Services — Dev/Technical Lead/Application architect · 2001-08 – 2011-02 · 9y 6mo
  9. School: University College Of Engineering Osmania — Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electrical and Electronics Engineering · 1997 – 2001

Skills

SalesforceVisonLarge Scale SystemsSpring MVCAngularJSGenerative AIEngineering ManagementProduct DevelopmentSystem ArchitectureSalesforce CPQSOASDLCJava Enterprise EditionWeb ServicesNode.jsPeople ManagementTeam LeadershipSoftware as a Service (SaaS)StrategyJavaJavaScript

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