Karthik S

I have 16 years of experience in IT - iOS, Android, Web Development, AI / ML, with 7+ years in technical and people leadership roles. Proven success in leading geographically distributed teams, driving architectural excellence, and delivering scalable, data-intensive systems.

Senior Engineering Manager at Comcast Ltd (2024-09 – Present)

Manage engineering teams comprising five managers and three architects across frontend and backend domains. Drive end-to-end product delivery of Xfinity app for iOS, Android, Web, ensuring seamless integration between frontend user experiences and backend service performance.

• Manage engineering teams comprising five managers and three architects across frontend and backend domains
• Drive end-to-end product delivery of Xfinity app for iOS, Android, Web, ensuring seamless integration between frontend user experiences and backend service performance
• Oversee full software development lifecycle (SDLC), including architecture design, coding standards, QA, Cybersecurity, DevOps, and release management
• Integration of commercial and open-source LLMs into agentic workflows. Agent and orchestration frameworks such as LangChain, LlamaIndex etc.
• Establish performance metrics, delivery frameworks, and architectural best practices to strengthen scalability, quality, and system reliability

Engineering Manager at Synechron Ltd, Client - USBank (2021-08 – 2024-09)

Drive end to end delivery of all phases including Planning, Implementation, Deployment, Maintenance for Frontend & Backend. Lead AI / ML initiatives to enhance personalization, optimize customer engagement, and automate data-driven insights.

• Drive end to end delivery of all phases including Planning, Implementation, Deployment, Maintenance for Frontend & Backend
• Lead AI / ML initiatives to enhance personalization, optimize customer engagement, and automate data-driven insights
• Optimized application performance by refactoring code, implementing caching strategies, and utilizing asynchronous programming techniques
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams including product managers, designers, and QA engineers to define project requirements and deliver high-quality software solutions
• Enhanced the deployment process by setting up CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and Docker, resulting in faster and more reliable releases
• Conduct performance reviews, set performance goals, and provide regular feedback to team members

Lead at Symantec Ltd, Norton (2012-09 – 2020-12)

Designed and developed Norton password manager for iOS, Android using Xcode, Swift, Android Studio, Java. Developed Norton website using HTML, CSS, React.

• Designed and developed Norton password manager for iOS, Android using Xcode, Swift, Android Studio, Java
• Developed Norton website using HTML, CSS, React
• Delegate tasks to dev and QA in Jira and track status in scrum calls
• Technical discussions, code review and optimizing code
• Status monitoring and status reporting to Management and US counterparts

Software Engineer at Wipro Technologies, Client - Cisco (2010-06 – 2012-08)

Developed a Chat Interface module using Java. Code Review and creation of technical documents.

• Developed a Chat Interface module using Java
• Code Review and creation of technical documents
• Fixed defects reported by Client

Bachelor of Engineering in Information Technology – SVCET (2008)

Higher Secondary – Sir M.Ct.M (2004)