Code is the easy part. The hard part is the

team crew squad users customers humans systems platforms products

that ship it, trust it, and outlive their creators.

I The Craft
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Twenty-one years.
One craft.

Shipping since 2004

II The Constellation
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Five companies.
One throughline.

Wipro· Nokia· Roche· Siemens· Microsoft

III The Map
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Three continents.
One compass.

India · Finland · Germany

IV The Practice
RAI

Responsible AI.
By role. By instinct.

Champion · Microsoft

Now · 2017 — Present · IN Hyderabad

Microsoft

Senior Engineer · RAI Champion

Sustainability Manager, inside the AI ERP org. AI is a force multiplier — but engineering fundamentals are what turn models into products businesses can trust. RAI Champion by role, fundamentals evangelist by habit.

Eight years inside — five phases of the same craft growing up
  1. 2017 — 20

    Full-stack builder

    ASP.NET MVC, Gatsby & React, Dynamics 365 community portals, Microsoft Bot Framework.

  2. 2020 — 21

    Office 365 engineering

    React / Redux + TypeScript on the front, ASP.NET OData on the service layer.

  3. 2021 — 24

    .NET & infrastructure

    Clean-architecture APIs, monorepos, CI/CD and cloud deployments — keeping delivery fast and reliable.

  4. 2024 — 25

    Analytics platform lead

    A scalable data platform with live dashboards — real-time visibility for leadership and data-driven decision-making.

  5. 2025 — Now

    AI-native architecture

    End-to-end engineering strategy across front-end, back-end and platform foundations — with AI as the central driver of intelligent decision-making.

Before the rehire

Thirteen years across five teams, four cities, three continents.

  1. 2017
    Siemens PLM DE Stuttgart

    Senior Software Engineer · PLM test frameworks, Selenium + JUnit.

  2. 2015 — 17
    Roche DE Stuttgart

    Senior Test Specialist · FDA-grade embedded test frameworks in Python, UART hardware interfaces, medical-software validation.

  3. 2014 — 15
    Microsoft FI Espoo first stint

    Senior Software Engineer · Windows Phone automated test suites, RCSe implementation, C#.

  4. 2010 — 14
    Nokia FI Helsinki

    Software Engineer · SIP protocol test design, C# test suites on WP7/WP8 (Tux framework), Wireshark & tcpdump network analysis.

  5. 2004 — 09
    Wipro IN → FI India to Helsinki where it started

    Software Engineer · Test design for 2G/3G network elements, TCL/Tk automation frameworks.

Peer reviews · 03

Not my words — theirs.

  1. Technical depth, adaptability, and natural leadership — an incredible asset to any team.
    Joel Katzevman Principal EM · Microsoft · 5+ years together
  2. A true professional and gentleman. Would work with him again without hesitation.
    Alexandru Cicortas Managing Director · Emposo · Nokia Helsinki
  3. Exceptional at identifying critical defects early — robust, scalable test suites.