Nagender Gurram

Experience

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  Capital One

  Sept 2005 - now

  I provided comprehensive oversight, leadership, and guidance across product, design, architecture, and engineering operations. Delivered effective methodologies to executive leadership for recruitment, product strategy, development, and seamless customer onboarding. Mentored and empowered engineering teams, fostering an innovative culture for cutting-edge solutions.Built and led a skilled, diverse team, propelling substantial business growth to over 100 employees across architecture, full stack engineering, testing, and automation domains through innovative recruitment strategies and connections.Acknowledged for spearheading the creation and launch of the first SaaS commercialization product from concept to implementation within an accelerated six-month period. Emphasized continuous improvement in product innovation and features to enhance customer adoption and experience. Show less Once I was promoted, I led a transformative journey in data services, building tools and frameworks that strengthened consistency and standardization enterprise wide. My efforts in innovating proprietary tools paved the way for a successful Public Cloud migration with a focus on Teradata to Snowflake, revolutionizing data management. I grew a specialized engineering team from 4 people to over 100 members and fostered a culture of innovation and high performance. Through strategic recruitment and a clear vision, I expanded the team's capabilities and launched market-leading SaaS products that became the new standard in the industry. Show less In my first senior-level role, I initiated a significant shift from traditional systems to modern Cloud-based solutions to advance data security and usage. With a skilled team of over 50 professionals, I directed the creation and implementation of robust, scalable solutions to facilitate such a large transition while delivering enhanced system efficiency and flexibility. My focus was on crafting and overseeing full-stack web applications, leading to an overhaul in the team's approach to data platform management. Show less I managed the development of data pipelines, enabling the migration of analytical functions to a unified Teradata platform. By aligning these platforms with business needs, I enabled both operational excellence and analytical precision. Collaborating closely with diverse business teams, I tailored data solutions to each LOB's consumption trends to improve decision-making processes. Under my guidance, the engineering team adopted best practices in application development and achieved a significant increase in innovation and efficiency. Show less

  • Senior Director: Software Engineering

    Jun 2022 - now

  • Director: Software Engineering

    Jan 2019 - Jun 2022

  • Senior Manager: Software Engineering

    Jan 2017 - Dec 2018

  • Manager: Software Engineering

    Mar 2014 - Dec 2016

  • Technology Lead: Software Engineering

    Sept 2005 - Mar 2014