Leading multiple Engineering teams comprising of 40+ engineers within Nutanix Database Service (NDB). Oversee the Control Plane organization, driving architecture, scalability, and service reliability, as well as the Linux Database Drivers group(Postgres, MongoDB, MariaDB,MySQL,Oracle), responsible for deep database integrations and adding features . Partner closely with Product, SRE, and cross-functional stakeholders to define technical strategy, deliver platform innovations, and enable seamless database management across hybrid cloud environments. Focused on fostering a culture of engineering excellence, accountability, and innovation at scale. Have mentored lot of folks on Career growth, technical advice, scaling / building high performant teams , managing people, building scalable distributed and complex systems. Have built products from 0-1 in startup mode and scaled them from 1-5 to make them enterprise ready. Guidance on transitioning from IC to Managerial role and how to grow in management ladder. Preparation for Hiring manager round, leadership principles and culture fit rounds.