Hi, I'm Priyesh Raj. I'm an Engineering Leader with over 16 years of experience building scalable backend systems, cloud platforms, and modern data infrastructure. Throughout my career, I've worked across startups and global product companies, giving me firsthand experience in both building products from scratch and scaling engineering organizations. Currently, I lead Data Platform Engineering at Zendesk, where my team builds and operates critical data platform capabilities used across the company. Before this, I served as the CTO of a startup, where I experienced the challenges of entrepreneurship, product development, fundraising, and scaling teams. Over the years, I've worked extensively with distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, Snowflake, data platforms, AI/ML, and engineering management. Beyond technology, I'm passionate about helping engineers grow into senior technical and leadership roles. I can help you with: • Engineering Leadership and Engineering Manager interviews • System Design for senior and staff-level roles • Data Platform and Backend Architecture • Career guidance for software engineers and engineering managers • Leadership, stakeholder management, and executive communication • AI and data engineering career guidance Whether you're preparing for your next interview, transitioning into engineering management, designing large-scale systems, or looking for career advice, I'd be happy to share practical insights from my own journey. Looking forward to helping you achieve your career goals.