Bindesh Vijayan

Bindesh Vijayan

Senior Technical Product Manager
United Arab Emirates

About Me

Accomplished technical professional with 17 years of comprehensive experience in Data Engineering specializing in Azure Cloud. Demonstrated expertise in building data platform architecture data pipelines, data warehouse …

Experience

Senior Product Manager

Microsoft
Jan 2017 - Present · 9 years 9 months

• Overseeing and directing a team of 6 full-stack developers proficient in VueJS and ASP.NET, as well as 4 data engineers
• Personally, undertaking the development of a comprehensive Microsoft Teams Bot driven by insights, utilizing ChatGPT and Microsoft Bot Framework. This involved crafting a backend API in Golang and frontend development in Typescript.
• Designing and guiding data engineers in constructing data pipelines using Azure Data Factory and Databricks (PySpark).
• Extracting insights from diverse and widely distributed enterprise data sources, leveraging Neo4J to model connected entities. These insights were focused on understanding customer usage patterns of Microsoft Security products.
• Conducting weekly sprint planning sessions and facilitating sprint reviews.
• Architecting and modelling data cubes in Azure Analysis Services, with a particular emphasis on establishing automated data pipelines through Azure Data Factory, connecting disparate sources such as Azure Data Explorer clusters (Kusto) and Azure SQLDB.
• Assisting in the drafting of design and strategy documents for various programs
• Conducting stakeholder meetings with engineering leads and product stakeholders to comprehend their needs and requirements, facilitating insightful analyses tailored to their specific objectives.
• Help build data visualizations and dashboards using Power BI

Senior Technical Product Manager

Microsoft
Jan 2022 - Sep 2023 · 1 year 8 months

<p>Overseeing and directing a team of 6 full-stack developers proficient in VueJS and ASP.NET, as well as 4 data engineers<br>
Personally undertaking the development of a comprehensive Microsoft Teams Bot driven by insights, utilizing ChatGPT and Microsoft Bot Framework<br>
Crafting a backend API in Golang and frontend development in Typescript<br>
Designing and guiding data engineers in constructing data pipelines using Azure Data Factory and Databricks (PySpark)<br>
Extracting insights from diverse and widely distributed enterprise data sources, leveraging Neo4J to model connected entities<br>
Conducting weekly sprint planning sessions and facilitating sprint reviews<br>
Architecting and modelling data cubes in Azure Analysis Services<br>
Establishing automated data pipelines through Azure Data Factory<br>
Connecting disparate sources such as Azure Data Explorer clusters (Kusto) and Azure SQLDB<br>
Assisting in the drafting of design and strategy documents for various programs<br>
Conducting stakeholder meetings with engineering leads and product stakeholders to comprehend their needs and requirements<br>
Helping build data visualizations and dashboards using Power BI</p>

Data Lead

Microsoft
Jan 2021 - Jan 2022 · 1 year

<p>Leading a team of full-stack and data engineers to successfully deliver an internal web portal<br>
Facilitating real-time monitoring of steel lines across multiple factories<br>
Enabling operators and leads to transition from legacy on-premise systems to cloud-based solutions<br>
Contributing to the development of new data pipelines using Databricks and Azure Data Factory<br>
Migrating from outdated on-premise systems to modern cloud-based architectures<br>
Designing and implementing a robust data streaming system using Apache Kafka<br>
Crafting comprehensive high-level and low-level design documents for the entire data platform<br>
Participating in regular stakeholder meetings with the client's senior technical leadership team, including the Chief Technology Officer<br>
Leveraging Python for hands-on coding tasks<br>
Automating data pipelines and performing ETL processes using Pandas and Azure SQLDB<br>
Collaborating with Data Scientist in the team to help build effective machine learning models for predictive analytics and anomaly detection<br>
Conducting data governance assessments and implementing data quality frameworks<br>
Providing training and mentorship to internal teams and client personnel on Azure Data Platform technologies<br>
Collaborating with cross-functional teams to integrate data analytics solutions into business processes and applications</p>

Technical Lead, Support Engineering

Microsoft
Jan 2017 - Jan 2022 · 5 years

<p>Serving as a subject matter expert (SME) for customers on Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Data Factory, and Azure Databricks<br>
Collaborating with assigned customers to provide guidance on architectural design decisions<br>
Addressing critical incidents<br>
Assisting in the development of complex technical modules<br>
Collaborating with Product Engineering teams to escalate and resolve technical issues encountered by customers<br>
Contributing to the development of sustainable solutions through sustained engineering efforts<br>
Delivering technical training sessions for customers on upcoming features and beta programs<br>
Facilitating the onboarding process for new hires<br>
Conducting regular reviews with customers to assess progress and ensure their success in utilizing Microsoft Data platform products<br>
Collaborating closely with customers to facilitate the migration of legacy data architectures to Azure Cloud-based solutions<br>
Participating in bug bashes alongside Product Engineering and Customer Engineering groups<br>
Actively contributing to the identification and resolution of critical issues to enhance product reliability and customer satisfaction</p>

Technical Architect (Contract)

SAP Labs India
Jan 2017 - Jan 2017

<p>Leading the architectural design and implementation of an analytics platform using Java, Spring, and SAP HANA<br>
Conducting comprehensive code reviews for developers based in India<br>
Ensuring adherence to coding standards and best practices<br>
Orchestrating and overseeing weekly sprints<br>
Facilitating daily scrum meetings<br>
Engaging with stakeholders through regular meetings to gather requirements, provide updates, and address concerns or feedback<br>
Directly contributing to hands-on coding efforts for complex modules requiring immediate attention<br>
Assisting in bug fixes by prioritizing critical issues and swiftly resolving them<br>
Collaborating with cross-functional teams to design and implement scalable and resilient architectures<br>
Conducting performance tuning and optimization of the applications<br>
Providing technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members<br>
Participating in the evaluation and selection of new technologies and tools<br>
Serving as a subject matter expert in Java and related technologies</p>

Technical Architect

Custologix
Jan 2016 - Jan 2017 · 1 year

<p>Proactively defining the architecture for projects<br>
Assisting in devising targeted metrics to assess implemented system performance on an ongoing basis<br>
Defining migration strategies and transition steps from the current state to the future state of the customer's systems<br>
Introducing new features and interoperability with existing applications<br>
Defining and assisting with the implementation of source code control, knowledge management, project management portal and change management systems<br>
Providing expertise to identify and translate functional and non-functional requirements into system design documentation<br>
Working with technical leads to ensure quality internal and external client-oriented documentation<br>
Interfacing and coordinating tasks with both onsite and offshore technical resources<br>
Collaborating with Project & Program Managers and Quality Assurance team to provision estimates and develop overall delivery plan<br>
Serving lead as required<br>
Identifying, understanding and assessing technical risks in the projects<br>
Advising project/program managers on strategies to mitigate risk<br>
Maintaining state-of-the-art knowledge of technologies, planning, design, and analysis methodologies<br>
Hands on development with Java SpringBoot using micro-services design pattern with Docker containerization</p>

Technical Architect

Inquirly Technologies
Jan 2015 - Jan 2016 · 1 year

<p>Active involvement in requirements gathering<br>
Planning weekly sprints and Scrum management<br>
Identifying the appropriate technology stack<br>
Managing both the mobile and the web team<br>
Architecting APIs for mobile app and web<br>
Managing a team size of 8 people<br>
Helping the team on difficult modules<br>
Hands on coding on AngularJS, Ruby On Rails, Golang, Android</p>

Cofounder

Holler
Jan 2014 - Jan 2015 · 1 year

<p>Holler is a mobile application that enables free calls without phone numbers or add requests<br>
Holler dialler replaces your existing phone dialler helping you connect easier</p>

Technical Manager

Regalix
Jan 2013 - Jan 2014 · 1 year

<p>Requirements gathering and communication with the onsite (US) client<br>
Architecture and technical consultation for Web (Ruby On Rails)<br>
Managing a team size of 6 people<br>
Helping the team on difficult modules and hands on coding</p>

Support Escalation Engineer

Microsoft
Jan 2006 - Jan 2012 · 6 years

<p>Working on Entity Framework, LINQ, OData, Occasionally Connected Services (OCS), Databinding in WinForms, WPF and ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC Data, Dynamic Data, Silverlight<br>
Analyse and recommend best practices for Microsoft Partners and Developers<br>
Cloud computing –Windows/SQL Azure performance, development, and best practices guidance for Microsoft Partners<br>
Working on Proof of Concept (POC) for beta Microsoft Products<br>
Suggesting workarounds or fixes to overcome various bugs and behaviour by design<br>
Support for advisory cases by creating sample applications and analysing customer's application(s) and give appropriate suggestions<br>
Provide and facilitate the delivery of responsive and reliable technical solutions and information to targeted customers<br>
Contribute to content and technical community efforts through discussion forums, Tech Talks and internal articles<br>
Deliver Technical presentations to small and medium sized internal and external audiences<br>
Effectively conduct technical team talks and discussions about various issues called Triages<br>
Providing training, mentoring and ramp-up trainings for new Team members within new technical specialty<br>
Providing onsite workshops to customers on demand</p>

Software Engineer

Accenture
Jan 2005 - Jan 2006 · 1 year

<p>UI Design<br>
Design change requests<br>
Designing business reports<br>
Coding<br>
Requirement gathering with the end user<br>
Configuration Management<br>
Database Modelling</p>

Skills

Digital Commerce Marketing Product Innovation Strategies Product Oversight and Strategy Program Management SAAS Agile Analysis Skills Machine Learning Martech Artificial Intelligence (AI) Pricing Azure OpenAI ChatGPT LangChain Golang Python Java JavaScript TypeScript VueJS ASP.NET FastAPI Azure Cosmos DB MongoDB Azure DevOps Microsoft Bot Framework Azure SQLDB SQL Server MySQL Microsoft Dataverse Docker Azure App Services Azure Functions Azure Key Vault Apache Spark Pandas Azure Synapse Analytics Azure Log Analytics Azure Data Explorer Kusto Apache Kafka Azure Event Hub Azure Stream Analytics Azure Data Factory Kusto Query Language T-SQL Neo4J Power BI Spring SAP HANA Spring Boot Microservices Ruby on Rails AngularJS Android Entity Framework LINQ OData WinForms WPF ASP.NET MVC
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