Prathap Chandran
London
Summary
A seasoned technology leader with a strong background in aligning technical strategies with business objectives, fostering a collaborative engineering culture, and ensuring the timely delivery of technical solutions. With hands-on experience in data engineering, data strategy, and technical management for over 18 years, I am keen on contributing to your mission through effective technical leadership, strategic planning, and execution.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Enterprise Engineering Manager
Meta
London
02.2022 - Current
- Managed a cross-functional Engineering team to ensure timely delivery of supply chain logistics software, adhering to Engineering Excellence standards driven by SLIs/SLOs and error budgets
- Achieved SLOs on all critical services with an impressive error budget of 0.025%
- Demonstrated a strong ability to provide technical guidance, prioritizing key projects to meet business needs and eliminate distractions, aligning closely with broader organizational goals
- Consistently met OKRs on a half-yearly basis, including multiple ship goals, reflecting a strong focus on executing deliverables and advancing organizational objectives.
Head of Technology, Investment Analytics
Liquidnet
London
05.2019 - 08.2021
- England Metropolitan Area
- Built and managed a 40-person engineering team across multiple timezones, successfully integrating products from three acquisitions and establishing unified agile processes and technology stacks
- Led the architecture and maintenance of data ETL pipelines, enabling near real-time analytics, and spearheaded a data governance program to document data dictionary and lineage
- Collaborated closely with Data Engineering and Data Science teams to develop data marts, aligning data strategy with business objectives
- Consistently met OKRs on a half-yearly basis, including multiple ship goals, showcasing the ability to drive team performance towards meeting and exceeding set targets.
Head Of Technology
RSRCHXchange
London
10.2018 - 05.2019
- Established engineering best practices, matured data ingestion pipelines, and enhanced system availability and throughput by identifying and addressing bottlenecks in data and delivery pipelines
- Guided the transition from manual SSH deploys to EC2 to ECS over a period of 2 years, steadily increasing release cadence and reliability
- Implemented continuous learning through mentoring, peer-coding sessions, and lunch and learn sessions to foster a culture of knowledge sharing and professional growth within the team.
Co-founder
Mathscraft
London
01.2015 - 10.2018
- Built an ed-tech startup focusing on creating Maths games for primary school children, in collaboration with MEI, a Maths charity. The games had over 100,000 downloads on the App store
- Contracted with various agencies and startups in both edtech and fintech space, often being the first Engineer helping through pre-seed to pre-Series A phases
Software Architect
Howsy
05.2018 - 09.2018
Senior Developer
Circus Street
03.2017 - 11.2017
Senior Developer
Firesouls
08.2016 - 02.2017
Senior Developer
Steer37
04.2016 - 08.2016
Co-Founder
Entrepreneur First
09.2014 - 11.2014
Senior Developer
Moni Technologies
01.2014 - 09.2014
Senior Developer
Somo Ltd
06.2013 - 09.2013
Senior Developer
Flooved
03.2013 - 05.2013
Senior Developer
Ascensus Ltd
01.2012 - 02.2013
Chief Technology Officer
SmartLearn Telcomp
06.2009 - 07.2010
Founder
Silver Vine
10.2008 - 06.2009
Team Leader
Keane
08.2005 - 09.2008
Education
Nano Degree - Data Architecture
Udacity
08.2021 - 05.2021
MSc - Education Technology & Society
University of Bristol
01.2010 - 04.2011
B.E - Computer Science Engineering
Anna University
01.2001 - 04.2005
Skills
Timely Technical Solution Delivery
Certification
Machine Learning, Stanford Online
Volleyball
I play indoor volleyball for a league in London. I also play beach volleyball whenever the sun is out.
Timeline
Enterprise Engineering Manager
Meta
02.2022 - Current
Nano Degree - Data Architecture
Udacity
08.2021 - 05.2021
Head of Technology, Investment Analytics
Liquidnet
05.2019 - 08.2021
Head Of Technology
RSRCHXchange
10.2018 - 05.2019
Software Architect
Howsy
05.2018 - 09.2018
Machine Learning, Stanford Online
02-2018
Neural Networks and Deep Learning, Stanford Online
02-2018
Structuring Machine Learning Projects
02-2018
Senior Developer
Circus Street
03.2017 - 11.2017
Senior Developer
Firesouls
08.2016 - 02.2017
Senior Developer
Steer37
04.2016 - 08.2016
Co-founder
Mathscraft
01.2015 - 10.2018
Co-Founder
Entrepreneur First
09.2014 - 11.2014
Senior Developer
Moni Technologies
01.2014 - 09.2014
Senior Developer
Somo Ltd
06.2013 - 09.2013
Senior Developer
Flooved
03.2013 - 05.2013
Senior Developer
Ascensus Ltd
01.2012 - 02.2013
MSc - Education Technology & Society
University of Bristol
01.2010 - 04.2011
Chief Technology Officer
SmartLearn Telcomp
06.2009 - 07.2010
Founder
Silver Vine
10.2008 - 06.2009
Team Leader
Keane
08.2005 - 09.2008
B.E - Computer Science Engineering
Anna University
01.2001 - 04.2005
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