Hi, I'm Sai

About Me

Engineering leader with 10+ years experience scaling products from zero to millions of users. I combine technical expertise with a talent for building high-performing teams that deliver results.

Team Leadership

Leading diverse, high-performing engineering teams

Product Strategy

Defining vision and roadmaps for large-scale products

Performance

Optimizing systems serving millions of users

Mentorship

Growing junior engineers and building culture

Experience

My journey through leading tech companies, building products that serve millions of users

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Zendesk

Leading full-stack product engineering teams that own multiple products in the Zendesk messaging suite - the company's top product used by customers globally across 150+ countries.

PerformanceEngineering LeadershipSaaS Expert
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Pelago

The first engineering hire for Pelago - A travel experiences platform created by Singapore Airlines. Key stakeholder in defining product vision and guiding teams to plan, design and build software.

Product VisionFirst EngineerZero to One Million
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Grab

Founding member in the Payments Engineering team of South East Asia's largest ride-hailing app, building and supporting web apps and mobile apps (built GrabPay's first mobile app) serving millions of users across the region.

Founding MemberGrabPay AppRide Hailing
Building the future, one product at a time

Personal Projects

Things I have built to explore new technologies and solve interesting problems

Prism AI

Prism AI

Web application that enables users to capture work and learning moments through text or voice memos, categorize them, and view insights.

Google Gemini
PWA
Python
Telegram Health Metrics Bot

Telegram Health Metrics Bot

A Telegram bot that allows users to track daily health metrics (meals, sleep, steps and weight) by sending pictures or recording them via chats / audio logs.

Google Gemini
Python
Telegram Bot
Sai Charan Mahadevan

Let's Connect

I'm always interested in discussing new opportunities, technical challenges, or just connecting with fellow engineers