Personal details
Sudhir M.
Senior Engineering Architect
Based in: 🇮🇳 India
Timezone: New Delhi (UTC+5.5)
About
Director of Engineering with over 13 years of experience, 5+ years in engineering leadership, team building, and software-as-a-service, while leading a direct and skip-level headcount of over 50 engineers. Proven record of success in scaling engineering teams and AI-native development, applying for a Director of Engineering/VP of Engineering-level position to lead the growth of a company's engineering team.
Work Experience
Director of Engineering
GoDaddy | Aug 2023 - Present
E-commerce
Management
AI
Agentic platforms
- Establish the Commerce India Org and serve as GoDaddy Payments India Site Leader.
- Promoted to Director of Engineering in 2.5 years, recognising consistent delivery, leadership, and business impact.
- Lead a globally distributed organisation of 50 engineers across the USA, LATAM, Europe, and India, driving the Growth Vertical within GoDaddy Commerce.
- Own the engineering strategy and execution for Payments Growth Enablement, including Sales Intelligence & Tooling, AI Sales Agent, Merchant Onboarding, Risk Platform, GoDaddy Capital, and Reporting.
- Built and scaled high-performing engineering teams across four time zones, establishing strong operational excellence, predictable execution, and cross-functional collaboration.
- Delivered $3bn in signed aGPV annually across the growth vertical.
- Strengthened the risk platform, reducing payment losses from 8 basis points in 2025 to under 4 basis points in 2026 while maintaining a strong customer experience and enabling business growth.
Senior Engineering Manager | Architect
Microsoft | Aug 2020 - Aug 2023
Java
Node.js
TypeScript
React
Creating Microsoft Designer from scratch - https://designer.microsoft.com/
Education
BITS Pilani
Post Graduate Certificate Program・Big Data
Sep 2019 - Jan 2020
GGSIPU
Bachelor of Technology・Computer Science & Engineering
Aug 2009 - Jul 2013