20+ years of engineering leadership · AI & Data Platform Architecture

Scaling
engineering
at velocity.

Technology leader with two decades of experience architecting data-intensive platforms, leading high-performing engineering teams, and driving the development of AI and agentic software solutions. Proven expertise in designing and implementing scalable, resilient data pipelines across traditional database systems and modern big data ecosystems. Extensive experience integrating and migrating third-party enterprise platforms, including Salesforce and ServiceNow, into in-house architectures to improve operational efficiency, data governance, and business agility.

Arun Shankar — Sr. Software Engineering Manager
Currently
Sr. Software Engineering Manager · eSentire India
20+
Years in software
7
Industry leaders
XDR, SIEM, UEBA, EDR, Security Events unification and aggregation
Cybersecurity platform
M.C.A
Computer Applications
— Core pillars

What I do, distilled.

01

Technology Leadership

Experienced engineering leader with a proven track record of guiding multidisciplinary teams in delivering scalable, high-performance software solutions. Strong advocate of Agile methodologies, CI/CD practices, and engineering excellence, enabling organizations to accelerate delivery while maintaining quality, reliability, and operational efficiency.

02

AI / Agentic Development

Leading the adoption of AI and agentic architectures by integrating LLMs such as Anthropic Claude into enterprise platforms and production environments. Designing intelligent data agents that proactively monitor system health, perform advanced data analysis, orchestrate operational processes, and augment decision-making, enabling organizations to scale automation and unlock greater business value.

03

Data-Intensive Systems

Architecting and delivering robust data platforms across data lakes, relational databases, and modern analytics environments. Deep expertise in designing scalable data architectures, models, and schemas that support both high-throughput OLTP workloads and large-scale analytics. Hands-on experience across the full database engineering lifecycle, including technology evaluation, data modeling, schema design, performance tuning, scalability optimization, and enterprise data integration. Proven track record of building resilient data platforms that power mission-critical applications, advanced analytics, and data-driven business operations.

— Career timeline

A track record
of delivery.

From DB developer to Sr. Engineering Manager — across product engineering, cybersecurity, and platform infrastructure.

Full timeline
  1. Apr 2024 — Present

    Sr. Software Engineering Manager

    eSentire India
    • Directing multi-disciplinary engineering teams to enhance and scale the core cybersecurity XDR platform capabilities.
    • Overseeing development and deployment of intelligent agents for advanced threat detection and mitigation.
    • Integrating AI / Agentic workflows utilizing Anthropic Claude to automate incident response and analysis.
  2. Aug 2022 — Mar 2024

    Software Engineering Manager

    Encora Innovation Labs / eSentire
  3. Sep 2015 — July 2022

    Sr. Staff Software Engineer / Technical Lead

    Trellix / FireEye
  4. May 2011 — Sep 2015

    Senior Technical Lead

    Intel Security / McAfee India