Reddi Bukke
Verified Expert in Project Management
Project Manager
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Toptal member since January 28, 2025
Reddi has over 20 years of software development experience, successfully leading product and engineering teams as the primary point of contact for technical and project planning matters. With exposure in various domains, including gaming, healthcare, supply chain, telecom, fintech, and insurance, he has focused on strategic planning, project management, and leveraging data to inform decisions. Reddi is highly skilled in fostering team collaboration and adapting to changing business needs.
Project Highlights
Expertise
- Coaching
- Cross-functional Team Leadership
- Java 8
- Jira
- Product Development
- Python 3
- Strategic Planning
- Technical Leadership
Work Experience
Engineering Manager
Ivy Comptech
- Built the team from the ground up and scaled it to 100+ global and dynamic team members.
- Migrated product platforms from 3rd-party solutions to in-house systems and seamlessly integrated them with product services to manage E2E user setups and improve operational excellence.
- Integrated and implemented Agile, Scrum, and Jira to automate workflows and track projects and feature development.
Senior Director, Engineering
HighRadius
- Built mobile apps from scratch for iOS and Android used by buyers and suppliers.
- Introduced CI/CD pipelines to automate the build and deployment of the code using Jenkins.
- Adopted and implemented Jira and Confluence to plan and track the team's work in agile scrum.
Director, Engineering
SAP
- Built a data integration platform (COE) for multiple products using Informatica Cloud.
- Introduced and implemented performance appraisals for the team and evaluated ratings to decide on promotions and salary reviews.
- Managed global delivery using Jira and Confluence as the planning and tracking tools.
- Introduced team SMART goals and KPIs to team progression and product quality.
Director, Global Services
E2open
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams (product management, product development, cloud engineering/operations, and cloud maintenance) to deliver complex programs to clients.
- Built the Center of Excellence (COE) for data integration services to the core product platform.
- Designed and implemented S&OP solutions for various clients around the globe.
Program Manager
Napier Healthcare Solutions
- Architected the inter-operable enterprise-level product using Web 2.0 technologies and SOA architecture.
- Built the team from the ground up to a 75+ member team and mentored them to be productive on the new technologies (Flex4.0, Spring2.5.x, and Hibernate3.0) and processes.
- Implemented healthcare software with care hospitals and integrated it with insurance providers.
- Integrated and implemented Agile, Scrum, and Jira to automate workflows and track projects and feature development.
Senior Applications Developer
Verizon
- Developed and maintained the XForms web-based application used by sales personnel to create orders for customers using XML templates.
- Supported the application's monthly enhancements for the sales team and external agents.
- Prepared requirement documents, as well as project and deployment plans.
- Coordinated the releases with the dev, QA, infra, and support teams.
Project History
Bingo Product for Gaming Players
Launched and managed several feature releases and enhancements for a successful bingo product.
RadiusOne
Led multiple product feature releases, leveraging Agile methodology, for RadiusOne, a networking platform and electronic invoice presentment and payment (EIPP) product serving buyers and sellers.
• Involved in program management of mobile app development for iOS and Android platforms, serving buyers and suppliers.
• Defined scope, constraints, dependencies, risks, and timelines in collaboration with engineering, business, and product stakeholders.
• Accountable for the stability and availability of the product, building and mentoring dynamic teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Defined scope, constraints, dependencies, risks, and timelines in collaboration with engineering, business, and product stakeholders.
• Managed multiple releases simultaneously, aligning them with business objectives and strategic goals.
• Led and motivated project teams, providing guidance and support to team members.
Marketing Automation
Launched several features and hot fixes following Agile processes.
• Managed sprint ceremonies (sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, sprint retrospectives, and system demos) and worked on continuous process improvements for quality and faster release cycles.
• Supported a release training engineer (RTE) with planning, coordinating, and facilitating the major events and ceremonies within SAFe, including quarterly PI planning, system demos, and inspection and adapt workshops.
• Helped teams deliver secure, high-quality, and highly operable code at scale as part of a DevSecOps culture.
• Ensured clear communication and alignment between agile teams, other scrum masters, product owners, engineers, UX, strategic content, customer success, and other dependent teams.
• Assisted agile teams in identifying and managing/remediating risks, dependencies, and impediments.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Telecommunications
National Institute of Technology, Warangal - Warangal, India
Skills
Tools
Jira, GitLab, Jenkins, ETL, Docker Swarm, Confluence, NGINX, Apache Tomcat, Grafana, GitLab CI/CD, ELK (Elastic Stack), Slack, Zoom
Paradigms
Agile, Scrum, Agile Project Management, Microservices Architecture, Agile Software Development, Web Architecture, Service-oriented Architecture (SOA)
Platforms
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure
Industry Expertise
Healthcare
Other
Java 8, Strategic Planning, Technical Leadership, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Product Development, Coaching, Team Mentoring, Web Technologies, Project Planning, Engineering Management, IT Management, Leadership, Program Management, Customer Success, Technical Project Management, Team Management, Scrum Master, Web Development, API Applications, Stakeholder Management, Risk Management, Project Scoping, Project Reporting, Agile Sprints, Project Estimation, Sprint Planning, Backlog Grooming, QA Testing, Sprint Backlog, Communication Management, Teamwork, Data Migration, Agile Program Management, Migration, Quality Assurance (QA), Roadmaps, Software Development, Software Development Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Software Architecture, Business Analysis, PI Planning, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Project Management, Cross-functional Collaboration, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Process Improvement, Startups, Web & Mobile Applications, Python 3, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, IT Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Mobile Development, API Integration, Request for Proposal (RFP), Finance, Contract Management, Objectives & Key Results (OKRs), Vendor Management, Angular, React, MySQL, Apache2, Redis, TypeScript, Java, Hibernate, Spring Boot, REST APIs, Amazon Aurora, RESTful Microservices, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), MySQLdb, CRM APIs, Salesforce API, C++, C, Technical Hiring, Test Planning, Hiring Process Development, Informatica, Microsoft SQL Server, XML, Web 2.0, Scrum of Scrums
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