CV

Professional CV detailing experience in AI, cloud architecture, and engineering leadership.

Contact Information

Name Vikas Udasi
Professional Title AI & Cloud Architecture | Engineering Leadership
Email vikasudasi@gmail.com

Professional Summary

AI & Cloud Architecture leader at Nielsen Marketing Cloud, building scalable data systems, AI-driven pipelines, and open-source AI agent frameworks. 12+ years architecting scalable platforms and AI systems.

Experience

  • 2025 - present

    Gurgaon, India

    Tech Leadership (AI & Cloud Architecture)
    Nielsen
    Leading AI & Cloud Architecture at Nielsen Marketing Cloud. Architecting scalable data systems, AI pipelines, and intelligent agent frameworks.
    • Architecting AI-driven marketing cloud platforms at scale
    • Building multi-agent systems and agent-native tooling
    • Leading cloud architecture and engineering teams
  • 2025 - present

    Gurugram, India

    Chief Technology Officer
    Saathi
    Building AI-first solutions empowering India’s blue- and grey-collar workforce. Spearheading Saathi BhAI, an AI assistant leveraging GPT-4o, LiveKit, and multilingual voice intelligence.
    • Architected and launched Saathi BhAI and job reels engine using GPT-4o and MongoDB Vector Search
    • Deployed multilingual voice intelligence (Hindi/English) using LiveKit and Sarvam AI
    • Built referral and wallet system; designed AI interview screening flows
    • Defined org structure aligning delivery with business KPIs
  • 2024 - 2025

    Gurugram, India

    Director of Engineering
    OYO (Traum Ferienwohnungen)
    Led a cross-functional org of PMs, EMs, and Engineers for OYO’s European vacation rental brand. Owned demand, supply, and connectivity initiatives.
    • Improved DAU 4.5x through SERP optimisations (rich results), Core Web Vitals, and crawl/index tuning
    • Conversion uplift 3.1x via funnel improvements (Home→PDP→Checkout), UI widgets, and guest detail retention
    • Shipped Android/iOS apps and online payments; scaled daily installs to 1.5K with DAU ramp
    • Increased renewals 2.4x through onboarding wizard, dropout recovery, renewal bundles, and popcorn pricing
  • 2023 - 2024

    Gurugram, India

    Director of Engineering
    OYO (Cyber Security & DevOps)
    Led a team of DevOps, SOC Experts, and Cyber Defense Engineers focused on strengthening endpoint, email, and cloud security.
    • Implemented comprehensive security controls, monitoring, and processes culminating in PCI DSS certification
    • Managed 15+ engineers across security and infrastructure domains
  • 2022 - 2023

    Gurugram, India

    SDE 4
    OYO (Platform Technologies)
    Led infrastructure cost optimizations and improved alerting and monitoring of critical systems.
    • Reduced ELK cost by 60%; improved alerting (Prometheus, Grafana)
    • Built merchant and supply reporting pipelines; tuned Elasticsearch ranking and staging infra
    • Drove Tech Council to create a culture of Engineering Excellence
  • 2020 - 2022

    India

    SDE 3
    OYO (Hotels Supply Stack)
    Enhanced system fault tolerance and migrated systems to Azure from AWS to improve performance.
    • Improved fault tolerance with circuit breakers and retry mechanisms
    • {“Azure migration”=>”backend performance optimisations and seamless transition”}
    • Contributed to backend optimizations for best-in-class supply stack performance
  • 2017 - 2020

    Gurgaon, India

    SDE 2
    OYO (Hotels Supply Stack)
    Built Android apps and backend-for-frontend/broadcast systems for OYO’s supply stack.
    • Developed Android apps using MVP frameworks
    • {“Designed backend systems”=>”Gateway Layer and Notification Services for Home Management Solution”}
    • Migrated older app versions to new architecture for smooth rollout
    • Led RCA and debugging sessions during Tech Sev1 outages
  • 2016 - 2017

    Gurugram, India

    Senior Software Engineer
    EzeiaTech Systems
  • 2015 - 2016

    Gurugram, India

    Software Engineer
    FashionAndYou.com
    Lead developer at fashionandyou.com. Designed critical modules.
  • 2014 - 2015

    Noida, India

    Software Engineer
    Infogain
    Started career as a trainee. Worked at client location in Gurgaon as an outsourced engineer.

Education

  • 2010 - 2014

    Indore, India

    B.E.
    Institute of Engineering & Technology, DAVV
    Computer Science

Awards

  • 2015
    Best Junior Engineer of Quarter
    Infogain India Pvt Limited

    Awarded for outstanding performance and contributions as a junior engineer.

Skills

Programming Languages: Java, Kotlin
Backend & Frameworks: Spring Boot, Hibernate, Microservices, Android (MVP/MVVM)
Databases & Search: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Redis
Messaging & Streaming: Apache Kafka, WebSockets
Cloud & DevOps: AWS, Azure, Docker, Prometheus, Grafana, New Relic, Git
AI & ML: LangChain, GPT-4o, RAG Architecture, MongoDB Vector Search, Sarvam AI (TTS/STT)
AI Agents & Frameworks: AI Agents, MCP (Model Context Protocol), LangChain, LangGraph, AI Agents Framework, Python
Developer & Publishing Stack: Jekyll, al-folio, GitHub Pages
Leadership & Strategy: Engineering Leadership, Org Design, Strategic Planning, Growth Engineering, Technical SEO, Core Web Vitals
Security: Cybersecurity, DevSecOps, SOC, PCI DSS Compliance, Cloud Security

Languages

English : Fluent
Hindi : Native speaker

Certificates

  • Getting Things Done - LinkedIn (2021)