VP Data Engineering

Manohar Negi

Two decades across software, data and AI — building reliable, scalable systems and the high-performance teams behind them.

Industries: Fintech · NBFC · Hyperlocal · EdTech · AdTech · Supply Chain · Telecom · Banking · IoT & Energy

Highlights

Technology leader with two decades across software, data and AI — strategy, delivery, security, cloud and IT audits.
Team building & high-performance culture — 100% top-talent retention through the Great Resignation, at Moneyview and Racanaa.
AI-first: PG Program in AI & ML (UT Austin) + AI Engineering Accelerator (Outskill); building with AI almost daily.
Still hands-on — contributing at startups through code, mentoring and technical guidance.
Cut infrastructure cost 50%+ while expanding environments within the same budget.
Security & resilience — VAPT, PCI DSS SAQ, RBI IT audits, and BCP/DR proven in the AWS UAE & Bahrain outage.

Experience

Racanaa Energy

Apr 2023 — Present

VP Data Engineering Bengaluru, India

End-to-end software engineering for an energy-tech platform — though titled “Data Engineering”, the role spans full-stack engineering, data, QA, security, DevOps and delivery.

Cut infrastructure cost 50%+ while expanding environments within the same budget.
Introduced AI and an AI-first development approach across the team.

Moneyview(Whizdm Finance)

Jan 2019 — Apr 2023

Head of Engineering Bengaluru, India

Led high-performing engineering teams plus production support and IT security in a fast-paced fintech, ensuring compliance and all regulatory checks.

Retained 100% of top talent through the Great Resignation while holding a high performance bar.

Hurreh Technologies(Thruskills)

Nov 2015 — Jan 2019

Founder & Director Bengaluru, India

Built an EdTech platform for project-based learning in full-stack development, cloud computing and DevOps.

Fully exited — stake and directorship — on the company's sale in 2023.

Hometriangle

Nov 2014 — Nov 2015

Co-Founder Bengaluru, India

Built a hyperlocal home-services marketplace in Bangalore serving tier-1 and tier-2 cities across India.

Raised funding from TLabs and joined its accelerator while leading the company.
Left in 2015; fully exited my stake in 2021. The company still operates.

Matrix AI

Apr 2014 — Oct 2014

Co-Founder Sydney, Australia

Early-stage venture in Australia around cloud, orchestration & IoT. Experimented with CoreOS — when running containers was still new — as the base for building our own “Matrix OS”; nominated Best Startup, Cloud — Hills iAwards. Years later at Racanaa, the hardware side brought the whole idea full circle.

Komli Media

Feb 2012 — Oct 2014

Senior Software Engineer · Consultant Bengaluru, India & Sydney, Australia

Adtech engineering at scale — Senior Software Engineer in Bengaluru, then Consultant in Sydney.

Arrow Electronics

May 2010 — Feb 2012

Technical Analyst India

IBM

Sep 2008 — Apr 2010

Solution Consultant India

Ness Technologies

Jul 2006 — Sep 2008

Software Engineer India

Skills

AI & Data

AI & Machine LearningGenerative AI (Gen AI)AI-led DevelopmentPrompt EngineeringAI Agents & FrameworksMulti-Agent AI SystemsMCP Integration & DeploymentLLM Apps & Conversational AIMultimodal AI & AI SecurityDeep Learning & Neural NetworksNLP & Computer VisionData Science & Predictive Modelling

Engineering & Leadership

Solution & Software ArchitectureCloud Computing & AWSDistributed SystemsPerformance & ScalabilityAlgorithms & Data StructuresRelational & NoSQL DatabasesCache & Columnar StoresDevOps & CI/CDObservabilityTesting & AutomationInformation & Cyber SecurityTechnical LeadershipTeam Building & RetentionStakeholder & Project ManagementStartup & Entrepreneurship

Education & Credentials

AI Engineering Fellowship2026 · in progress
Outskill
AI Engineering Accelerator Program2025
Outskill
Post Graduate Program in AI & ML2024
The University of Texas at Austin, USA
MBA (Marketing & Systems)2010
Sikkim Manipal University, India
B.E. (Information Science)2006
RV College of Engineering, Bangalore
Diploma in Computer Science & Engineering2003
Department of Technical Education, India
Scored a university-first 100/100 in Applied Science.

Achievements

100% top-talent retention through the Great Resignation — at Moneyview and Racanaa.
Hackathon Winner — Email as an alternative data source (Moneyview, 2019).
Best Site for Interior & Painting — Hometriangle, awarded by Asian Paints (2015).
Nominated Best Startup, Cloud category — Matrix AI, Hills iAwards Australia (2014).
Judges’ Choice Award — Android Alert Notifier, Komli Hackathon (2013).
Best Project Award — Vodafone CDT project, IBM (2010).