Summary
Ady Kalra is a seasoned engineering leader with over a decade building and scaling global software organizations, currently Head of Enterprise Engineering at Coles Group in Melbourne. He has led 200+ engineers across continents, driven 99.99% uptime targets, and modernized platforms through DevSecOps, cloud-native architectures and AI-powered productivity programs. Comfortable at the executive table, Ady translates technical depth into board-level strategy, investor communications and measurable product outcomes. Heโs known for rapidly prototyping CEO-aligned initiatives, embedding customer sentiment into decision-making with AI, and institutionalizing on-call and incident practices that improve reliability. A committed mentor and public speaker, he combines hands-on automation roots with a passion for continuous improvement and operational excellence.
10 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Computer Applications (M.C.A.) Computer Science, Master of Computer Applications (M.C.A.) Computer Science at Christ University, Bangalore