Summary
Ajay Subramanian is a seasoned engineering leader with two decades of experience building platform and infrastructure organizations and a proven record of scaling engineering teams and product delivery. Currently VP of Platform Engineering at TetraScience, he has led platform transformations at Benchling and LinkedIn, launching API-first domain graph platforms, developer ecosystems, and enterprise learning products that reached $100M ACV. He blends strategic systems thinking with hands-on execution—decoupling domain models, improving reliability across thousands of Postgres clusters, and introducing metrics-driven delivery practices like DORA and SDT. Ajay champions servant leadership, measurable operational excellence, and a learning mindset that drives cross-functional alignment between engineering, product and business stakeholders. Equally comfortable founding startups (Sift Shopping) and leading large-scale platform initiatives, he brings a rare combination of startup grit and enterprise-scale platform craftsmanship. Based in Boston, he pairs deep infrastructure and data platform expertise with an emphasis on developer experience and AI-ready data integration for life sciences.
9 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering Electronics & Communication Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering Electronics & Communication Engineering at Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology
Master of Science in Engineering Computer Engineering, Master of Science in Engineering Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin
University of Delhi
Delhi Public School - R. K. Puram
English, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam