Balaji Narain is an engineering manager with 14 years of experience leading software teams at top-tier technology companies, currently managing engineering at Google out of Bengaluru. He progressed through individual contributor and leadership roles at Amazon and Google, with hands-on roots in product development on teams like Kindle and a background in consultancy from ThoughtWorks. Balaji blends deep technical experience in building and deploying reliable large-scale systems with proven people leadership, having moved from developer to manager roles across multiple fast-paced organizations. He holds an M.Sc. in Computer Software Engineering from PSG College of Technology and is known for improving deployment automation and delivery practices—an often overlooked lever that drove higher reliability and velocity in his earlier consulting and platform roles.
14 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.) Computer Software Engineering, Master of Science (M.Sc.) Computer Software Engineering at PSG College of Technology
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