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Shishir C.

Engineering manager, Software engineer, AI engineer, DevOps engineer, Staff software engineer
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Location iconSan Jose timezone
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Shishir C.

Credits2 credits per 1h session
Engineering manager, Software engineer, AI engineer, DevOps engineer, Staff software engineer
+ 3 other
Location iconSan Jose timezone
Location iconNew
BriefcaseExperience
2024–Present: Google, Engineering Leader, India 2019–25: The Apache Software Foundation, Contributor, 2022–24: Target, Director of Technology – Distributed Platform Engineering, India 2020–22: Scaler Academy, Technical Mentor, India 2019–20: Adobe, Senior Computer Scientist, India 2018–19: Apple, Senior Software Engineer-4 / Staff Engineer, India 2014–18: InMobi, Technical Lead, India 2013–14: Walmart Global Tech, Senior Software Engineer, India 2010–11: Wipro Limited, Software Engineer, India

Engineering leader with experience at Google, Apple, Target, InMobi, and Cohesity, specializing in distributed systems and core platform engineering. With 1,000+ hours of mentorship and 57 interviews across top tech firms, I guide engineers on problem solving, system design, distributed systems, scalability, and interview success. An active open-source contributor to Elasticsearch, I blend real-world depth with practical mentorship to help mentees excel in Big Tech and startups.

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Interview coaching Interview coaching

With over 15 years of experience as a software engineer and engineering leader across top-tier organizations like Google, Apple, InMobi, Target, and Cohesity, I've had the privilege of experiencing both sides of the interview table extensively - as a candidate and as an interviewer.

This journey has given...

Resume review Resume review

Over the years, I've also developed a strong expertise in resume design, storytelling, and impact articulation - helping professionals translate their experience into crisp, outcome-driven narratives. Having reviewed and mentored hundreds of candidates, I've learned how to align resumes with recruiter expectations and technical depth, ensuring they stand out...

Career coaching Career coaching

With extensive experience as a senior engineer and engineering leader across Google, Apple, InMobi, Target, and Cohesity, I help professionals navigate key career decisions and transitions in the tech industry. My focus is on building depth in system design, scalability, distributed systems, and leadership - and translating that into...

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Leadership coaching Leadership coaching

I’ve helped professionals make a strong impact from day one in new roles, navigate complex organizational dynamics, and accelerate their growth into senior positions. My guidance focuses on building confidence, managing up effectively, handling difficult stakeholders, and overcoming challenges like burnout, lack of recognition, or cross-functional misalignment, and enabling...

Mentorship Mentorship

My mentorship plan is designed to help engineers systematically prepare for and crack top-tier tech companies on both IC and engineering management tracks. The program focuses on mastering problem solving, data structures, and algorithms, and translating those skills into scalable high- and low-level design. We’ll dive deep into distributed...

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