AI-native development consultant & mentor
Helping engineering teams build the AI-native way— without losing what makes software reliable.
I'm Santhosh Krishna. My 20-year engineering journey spans telecom, investment banking and retail, culminating in a Director of Engineering role at Optum — a Fortune 5 health tech company. Today I advise engineering leaders on AI adoption, architecture and cloud — and mentor the people who will lead next.
IIM Bangalore Alumnus · Technology Leader · Solutions Architect · CKAD
Consulting
For CTOs and engineering leaders in healthcare, fintech and retail — where security, compliance and reliability are non-negotiable.
AI-native SDLC adoption
Bring AI into how your teams design, build, test and ship — with the governance, data foundations and engineering discipline that make it stick.
Fractional architecture leadership
Architecture reviews, modernisation roadmaps and hands-on design for cloud-native, event-driven systems — without downtime.
Cloud architecture & cost optimisation
Choose cloud architecture that fits your business, control cloud spend and modernise legacy systems incrementally on AWS or Azure. Proven delivery: a 20-year-old banking application transformed into 20 microservices.
Cloud infrastructure security
Strengthen your security posture with cloud infrastructure reviews, infrastructure, application and website penetration testing, and ISO audit support — with clear, actionable remediation priorities.
Mentorship
I’m passionate about teaching and mentoring — making complex ideas clear and helping engineers grow in confidence and capability. I offer one-to-one coaching for engineers, managers and directors stepping into architecture and leadership — and for anyone who wants to work effectively with AI.
Apply for mentorship- AI-native development
- Senior engineer → architect
- Software architecture
- System design & interviews
Five industries, one through-line
Modernisation at scale — and staying hands-on while growing engineers.
- 2026 →Independent consultantAI, architecture & cloud
- 2023–26Optum (UnitedHealth Group)Director of Software Engineering
- 2019–23Tesco TechnologySenior Architect
- 2017–19Société GénéraleTech Lead & Technology Manager
- 2011–17DailyhuntArchitect & Engineering Manager
- 2006–10Huawei TechnologiesSenior Software Engineer
IIM Bangalore Alumnus · Technology Leader · Solutions Architect · CKAD · Azure Fundamentals