Gurucharan Balakuntla Maheshkumar

Gurucharan Balakuntla Maheshkumar is a seasoned technology professional with extensive experience in software engineering and management. Currently serving as Senior Associate Vice President and Senior Engineering Manager at Astro since March 2020, Gurucharan leads a 50-member team across ten products, focusing on aligning product and technology roadmaps, optimizing processes, and contributing to digital transformation initiatives, particularly in AWS environments. Prior roles include Associate Vice President at Astro, where Gurucharan managed a cross-functional team for three products, and Software Principal Engineer at Dell Technologies, responsible for the design and maintenance of solutions. Gurucharan's career also includes significant engineering roles at Monster Technologies Malaysia, HeiTech Padu Berhad, Novellus Systems, Bharat Electronics, and Surewaves, demonstrating a solid foundation in web applications and software development across various technologies. Gurucharan holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from Bangalore Institute of Technology.