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Nagendra Bangalore

Director of Engineering · IBM

A technologist at the forefront of enterprise-scale engineering, shaping how complex systems are built, integrated, and scaled across the modern digital landscape. With over two decades of experience across global technology companies, Nagendra has led engineering organizations at the highest level, driving the development of large-scale platforms, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise software systems. Currently at IBM, he is focused on advancing agentic AI and orchestration through WatsonX, contributing to the next generation of intelligent, autonomous systems. His career spans leadership roles across companies such as Citrix, Atlassian, Autodesk, and Adobe, where he has built and scaled high-performing engineering teams, delivering products that power millions of users and critical enterprise workflows. From API ecosystems and middleware platforms to SaaS and cloud operations, his work sits at the intersection of architecture, execution, and innovation. Beyond execution, Nagendra brings a strategic lens to technology, advising on emerging areas including AI, machine learning, and blockchain, while consistently translating complex systems into scalable, real-world applications. Nagendra's strength lies in building systems at scale with clarity and intent, creating technology that is not only powerful, but foundational to how businesses operate and evolve

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