Shatadru Chattopadhyay
Senior Engineering Leader | Distributed Systems & Databases | Manager of Managers
Engineering leader who builds and scales high-performing organizations from zero to delivery. Built and led an engineering org of up to 27 people at AWS to deliver a consensus-based distributed commit log processing tens of millions of TPS at low-millisecond latency, powering Aurora DSQL and DynamoDB global tables with 99.999% multi-region availability. 13+ years progressing from software engineer to tech lead to engineering manager to manager of managers across cloud infrastructure and financial services. Deep expertise in consensus-based distributed systems, transactional architectures, and building organizations that scale.
Leadership & Experience
Building and scaling high-performing engineering teams with a focus on technical excellence and people development
Leadership Philosophy
Organizational Design & Scaling
Building multi-layered engineering organizations with clear structure, ownership, and accountability that scale through sustainable practices
People Development
Systematic investment in hiring, mentoring, and promoting talent across all levels—from individual contributors to engineering managers
Strategic Vision
Establishing multi-year roadmaps and delivering complex, globally distributed products from concept to launch
Professional Experience
Engineering Leader (Manager of Managers)
Amazon Web Services
March 2022 – Present
Multi-Region Transactional Commit Log | AWS Databases
Key Achievements:
- Built and led an engineering organization of up to 27 people (2 SDMs managing 14+ engineers, 4 senior SDEs, plus cross-team contributors) to design and deliver a multi-region, strongly consistent, fault-tolerant transactional commit log handling tens of millions of TPS at low-millisecond latency — the foundational layer enabling the launch of Aurora DSQL and DynamoDB strongly consistent global tables at re:Invent 2024
- Owned end-to-end organizational health including multi-million-dollar infrastructure budget, headcount planning, operational standards, and promotion calibration across all levels
- Established CI/CD pipeline and operational excellence practices that reduced production incidents by 25%+ quarter-over-quarter, achieving full AWS operational compliance ahead of schedule
- Recruited and developed talent end-to-end: hired 10+ engineers and managers, promoted 5+ individuals across levels up to Senior SDE, building a sustainable engineering culture from day one
- Drove cross-functional alignment with 8+ teams across AWS Databases to resolve architectural dependencies, unblock critical path deliverables, and align on a shared multi-year roadmap with VP-level engineering leadership
Technologies:
Principal Software Development Engineer
Zillow Group
August 2021 – March 2022
Traffic Engineering
Key Achievements:
- Defined OKRs and led the technical strategy for migrating critical systems from legacy data stores to cloud-native infrastructure as part of the Zillow 2.0 modernization initiative; transitioned to AWS after a shift in project mandate
- Provided technical guidance and mentorship across engineering teams throughout the software development lifecycle, establishing migration patterns adopted by downstream teams
Technologies:
Tech Lead Manager
Morgan Stanley
2019 – August 2021
Institutional Listed Sales & Trading | Digital Assets
Key Achievements:
- Managed 2 globally distributed engineering teams (12 engineers) delivering trading infrastructure for institutional listed sales and trading, supporting $1B+ daily notional value across equities, cash, and ETF flows
- Led the zero-downtime migration of Morgan Stanley's retail trading flow (including E-Trade) to institutional systems, successfully cutting over tens of millions of trades across a cross-organizational program spanning compliance, risk, and multiple technology teams
- Bootstrapped Morgan Stanley's Digital Asset Trading Initiative: built a 6-person team from scratch and delivered a proof-of-concept trading platform, defining the strategic roadmap with product stakeholders
Technologies:
Tech Lead
Morgan Stanley
November 2015 – 2018
Key Achievements:
- Served as technical lead for the institutional trading platform, driving architecture decisions and technical direction for systems handling $1B+ daily notional value while mentoring junior engineers across the team
Technologies:
Software Engineer
Morgan Stanley
June 2013 – October 2015
Key Achievements:
- Developed and renovated the external client-facing trading application handling hundreds of millions in daily notional value, decommissioning legacy flows and delivering a streamlined global workflow that increased trading volume by 10–12%
- Collaborated with Asia and Europe coverage desks to design new trading workflows and features for Morgan Stanley's institutional client trading platform
Technologies:
Programmer Analyst
Cognizant Technology Solutions
August 2011 – May 2013
Key Achievements:
- Developed tactical applications and reporting systems for Bank of New York Mellon's Fund Accounting project, building .NET and SQL Server solutions for settlement and end-of-business reporting
Technologies:
Skills
Core competencies across leadership, technical, and domain expertise
Systems
Infrastructure
Languages
Domains
Leadership
Key Projects & Initiatives
Transformative projects that demonstrate leadership, technical expertise, and business impact
Organization Building & Scaling at AWS
Engineering Leader (Manager of Managers)
Bootstrapped and scaled an engineering organization of up to 27 people from the ground up with structured team hierarchy and clear operational standards
Impact:
Hired 10+ engineers and managers, promoted 5+ individuals to senior levels, established sustainable organizational practices for long-term growth
Technologies:
Multi-Region Transactional Commit Log for AWS Databases
Engineering Leader (Manager of Managers)
Led development of a consensus-based, multi-region, strongly consistent, fault-tolerant transactional commit log handling tens of millions of TPS at low-millisecond latency
Impact:
Enabled launch of Aurora DSQL and DynamoDB strongly consistent global tables at AWS re:Invent 2024, achieving 99.999% multi-region availability
Technologies:
Morgan Stanley Retail Trading Migration
Tech Lead Manager
Led zero-downtime migration of Morgan Stanley's retail trading Cash and ETF Flow (including E-Trade) to institutional trading systems
Impact:
Successfully migrated tens of millions of trades supporting $1B+ daily notional value with zero downtime across compliance, risk, and multiple technology teams
Technologies:
Digital Asset Trading Platform
Tech Lead Manager
Bootstrapped and led a 6-person team to develop proof-of-concept for Morgan Stanley's Digital Asset Trading Initiative
Impact:
Defined strategic roadmap and delivered working prototype for next-generation digital asset trading capabilities
Technologies:
Education
B.Tech, Information Technology
Nirma Institute of Technology (Nirma University)
Ahmedabad, India · 2007 – 2011
HBX CORe: Credential of Readiness
Harvard Business School Online
Trading Basics
Indian School of Business
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