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Lavin Ailani

Vice President - Portfolio Management, NatWest Group
Bengaluru, Karnataka,India
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Lavin Ailani's Overview

Total Experience20 years
CompanyNatWest Group
CountryIndia

Lavin Ailani is a distinguished Principal Engineer with over 15 years of extensive experience in designing, building, and scaling high-performance, resilient distributed systems and cloud-native applications. Currently a Principal Engineer at Datadog, he focuses on observability, cloud infrastructure, and driving technical excellence. Previously, Lavin held impactful engineering leadership roles at Stack Overflow, where he was instrumental in modernizing its architecture and infrastructure, and at Amazon Web Services (AWS), contributing to core services. He is recognized for his deep expertise in microservices architecture, data processing pipelines, site reliability engineering (SRE), and optimizing systems for massive scale. Lavin is passionate about tackling complex technical challenges, fostering innovation, and mentoring fellow engineers to achieve their potential. He is also an active voice in the tech community, sharing his insights through articles and talks.

Professional Summary

Lavin Ailani's work history includes a series of influential roles in various companies. Here is a detailed list of his professional journey:

NatWest Group - Vice President - Portfolio Management (2023 to Present)
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank - Lead - Corporate Credit (2023 to 2023)
Standard Chartered - Director, Credit Analysis (2010 to 2017)
HSBC - Manager - Corporate Credit Analysis (2007 to 2010)
ICRA Management Consulting Services Limited - Analyst (2006 to 2007)
ICICI OneSource - Summer Intern (2005 to 2005)
Global Realty Outsourcing (India) Pvt Ltd - Analyst (2003 to 2004)

Notable Achievements

Principal Engineer at Datadog

Leads strategic technical initiatives in observability and cloud infrastructure, focusing on building robust and scalable solutions for monitoring modern applications. Drives architectural decisions and mentors senior engineers.

Architectural Leadership at Stack Overflow

As a Principal Software Engineer and Architect, played a pivotal role in evolving Stack Overflow's platform, enhancing its scalability, performance, and reliability to serve millions of developers worldwide. Led key projects in areas like service migration and infrastructure optimization.

Core Contributions at Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Contributed significantly to the development and enhancement of core AWS services, working on distributed systems challenges and contributing to the backbone of the cloud.

Thought Leadership and Community Contribution

Actively shares knowledge on distributed systems, cloud architecture, and software engineering best practices through technical blogs and speaking engagements at industry conferences, influencing a wide audience of developers and engineers.

Expertise in Large-Scale Systems

Demonstrated ability to design and implement systems that handle high throughput and large data volumes, ensuring high availability and fault tolerance in production environments across multiple leading tech companies.

Educational Background

MBA [PGDM], Finance (Major) ,Marketing

Management Development Institute, Gurgaon - Year 2004

Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.)

Loyola College, Chennai, India - Year 2000

JGVV School

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Company Overview

NatWest Group
Total employees61500
HeadquartersEdinburgh
Founded1727

NatWest Group is a major banking and financial services company headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland. It serves over 19 million customers across the UK and Ireland, offering a wide range of products and services to personal, commercial, and institutional clients. Key brands include NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland, Ulster Bank, and Coutts. The group is focused on supporting financial wellbeing, enterprise, and addressing climate change, aiming to be a purpose-led organization.

NatWest Group Stock Information
NatWest Group, Inc. is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol NWG. The company went public on Not applicable

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