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Arlington, VA, USA

Sameer K.

Transformative Engineering Leader | From Ideation to Scale | Champion of AI/ML Innovation

Sameer Kalburgi brings over a decade of dynamic leadership in engineering, adept at steering products from inception through to large-scale adoption. With a proven track at Cash App, AWS, and Fieldwire, he specializes in driving hypergrowth for zero-to-one products, advancing AI/ML capabilities, and bolstering fraud and identity solutions. At Cash App, he leads the engineering for Families, orchestrating server, mobile, and ML teams to fortify financial inclusivity for a broad user base. Sameer's expertise stretches across distributed systems, platform architecture, and a leadership ethos anchored in ownership, vision, and impactful product delivery. His commitment to excellence in development, coupled with a knack for fostering team synergy, underscores a career dedicated to not just building, but significantly scaling products and teams.

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Experience

Dec 2021 — Present
Cash App

Cash App

Head of Engineering, Families

  • Leading engineering for Cash App Families, one of Cash App’s newest and fastest-growing products. I lead three cross-functional teams (server, mobile, and ML) delivering new experiences that help families manage money with trust and clarity.
  • Scaled the team from 6 to 20+ engineers while increasing launch velocity 4× through org design, technical leadership, and platform investments.
  • Led development of AI/ML-powered risk and identity systems, enabling safe and compliant financial access for teen users.
  • Launched shared services and standardized development environments that saved 1,000+ engineer-hours in 6 months and were adopted across 20+ teams.
Oct 2020 — Nov 2021
Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Engineering Leader, AWS Identity

  • Led two teams within AWS Identity to deliver foundational improvements to IAM services used by nearly every AWS customer.
  • Shipped company-wide security and performance upgrades, accelerating adoption of new IAM policies across S3, EC2, and Lambda.
  • Improved authorization latency to achieve strategic platform goals and helped scale systems running on over 1 million hosts.
Mar 2018 — Sep 2020
Fieldwire by Hilti

Fieldwire by Hilti

VP of Engineering

Fieldwire is a construction software company enhancing project management and field collaboration.

  • Led a 30-person engineering team in developing Fieldwire's core product, enhancing its application in global construction projects.
  • Facilitated the engineering growth and maturity of the platform, leading to its acquisition by Hilti for $300M.
  • Aligned product development with go-to-market strategies, increasing operational efficiency and market reach.
Jan 2017 — Mar 2018
Fieldwire by Hilti

Fieldwire by Hilti

Director Of Engineering

  • Advanced the company's platform readiness from seed-stage to Series C, fostering extensive scalability.
  • Boosted engineering team's velocity by 50% via promoting a culture of ownership, automation, and continuous delivery.
Oct 2013 — Jan 2017
Fieldwire by Hilti

Fieldwire by Hilti

Lead Software Engineer

  • Engineered the foundational jobsite platform and APIs that drove early user engagement and established product-market fit.
Jun 2011 — Sep 2013
Thoughtworks

Thoughtworks

Senior Software Engineer

Thoughtworks is a global technology consultancy focusing on design, engineering, and AI integration.

  • Launched a global retail platform six months ahead of schedule, significantly reducing development costs.
  • Engineered cross-platform mobile and backend systems managing high-volume transactions in the billions.
Jul 2008 — Jun 2011
PulsePoint

PulsePoint

Software Engineer

PulsePoint enhances healthcare marketing through data-driven technology solutions.

  • Scaled backend infrastructure to support over 500 million daily requests and process 2TB of data, enhancing system robustness.
  • Acknowledged as Employee of the Quarter for exceptional technical leadership and impactful customer support.