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Dinesh Murthy

Software Engineer & Technology Professional
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Professional Summary

Senior Product Management leader with over 13 years of experience at Microsoft and DigitalOcean, specializing in cloud infrastructure, storage solutions, and platform-as-a-service products. Proven track record of leading large engineering teams, driving strategic initiatives, and delivering enterprise-scale solutions that impact millions of users worldwide. Expert in Azure Storage, Kubernetes, and cloud-native technologies with demonstrated success in reducing operational costs by $25M+ and improving system reliability by 75%.

Work Experience

Director of Product Management
DigitalOcean
May 2025 - Present
• Product Leader for the DigitalOcean PaaS suite of services
• Leading DigitalOcean Kubernetes, Application Platform, and Database services
• Managing PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB databases and Redis/Valkey caching solutions
• Overseeing Streaming & Messaging services for cloud-native applications
Product Leader / Group Program Manager
Microsoft
Dec 2023 - 2025
• Led Azure Storage enterprise-scale observability and quality platforms
• Created multi-year strategy and execution plan for Observability and Quality
• Led PM team and partnered with 100 engineers, improved TTx by 75% for high-impact incidents
• On track to realizing $25M+ Azure savings with LLM-based fault-detection and response
• Led mission-critical customer engagements program, achieved 50% incident reduction and 60% SLO improvement
Group Product Manager
Microsoft
Mar 2021 - Dec 2023
• Led product management team for Azure Object Storage performance and scaleout
• Supported 10+Tbps workloads and 1M+ IOPS workloads
• Onboarded 100+ hyperscalers/enterprises to high-scale services
• Responsible for HPC/AI storage business growth and storage service selection strategies
• Grew Zone and Geo Redundant Storage by 500% with numerous features and best practices
Principal Lead Product Manager
Microsoft
Mar 2019 - Mar 2021
• Led Product Management for High Availability and Disaster Recovery storage team
• Created first zonal and geo-zonal redundancy storage services (ZRS, GZRS, RA-GZRS)
• Managed large-scale migration programs of Fortune 100 customers
• Enabled 100+ Petabyte adoption in the first year
Principal Product Manager
Microsoft
Sep 2016 - Mar 2019
• Led Azure storage client extensibility strategy and execution
• Created new Storage client SDKs in Python, Node.js, Ruby and PHP
• Expanded Azcopy and Data Movement Libraries by 100x to 1B+ requests/day
• Launched Storage Explorer, a non-browser-based client UI tool for large data transfers
Principal Engineering Manager
Microsoft
Jun 2012 - Jul 2016
• Led 50-member teams in CRM Engineering Services, Customer Escalations, and Quality Assurance
• Managed marquee customer issues in CRM/XRM ecosystem
• Onboarded customers to alpha/beta programs and built external partnerships
• Delivered high-quality CRM cloud and on-premises offerings including Office 365 integration

Technical Skills

Cloud Platforms

  • Microsoft Azure
  • DigitalOcean
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • Cloud-Native Technologies

Storage & Databases

  • Azure Blob Storage
  • Azure Data Lake
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • MongoDB

Product Management

  • Strategic Planning
  • Team Leadership
  • Customer Engagement
  • Product Strategy
  • Go-to-Market

Technologies

  • Python
  • Node.js
  • Ruby
  • PHP
  • Redis/Valkey

Key Achievements & Impact

Azure Storage Observability Platform
Enterprise-Scale Solution
2024
• Led development of enterprise-scale observability and quality platforms for Azure Storage
• Improved Time-to-Resolution (TTx) by 75% for high-impact incidents using LLM-based fault-detection
• On track to realizing $25M+ Azure cost savings through intelligent automation
• Achieved 50% incident reduction and 60% SLO improvement for mission-critical customers
Azure Object Storage Scaleout
High-Performance Infrastructure
2022
• Led product management for Azure Object Storage supporting 10+Tbps workloads and 1M+ IOPS
• Onboarded 100+ hyperscalers and enterprises to high-scale services
• Grew Zone and Geo Redundant Storage by 500% with strategic features and best practices
• Developed HPC/AI storage service selection strategies optimizing performance and cost
Azure Storage Redundancy Services
Disaster Recovery Innovation
2020
• Created first zonal and geo-zonal redundancy storage services (ZRS, GZRS, RA-GZRS)
• Managed large-scale migration programs for Fortune 100 customers
• Enabled 100+ Petabyte adoption in the first year
• Enhanced data redundancy and disaster recovery capabilities for enterprise customers
Azure Storage Client SDKs
Developer Experience
2018
• Created new Storage client SDKs in Python, Node.js, Ruby and PHP for intuitive developer experiences
• Expanded Azcopy and Data Movement Libraries by 100x to 1B+ requests/day
• Launched Storage Explorer, a non-browser-based client UI tool for large data transfers
• Improved developer productivity and reduced time-to-market for Azure Storage integrations

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