Arjun Hariharan

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Principal Engineer | Head of Platform Engineering at Pocket FM

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Arjun Hariharan is an engineering leader at PocketFM, guiding platform engineering strategy for systems serving over 100 million users globally. His expertise spans B2C, SaaS, and security, with a focus on backend re-architecture. Colleagues describe him as bright, resourceful, and technically knowledgeable.



While still in college, he was praised for conducting Ruby workshops for his peers, demonstrating an early passion for technical mentorship and education.

Personality Overview

Risk-averse

Slow To Decisions

Procedural

They are unlikely to become strong champions as they don't prefer pushing other people.  They maintain good relationships with everyone, internally and externally. They usually go by the book, following all rules and procedures.

Topics They Care About

AI/LLM Platforms
Actively hiring to build and scale platforms for deploying and operating LLM-powered applications and agents across the company.
Backend Architecture
Leading a comprehensive backend re-architecture initiative, standardizing the technology stack and system patterns for a massive global user base.
Product-Minded Engineering
Emphasizes a "product engineering mindset" in his hiring, valuing engineers who think in terms of user impact and ownership, not just development tickets.

Media Appearances

Pocket FM strengthens its tech leadership team; announces key appointments. Featured in MediaInfoline

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Arjun Hariharan – Principal Engineer | Head of Platform Engineering at Pocket FM. Featured in Weekday Works

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Work History

9-2024
Principal Engineer | Head of Platform Engineering at Pocket FM
11-2023 - 8-2024
Principal Engineer at slice
5-2022 - 11-2023
Senior Engineering Manager at slice
10-2020 - 5-2022
Director Of Engineering & Architect at PagarBook
6-2020 - 10-2020
Engineering Manager at Atlantis

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (BE) from MIT College of Engineering, Pune
Education details unavailable from Kendriya Vidyalaya

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Insights For Selling To Arjun

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Show willingness to accommodating their needs or requests
  • Use phrases like ‘others say that’, ‘zero risk in’, ‘seen proof of’ etc.
  • If possible, connect them to existing customers

DONT's

  • Avoid saying anything that sounds like a risky proposition
  • Don’t keep pushing them for a straight answer, just make your own conclusions
  • Don’t rush them to make quick decisions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Arjun is

  • Low risk, approval of other stakeholders and successful process-based evaluation are most important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Arjun

  • They don’t say no very often, and can take you around in circles sometimes.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Arjun move?

  • They do not like to rush, so they could be slow in making decisions.
  • Can Arjun take some risk or not?

  • They have little risk-appetite and prefer to take decisions that others support.

You And Arjun

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