Mahesh Tyagarajan

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VP, Software Engineering, Hyperforce at Salesforce

San Jose, California, United States

Overview

Mahesh Tyagarajan is the VP of Platform Engineering for Hyperforce at Salesforce, leading the GCP and multi-substrate initiatives. A seasoned technology executive with experience at McAfee, Kroger, and eBay, he earned his Master of Science from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani. Colleagues describe him as a savvy, organized, and strong technologist.

Mahesh holds a patent for a system that provides enhanced encryption for data storage operations in a network environment.

Personality Overview

Confident & Optimistic

Generous

Achievment Oriented

They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something.  They usually prefer to drive the conversation. They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials.

Topics They Care About

Platform Engineering
Currently leads platform engineering for Hyperforce at Salesforce, solving complex infrastructure challenges at scale, and has extensive experience in this area from his time at McAfee.
Cloud Transformation
He has led platform transformation at major companies and recently wrote about migrating from monolithic systems to event-driven microservices architecture.
Generative AI
Lists GenAI as a key area of domain expertise and actively mentors an AI Center of Excellence, demonstrating a focus on its practical application.

Media Appearances

Mahesh has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2025
VP, Software Engineering, Hyperforce at Salesforce
2-2025 - 7-2025
Advisor at Nexaminds
2-2021 - 11-2024
VP, Platform Engineering at McAfee
10-2018 - 2-2021
VP Engineering at Kroger
3-2018 - 10-2018
Chief Product Officer at Blue Cedar

Education

1984 - 1989
M.Sc. Hons from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
1984 - 1989
M.Sc. (Tech) from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

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Insights For Selling To Mahesh

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Get them to a point where they are ready to bat for your product internally
  • Look like someone who is on top of their game
  • Acknowledge their status and position during the conversation

DONT's

  • Don’t be too verbose or overly friendly; a little bit, however, is fine
  • Avoid focusing only on the product or its ROI, keep building trust subtly
  • Don't be unorganized, be prepared for the pitch

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Mahesh is

  • Confidence in the product’s value is critical, followed by relationship and a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Mahesh

  • They will not hesitate to say no if they do not develop conviction.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Mahesh move?

  • They can take fast decisions if they develop conviction in the product and find you trustworthy.
  • Can Mahesh take some risk or not?

  • They have the capability of taking risky decisions if necessary.

You And Mahesh

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