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Sameer Varpe

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Director Cloud Platform Engineering - Saks Cloud Services at Saks
📍 New York, New York, United States

Sameer Varpe is the Director of Cloud Platform Engineering at Saks, where he leads cloud strategy across AWS and Azure with a focus on Infrastructure as Code. A graduate of Savitribai Phule Pune University and a public speaker on cloud observability, he is described by colleagues as a professional with great commitment.

Based on his recent activities, Sameer shows a keen interest in the principles of strategic and visionary leadership. He also follows emerging technology trends, particularly those that offer powerful solutions without being prohibitively expensive, reflecting a pragmatic and value-driven mindset.

He architects and implements the high-performance, scalable infrastructure that allows Saks e-commerce platform to survive massive traffic spikes during Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Director Cloud Platform Engineering - Saks Cloud Services
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
New York, New York, United States
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Generative AI & LLM
His professional title and recent course completion on Generative AI in cloud computing highlight this as a key area of focus and learning.
Scalable Infrastructure
A core responsibility in his role is architecting cloud platforms for Saks that can handle extreme traffic during peak holiday shopping seasons.
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Career

Work history

2-2023
Director Cloud Platform Engineering - Saks Cloud Services
Saks
4-2022 - 3-2023
Technical Director Of Cloud & DBA Engineering
Saks
12-2020 - 4-2022
Lead Staff Engineer Systems & Cloud Platform - Sr Eng Manager
Saks
6-2011 - 7-2014
Associate Operation Manager
Cognizant Technology Solutions
7-2009 - 6-2011
Technical Lead
Cognizant Technology Solutions
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Education
2006 - 2008
MCS
Savitribai Phule Pune University
2002 - 2005
BCS
Savitribai Phule Pune University
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