Sameer Varpe

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Director Cloud Platform Engineering - Saks Cloud Services at Saks

New York, New York, United States

Overview

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.

Personality Overview

Candid & Clear

Very Quick

Impact-Driven

They respond well to strong and respectful communication.  They are not always relationship oriented. More than the product, they care about the impact of the product.

Topics They Care About

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.
Infrastructure as Code
He is a public speaker on this topic and has led a strategic focus on this approach for data and API management at Saks Cloud Services.

Media Appearances

Sameer has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2023
Director Cloud Platform Engineering - Saks Cloud Services at Saks
4-2022 - 3-2023
Technical Director Of Cloud & DBA Engineering at Saks
12-2020 - 4-2022
Lead Staff Engineer Systems & Cloud Platform - Sr Eng Manager at Saks
6-2011 - 7-2014
Associate Operation Manager at Cognizant Technology Solutions
7-2009 - 6-2011
Technical Lead at Cognizant Technology Solutions

Education

2006 - 2008
MCS from Savitribai Phule Pune University
2002 - 2005
BCS from Savitribai Phule Pune University

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Insights For Selling To Sameer

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust
  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk

DONT's

  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority
  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them
  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Sameer is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Sameer

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Sameer move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Sameer take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Sameer

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