Available · Fractional Leadership & Advisory

Raajeev
Reddy

I build engineering orgs that scale — without the chaos.

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Engineering Leader with 15 years building blockchain infrastructure, digital health, and media platforms at scale. I bring structure to complexity, partner with c-suite to translate technical decisions into business outcomes, and build teams that execute without friction.

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Raajeev Reddy
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🧭Mentorship·🎤Mock Interviews·Leadership·✍️Writing·📚Books
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Mentorship

Growing the next
generation of leaders.

I'm open to mentoring engineers who are serious about growing beyond the code — into leadership, strategy, and lasting impact. The most important career moves aren't technical. They're about how you think, how you communicate, and how you earn trust at scale.

Whether you're navigating your first IC→EM transition, learning to influence without authority, or figuring out how to operate at the executive level — I've been there and can help you find your footing faster.

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Engineering Leadership
IC→EM transitions, building influence without authority, and setting the tone for your team.
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Executive Communication
Translating technical complexity for boards and executives — making your work visible.
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Systems Thinking
Designing for scale and reliability — thinking beyond the ticket and into the architecture.
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Career Architecture
Mapping your trajectory, spotting leverage points, and making deliberate moves that compound.
Mock Interviews

Interview prep from someone
who's been on both sides.

I've hired and been hired at every level — from senior engineer to Senior Engineering Leader. These sessions are built around the gaps I consistently see candidates miss: not technical knowledge, but how they think, communicate, and handle pressure.

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System Design
For Engineers & Senior ICs

Practice designing real-world distributed systems under realistic interview pressure. Covers scalability, reliability, tradeoffs, and how to communicate architecture decisions clearly to any audience.

Distributed SystemsDatabase DesignAPI ArchitectureScalability & Trade-offsReal-world Constraints
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Leadership
For EMs & Aspiring Leaders

Prepare for engineering manager and director-level interviews. We cover people management, cross-functional influence, org design, and how to tell your leadership story compellingly.

Team & Org DesignConflict & FeedbackRoadmap PrioritizationExecutive CommunicationIC→EM Transitions
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Fractional
Engineering Leadership

I've shipped blockchain infrastructure processing billions in daily volume, built systems serving tens of millions of users, and grown engineering organizations from the ground up — hiring, structuring, and developing the teams that keep it all running. I know what breaks at every stage of scale. I build so it doesn't.

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Blockchain & Web3
L1/L2 architecture, stablecoin infrastructure, smart contract systems, custody & wallet engineering
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Platform Scaling
Distributed systems, high-volume transaction platforms, elastic infrastructure, incident reduction
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M&A Due Diligence
Technical due diligence, post-acquisition integration, regulatory-compliant deprecation strategies
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Eng Org Building
0→1 engineering cultures, OKR frameworks, hiring pipelines, leadership bench development
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Project Management
End-to-end program execution, cross-functional alignment, milestone delivery, and eliminating schedule overruns
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AI Adoption & Strategy
Embedding AI across engineering workflows, accelerating time-to-market, and identifying where AI creates durable leverage vs. hype
Writing

Ideas on engineering,
leadership & scale.

Long-form articles on blockchain infrastructure, distributed systems, and engineering leadership. Deep dives into the systems that move crypto at scale — and the decisions behind them.

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Topics I'll cover

Blockchain & Web3
🏗Platform Scaling
🧭Engineering Leadership
🤖AI in Engineering
🗣Executive Communication
🚀Org Building
Recommended Reading

Books every leader
should read.

Not a reading log — a curated list of books I actively recommend to the engineers, founders, and leaders I work with. Every pick changed something about how I think or lead.

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Radical Candor
Dare to Lead
Turn the Ship Around!
Trillion Dollar Coach
Measure What Matters
Crucial Conversations
Get in Touch

Let's build
something great.

Whether you're exploring a fractional leadership engagement, a speaking opportunity, mentorship, or just want to connect — drop a note and I'll follow up directly.

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Location
Austin, Texas
Response time
Within 48 hours