Shailesh Basani
About Shailesh Basani
Shailesh Basani is the Director of Reliability Engineering at Adobe, where he leads global product and platform SRE teams and drives AI and ML initiatives. With over two decades of experience in engineering and management, he has previously held significant roles at Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Citrix Systems, and Wipro Systems.
Work at Adobe
Shailesh Basani has served as the Director of Reliability Engineering in the Cloud Technology Organization at Adobe since 2019. In this role, he leads global product and platform Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) teams, focusing on various critical areas including API Gateway, Identity, Containerization, Sign, Content Platform, and Database Services. He is responsible for Adobe's observability strategy and execution, which encompasses logs, metrics, distributed tracing, visualization, and AIOps. Additionally, he has built an SRE and Multi-Cloud Center of Excellence at Adobe and leads AI and ML initiatives aimed at predicting and resolving customer issues more efficiently.
Previous Experience at Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Inc.
Before joining Adobe, Shailesh Basani worked at Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Inc. from 1997 to 2008. During his 11-year tenure, he held multiple roles including Software Development Manager, Scrum Product Owner, and Technical Lead. His experience in these positions contributed to his expertise in software development and project management.
Experience at Citrix Systems
Shailesh Basani was employed at Citrix Systems from 2008 to 2019, where he served as the Director of Engineering in the Networking and Cloud Division. Over the course of 11 years, he transformed teams from a traditional operations mindset to a Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) mindset, implementing significant reliability initiatives that enhanced the company's operational effectiveness.
Educational Background
Shailesh Basani holds a Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in Computer Science and Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Warangal. He furthered his education by obtaining a Master of Science in Engineering Management from Santa Clara University. In 2022, he completed an Executive Certificate in Management and Leadership from the MIT Sloan School of Management, enhancing his leadership skills and management acumen.
Early Career and Additional Studies
Shailesh Basani began his career at Wipro Systems as a software developer in the I/O group from 1993 to 1995. He also worked as an I/O device driver engineer at Sequent Computer Systems from 1995 to 1997. In addition to his technical qualifications, he studied Yoga Teacher Training and Yoga Therapy at Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (SVYASA), earning a Post Graduate Diploma in Yoga Therapy (PGDYT).