Sunil Gupta
About Sunil Gupta
Sunil Gupta serves as the Vice President of Engineering at ThoughtSpot, where he has worked since 2015. He has extensive experience in engineering and cloud operations, having previously held positions at Britannia Industries, Intel Corporation, and Applied Materials.
Work at ThoughtSpot
Sunil Gupta serves as the Vice President of Engineering at ThoughtSpot, a position he has held since 2015. In this role, he has developed and scaled developer productivity platforms that support continuous integration and delivery for the company's SaaS and software products. Gupta has led the development of a multi-cloud SaaS platform that operates across AWS and GCP, significantly contributing to nearly 90% of ThoughtSpot's revenue, which exceeds $150 million. He has also built a hybrid cloud infrastructure stack capable of hosting tens of thousands of containers and various workloads.
Previous Experience
Before joining ThoughtSpot, Sunil Gupta accumulated extensive experience in engineering and management roles. He worked at Intel Corporation as a Design Engineering Manager from 2005 to 2015, where he focused on design and development. Prior to that, he served as a Shift Manager at Britannia Industries Limited from 1997 to 2000 in New Delhi, India. Additionally, he was a Regional Field Support Engineer at Applied Materials from 2000 to 2002 in Singapore.
Education and Expertise
Sunil Gupta holds a Master’s Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from The Ohio State University, where he studied from 2002 to 2004. He also earned a Bachelor of Technology (BTech) from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, completing his studies there from 1993 to 1997. His educational background provides a strong foundation for his expertise in engineering and technology management.
Achievements in Compliance and Innovation
At ThoughtSpot, Sunil Gupta has achieved significant milestones in compliance and operational efficiency. He led efforts to obtain SOC2 and ISO27001 compliance certifications, enhancing the company's enterprise-grade SaaS posture. Gupta also implemented innovations in cloud operations that reduced cloud operational expenses and costs of goods sold by over 70%, resulting in substantial savings in hosting and R&D costs. Furthermore, he integrated GenAI workflows for code development, improving automation in the software development lifecycle.