Kaustubh Patil
About Kaustubh Patil
Kaustubh Patil is the Co-founder and VP of Engineering at Clumio, where he has contributed to cloud-native SaaS solutions for data backup since 2017. He has extensive experience in engineering roles at various tech companies, including Nutanix, PernixData, and VMware.
Work at Clumio
Kaustubh Patil serves as Co-founder and VP of Engineering at Clumio, a position he has held since 2017. In this role, he has been instrumental in developing features for cloud-scale backups across various platforms, including AWS S3, RDS, EC2, EBS, MSSQL on EC2, DynamoDB, VMware on AWS, and Microsoft 365. He has played a significant role in delivering cloud-native SaaS solutions specifically designed for public cloud data backup. His focus includes implementing compliance features and granular restore capabilities, as well as enhancing security features within the Clumio platform. He has also built a global engineering team of over 100 members to support these initiatives.
Previous Experience
Before joining Clumio, Kaustubh Patil held several key engineering roles in notable companies. He worked as Sr. Director of Engineering at Nutanix from 2016 to 2017, where he contributed to the company's engineering efforts for one year. Prior to that, he served as VP of Engineering at PernixData from 2012 to 2016, focusing on engineering leadership for four years. His earlier experience includes an eight-year tenure at VMware as Staff Engineer 2, where he developed various engineering solutions from 2004 to 2012.
Education and Expertise
Kaustubh Patil holds a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, where he studied from 1997 to 2001. He furthered his education by obtaining a Master of Science (MS) in Computer Science from North Carolina State University, completing his studies from 2001 to 2003. His educational background has equipped him with a strong foundation in computer science, which he has applied throughout his career in engineering and technology leadership.