Pranav Gautam
Staff Engineer · Platform & Backend
Staff Engineer with 8+ years building cloud-native systems at scale. Previously CTO at DrAnsay AU-Schein GmbH — scaled the platform from zero to 2M+ users and ~€200K to €20M ARR. Now focused on platform engineering, distributed systems, and API architecture as an individual contributor.
What I Do
Technical strategy, cloud infrastructure, and hands-on engineering.
Technical Strategy
Defining architecture roadmaps, evaluating build-vs-buy decisions, and making high-impact technical choices that align with business goals.
Platform Engineering
Building cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and developer platforms that enable teams to ship faster and more reliably.
AI-Assisted Development
Leveraging AI tools for rapid concept-to-solution prototyping. Accelerating development cycles while maintaining code quality and architectural integrity.
Hands-On Execution
Staying close to the code — architecting systems, writing critical path code, and unblocking teams on tough technical challenges.
Experience
From research labs to scaling startups.
Staff Engineer
Dec 2019 - PresentDrAnsay AU-Schein GmbH | Hamburg, Germany (Remote from Heidelberg)
Platform engineering and cloud architecture for a telemedicine platform connecting patients with licensed physicians for online consultations, prescriptions, and digital healthcare services — serving 3M+ patients across Germany. Previously served as CTO, transitioned to hands-on engineering as the company scaled.
Resident Entrepreneur
Nov 2018 - Apr 2019Data4Life · Hasso Plattner Institute | Potsdam, Germany
Selected for a competitive R&D programme at HPI's health cloud initiative.
Guest Researcher
Feb 2018 - Nov 2018DFKI GmbH | Kaiserslautern, Germany
Research at one of Europe's largest AI research institutions, focused on context-aware computing.
Skills & Technologies
The tools and technologies I work with