Sethu Prabakaran🇸🇬
Head of Engineering, Consumer Experience at National University of Singapore
About Sethu Prabakaran
Head of Engineering, Consumer Experience at National University of Singapore
Hey there! 👋 Engineering leader with 15+ years scaling tech teams across Southeast Asia - from early-stage startups to platforms serving millions. Started as a mobile engineer building Channel NewsAsia app (1M+ users) in 2010, then co-founded 2 startups, served as CTO of Eatigo at TripAdvisor-backed Series C company, and led engineering at ComfortDelGro, Delivery Hero, and now Grab heading Consumer Engineering. I've scaled teams 0→50+, expanded across 8 APAC markets, driven monolith-to-microservices migrations, and built AI-powered developer tools. Most passionate about helping engineers transition to leadership - that messy, rewarding journey of learning to build through others. Happy to chat about:
Engineering management & leadership growth Scaling teams/orgs across countries Startup-to-scale-up transitions Mobile & consumer products at scale AI-first engineering & developer productivity
Whether you're running your first squad, making senior hires, managing up, or thinking platform strategy - I've been there. Looking forward to connecting!
Expertise
Sessions with Sethu Prabakaran
- Mentorship Session (30 min): Mentorship session
What mentees say
“Great session! Sethu provided clear guidance, thoughtful feedback, and practical suggestions that helped me understand what I should focus on next. I also really appreciated the encouragement and support throughout the conversation. Thank you for the valuable insights!”