Hi, I'm Mehakjot Singh Sidhu

MBA Candidate at USC Marshall School of Business

Former Amazon & Nutanix software engineer with 4+ years building 0-to-1 connected infrastructure and AI products. Proven track record in ecosystem partnerships, cost-to-serve modeling, and cross-functional roadmap execution.

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About Me

I turn caffeine into roadmaps and ambiguous problems into shipped products.

I'm an MBA candidate at USC Marshall and former engineer at Amazon and Nutanix, with experience across AI, cloud infrastructure, and fintech to build products that create measurable business impact.

5+ years experience · Amazon + Nutanix · IIT graduate

My Journey

Education

IIT Ropar

B.Tech, CS Engineering

Top 8% · GPA 8.75/10
President, Finance & Economics Club

2017–21

2020–21

Internship

MSCI

Data Science Intern

ML competitive analysis for flagship indices

Machine Learning Data Science

Work

Amazon

Software Dev Engineer

AWS cost model → $96K savings
Loan system ($50M) → 98% faster
UI framework, 16 teams → 66% less redundancy

AWS Agile

2021–23

2023–25

Work

Nutanix

Technical Staff-2

AI-assisted internal experiences and tooling
Early-stage cloud storage product from concept to launch
Ecosystem partnerships and go-to-market alignment

LLMs / RAG Cloud

Education

USC Marshall

MBA (STEM)

100% Scholarship · Dean's Merit List
GMAT 705 (98th %ile)
AVP Finance, SABA

2025–27

Featured Projects

KFS Digital Transformation

Built and led a 10-person product team from scratch for a cooperative society supporting Covid-hit SMBs.
Defined product vision, a 12-month roadmap, and implemented gated releases.
Managed the organization's WordPress site—content updates, structure, and stakeholder publishing workflows.

Digital Transformation Social Impact Team Leadership WordPress

kfsfin.in

300% Scale in Case Volume (1K → 4K)

AI Onboarding Assistant

Led product discovery and delivery for an AI-assisted internal onboarding experience.
Ran user research through prototype, focused on faster time-to-productivity.

LLMs / RAG AI Prototyping User Research

Cloud Storage Platform (0-to-1)

Owned an early-stage cloud storage initiative from discovery through roadmap.
Turned customer and partner input into phased plans and integration-ready definitions.

Cloud Infrastructure Product Roadmap API Design

Loan Automation System

Owned end-to-end product lifecycle at Amazon for a delinquent loan processing system managing a $50M portfolio.
Conducted user interviews, authored requirements, and coordinated Agile sprints.

Product Management Agile Financial Services

98% Reduction in Analyst Turnaround Time

AWS Cost-to-Serve Model

Drove a cost management initiative at Amazon by architecting an AWS cost-to-serve model.
Documented requirements and mapped usage to cost drivers, eliminating operational waste across the org.

AWS Cost Analysis Business Strategy

$96K Annual Savings Delivered

Product Strategy

PRD Writing Cost Analysis Stakeholder Management Competitive Analysis Market Research Financial Planning Roadmap Execution

Technical / AI

Python SQL AWS AI Prototyping (LLMs / RAG) Tableau Power BI System Design

Leadership & Collaboration

Cross-functional Collaboration Qualitative Research Team Leadership Verbal Communication Written Communication Agile / Scrum

Skills & Technologies

Leadership & Community

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AVP Finance

South Asian Business Association · USC Marshall

Supporting financial operations and community initiatives for the South Asian business community at Marshall School of Business.

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President, Finance & Economics Club

Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar

Mentored 20+ students and led high-impact speaker events and competitions that strengthened the finance acumen of 50+ peers.

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Community Volunteer

Khush Rahenge, Khush Rakhenge NGO

Organized medical support camps in rural areas, raising $2,000+ and improving healthcare access for 1,000+ villagers.