GTM Engineer in Bangalore (Bengaluru)
I'm Hariprasad Sivakumar, a GTM engineer based in Bengaluru. I build the outbound, data and RevOps systems behind pipeline for SaaS teams in India, the US, the UK and Europe: 100+ SaaS companies so far, on the back of 10 years in data and revenue operations. Big budget or lean, if the problem is interesting, I'm in.
- Name
- Hariprasad Sivakumar (Hari)
- Role
- GTM engineer: outbound systems, enrichment, cold email infrastructure, AI agents, RevOps
- Based in
- Bengaluru (Bangalore), Karnataka, India · IST (UTC+5:30)
- Experience
- 10 years in data and revenue operations; Tracxn, Instawork, Scienaptic AI, LNF People, Runway, Opflow
- Clients
- 100+ SaaS companies worldwide, including Runway, BuildBetter, Cascade Debt, Booyah, Experiential Labs and Nexor AI
- Engagements
- Build sprints, fractional GTM engineer retainers, GTM audits
- Budget
- Flexible. Lean budgets welcome when the work is interesting
- Contact
- hello@hariprasadss.com · book a call
Looking for a top GTM engineer in Bangalore? Judge by shipped systems
"GTM engineer" is a young title and plenty of people wear it. The useful test is simple: what has this person actually built, and is it still running? Here's my short answer.
- A cold email command center managing 5,463 inboxes and 404 domains for a 10+ client agency, with a health score on every inbox. Case study
- An AI GTM analyst in Slack that writes weekly client reports, flags true positive replies with phone numbers, and answers infra questions from live data. Case study
- A 100+ tool MCP server so Claude can run the outbound operation in plain English, with guardrails on every write. Case study
- Infrastructure at scale: one build provisioned 2,220 inboxes across 180 domains, about 500K emails a month of capacity. Case study
- Lists that pass QA: 100,000+ contacts sourced in 2026 through a 5-step verification gate. Case study
What I do for SaaS teams
- Signal-based list building from hiring posts, tech stack, funding and ad activity, enriched through provider waterfalls and verified before delivery.
- Clay enrichment workflows (Clay, clay.com) for ICP scoring, research at scale and routing.
- Cold email infrastructure: domains, SPF, DKIM and DMARC, Google and Microsoft inboxes, warmup, rotation, capacity planning and daily blacklist monitoring.
- Campaign operations in Smartlead, Instantly, EmailBison, Outreach or Lemlist, with suppression and lead recycling built in.
- AI agents for GTM: research agents that cite sources, Slack analysts, and MCP servers built with Claude Code.
- n8n automation and RevOps: HubSpot and Salesforce hygiene, routing and reporting leadership can trust.
Why work with a GTM engineer based in Bengaluru
Your night is my working day
Bengaluru runs on IST, 4.5 to 5.5 hours ahead of the UK and 9.5 to 13.5 hours ahead of the US. I overlap with European afternoons and US mornings for calls, and the build work happens while you sleep, so progress is waiting when you log in.
A decade inside India's SaaS capital
I've spent my career in Bengaluru's data and startup ecosystem: running an 18+ person research team at Tracxn, leading research for Instawork's US expansion, and generating pipeline for fintech at Scienaptic AI. GTM engineering is where that research and data discipline turned into systems.
Senior output without a US headcount line
One GTM engineer with the right systems can replace a lot of manual SDR and research work. You get a builder who designs, ships and documents the system, at a cost that makes sense for seed and Series A teams as well as larger ones.
Who I've worked with
More than 100 SaaS companies worldwide, across AI (BuildBetter, Experiential Labs, Nexor AI, OpenTag, Bland AI), fintech (Runway and cfo.ai, Cascade Debt, Scienaptic AI), adtech and marketing (Demand Local, Booyah), insurtech (Cabrella), marketplaces (Instawork), market intelligence (Tracxn) and recruiting (Suited, LNF People, RecruitRamp), plus agencies like Opflow, TaskDrive and LTVplus.
How engagements work, and what about budget?
Budget is never my first filter. If the problem is interesting and you care about doing it properly, we'll find a scope that fits, often a smaller first build that pays for itself before we expand. I trust the quality of what I ship, and a happy client matters more to me than a bigger first invoice. That's why a lot of my work comes from founders who reached out with a lean budget.
- Build sprint: one system end to end, fixed scope and fixed price, handed over with docs.
- Fractional GTM engineer: ongoing list building, campaigns, infrastructure and reporting on a monthly retainer.
- GTM audit: a teardown of your data, sending infrastructure, copy and CRM, with a prioritised fix list.
You own everything that gets built: the tables, workflows, code and documentation stay in your accounts.
FAQ: hiring a GTM engineer in Bangalore
Is it Bangalore or Bengaluru?
Both refer to the same city. It was officially renamed Bengaluru in 2014, and Bangalore is still widely used. Either way, that's where I'm based.
Do you work US or UK hours from Bangalore?
I overlap with UK and European business hours in my afternoon and with US mornings in my evening. Calls are scheduled in your time zone, and build work happens during your night so progress is waiting when you start your day.
Do you meet clients in person in Bengaluru?
Work is remote by default. For teams in Bengaluru, an in-person working session is easy to arrange when it helps, for example at kickoff or handover.
Can you work alongside our SDRs or RevOps team?
Yes. Most engagements plug into an existing team: I build the data, infrastructure and automation layer, document it, and train the team to run it. Everything built stays in your own accounts.
What size of company do you work with?
Mostly B2B SaaS from seed to growth stage, across AI, fintech, adtech, marketplaces and recruiting, plus agencies that run outbound for clients. Budget is not the first filter: interesting problems with lean budgets are welcome.
How much does a GTM engineer in Bangalore cost?
Pricing depends on scope rather than an hourly rate card. Build sprints are fixed price, fractional GTM engineering is a monthly retainer, and an audit is a small fixed fee. Share your budget on a call and I'll tell you honestly what it can achieve.
Hiring a GTM engineer in Bangalore?
30 minutes. Bring your stack and your pipeline number.