Sunil Kalkunte is Director of Engineering at 7-Eleven Global Solution Center (GSC), where he leads the engineering teams building the digital platforms that power global store and franchise operations. He is responsible for architecting scalable, cost-efficient systems where reliability and execution discipline are non-negotiable.

With over 23 years of experience across the U.S., Mexico, Australia, and India, Sunil has led large-scale digital transformations in fintech and retail. His career reflects a systems-thinking approach—designing technical architectures and operating models that are modular, resilient, and aligned with enterprise growth.

Before 7-Eleven, Sunil was Managing Director and Head of Engineering at Code and Theory India. There, he scaled the engineering organization from 100 to over 350 specialists, led platform modernization programs for global clients, and established the India hub as a high-performance delivery center. He works at the intersection of deep technical strategy and business outcomes, helping senior leadership navigate enterprise-scale technology investments with clarity and discipline.

Sunil’s experience spans backend systems, cloud-native infrastructure, data platforms, and applied AI—often building capabilities from first principles. He holds a CTO Program certification from IIT Kanpur and an Executive Diploma in Advanced Strategies from XLRI, focused on technology leadership and long-term value creation.

Outside of his role at GSC, Sunil advises early-stage startups, working closely with founders to instill architectural clarity and execution rigor as they scale.