What colleagues have said about me

Manas hired me at Pryon, and from day one he extended the kind of trust that lets you actually deliver. He gave me real latitude to operate, shared context transparently (including the hard stuff from leadership when he could) and never micromanaged.
Our collaboration spanned technical, strategic, and management dimensions, grounded in candid conversations that I genuinely valued.

One thing I particularly admire: Manas has real technical depth, the kind you don't often find at VP level. It made our work sharper and our decisions faster; a key factor in what we were able to accomplish together. He also handles pressure and ambiguity with a composure that steadies everyone around him.

The results I was able to deliver were a direct product of how he leads. Any team would be fortunate to have Manas leading them.

I endorse Manas as a strong technical leader, having worked with him for several years at C3. He was critical to the initial launch of the C3 AI Platform's Feature Store, contributing to its core design and leading the engineering team to a successful, on-time delivery. Beyond this key initiative, Manas consistently managed and delivered on complex projects across the Data area. His leadership and technical expertise would be a great asset to any engineering organization.

I’ve had the privilege of working under Manas and can confidently say he’s one of the most effective and supportive engineering leaders I’ve worked with. He creates an environment where engineers and managers are empowered to solve hard problems, make high-impact decisions, and grow in their careers. His clarity, technical insight, and steady leadership made a huge difference for our organization’s success. Any organization would be lucky to have him!

I had the opportunity to work closely with Manas Talukdar as he led engineering for my Data & ML Platform product area at C3 AI. Manas is an exceptional engineering leader—clear in his thinking, strong in execution, and consistently focused on building scalable, high-quality platform capabilities. He effectively translated product goals into sound architectural decisions and ensured his team delivered reliably, even in complex and ambiguous environments.

Manas also stands out for his people leadership. He cultivates a culture of ownership and transparency, supports his team’s growth, and unblocks cross-functional work with ease.

Manas is one of the most dependable and impactful engineering managers I’ve partnered with, and I recommend him without hesitation and would look forward to working with him again in the future.

I've had the pleasure of working with Manas at C3 AI and delivering a product at the intersection of Data infrastructure and Machine Learning. Manas led and grew the data organization from a small number of engineers to a group consisting of multiple teams delivering a very complex set of core capabilities for the platform department, and in the process proved to be an excellent manager of junior and senior engineers, team leads, and managers. He is able to challenge his teams in positive ways and always has their interest and health as his utmost concern and focus. He is able to build deep connections across organizations, create consensus amongst them, and deliver on his goal in practical and realistic terms. Manas greatly values open and transparent communication as well as setting clear and realistic expectations, which he conveys on a regular basis. He is a trustworthy partner to the people who report to him as well as to external partners and always keeps his door open and listens to concerns. He has a friendly and calm composure, brings a lot of humanity to his role, and is able to keep it even during time of great organizational challenges. I wholeheartedly recommend Manas and would not hesitate at the opportunity of working together again!

I had the privilege of working under Manas’s leadership at C3.ai, where I witnessed firsthand his exceptional organizational skills and passion for engineering excellence. When Manas joined our team, we were facing a daunting array of tasks with little structure in place to manage them. With remarkable efficiency and dedication, he took the reins, swiftly organizing our team to maximize productivity and minimize distractions.

Manas’s ability to grow our team by fourfold while maintaining a culture of efficiency was nothing short of impressive. His deep understanding of engineering best practices and adeptness at managing large-scale projects with multiple stakeholders consistently stood out. Under his guidance, our team not only expanded in size but also in capability and cohesion.

Manas is the epitome of a reliable and effective engineering leader, someone who can be trusted to foster growth and drive efficiency in any engineering organization. His contributions to our team were invaluable, and I am confident that he will bring the same level of excellence and dedication to any future role he undertakes. If you are looking for a leader who can effectively grow and manage an efficient engineering team, Manas is your go-to professional.

Manas and I have known each other for almost a decade now. Even before I came to work with him I was aware of his reputation as a solid developer. Once we started working together, I saw that not only was he a strong developer, but he was also a skilled Software Engineering Leader. He and I worked together side-by-side on the kick off of several initiatives, including initiatives relating to distributed systems and edge processing, all related to large-scale data products and services.

I've always been impressed at Manas's ability to lead by being a servant leader of those he was responsible for. I would welcome the opportunity to work with Manas again and I highly recommend him to anyone seeking a solid, seasoned Software Leader.

Manas and I worked on a proof of concept trial for a customer in the Solar Power Industry. I still to this day am impressed by his hard work and dedication as it entailed the scripting of our UFL Interface. The work was complicated by the simple fact that there was no function to handle Julian based timestamps in that version of the interface; this combined with the fact the UFL interface is the most difficult interface available. The work he did, the testing, and the report he sent to development so that the Julian date function could be added to the interface design elevated Manas, to top of the list of engineers that I have worked with. Without his vision and dedication to the task at hand, the sale may have not been possible as this data was critical to the customers needs.