User:RThomas-WMF

Renil Thomas

Staff Site Reliability Engineer, Wikimedia Foundation

About me

Over the years, I’ve led application and infrastructure initiatives across sectors including telecom, banking, data, media, e-commerce, AI, non-profits. I also contributed to the growth of an AI startup, spearheading efforts to build and operate reliable systems from the ground up.

Personal Life - I was born in Kerala and brought up in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, which is much closer to Indonesia than India and have lived and worked in Bangalore, Munich, Dublin and now living in the Hague, Netherlands with my family. I love travelling and open sea swimming.

My work

I joined the Wikimedia Foundation in January 2024 as a Staff Site Reliability Engineer on the Enterprise team.

In this role, I focus on guiding product and engineering practices, with an emphasis on performance, scalability, and reliability to support Wikimedia Enterprise at scale. My approach is product-centric and strategic. I consistently look beyond infrastructure, collaborating on application architecture to ensure performance, security, and scalability are built-in from day one.

Disclaimer: I work for or provide services to the Wikimedia Foundation, and this is the account I try to use for edits or statements I make in that role. However, the Foundation does not vet all my activity, so edits, statements, or other contributions made by this account may not reflect the views of the Foundation.

Contact me

E-mail: rthomaswikimedia.org