Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Summary
Accomplishments
Timeline
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Ashish Jaiswal

Pune

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Engineering Manager

Velsera - Health Tech Company
04.2023 - Current
  • Led end-to-end product delivery, technical strategy, and cross-functional execution across global teams (30+ members, including EMs and Architects), ensuring scalability, performance, and regulatory compliance (ISO 13485, HIPAA).
  • Led end-to-end AI integration using LangChain and Gemini Flash 2.0, building a bioinformatics pipeline (100% recall on 10K biomedical papers) to automate scientific curation; established the team from the ground up.
  • Delivered 5+ major product releases, accelerating time-to-market, improving platform stability, and boosting customer satisfaction and revenue growth.
  • Drove automation of legacy workflows, cutting manual curation time by 50% and saving 13 FTEs in operational costs.
  • Drove cloud cost optimization initiatives—revamping storage lifecycle policies, rightsizing compute workloads, and migrating pipelines—achieving ~10% overall savings for the unit.
  • Defined and implemented engineering-focused SDLC and SOP frameworks across the organization, enhancing code quality, audit readiness, and Agile delivery discipline.
  • Transitioned a critical product portfolio to India within 6 months, ensuring knowledge continuity and risk mitigation.
  • Implemented AI-assisted engineering tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) and optimized engineering workflows, boosting team velocity by 20%.
  • Revamped hiring processes, reducing time-to-fill by 40% and improving talent quality.
  • Regularly present engineering performance and insights to stakeholders, supporting business-aligned decision-making.

Software Engineering Manager

Siemens Digital Industry Software
06.2014 - 01.2023
  • Led Supplier and Platform Services domain of Mendix Marketplace, built services like Cloud Gateway (KONG), Entitlement, and Metering.
  • Built multiple high-performing scrum teams (25+ members) from scratch, maintaining a 90% retention rate.
  • Improved customer acquisition by 10% through enhanced analytics and roadmap collaboration.
  • Automated purchase flow, increasing basic license sales by 20%.
  • Improved page performance by 65%, achieving sub-2 second load times.
  • Maintained 99.9% uptime via resiliency initiatives.
  • Managed product roadmap, team OKRs, and conducted mentorship and performance reviews.

Senior Developer / Tech Lead

CSC / PayPal
08.2011 - 06.2014
  • Developed C++/Java/Linux-based financial software with Agile practices.
  • Created batch processes for reserve management, improving update cycle by 15%.
  • Led design, implementation, and engineering best practices (TDD, BDD, clean code).

Senior Software Engineer

Sungard Consulting Services
09.2009 - 07.2011
  • Enhanced J.P. Morgan's Power Portal using C++/Linux; authored documentation and conducted detailed testing.
  • Improved client record update efficiency by 20% via automation.
  • Provided training and conducted code reviews, estimations, and technical mentorship.

Senior Software Engineer

Geometric Software Solutions
05.2005 - 09.2009
  • Developed CAD/CAE tools; designed new UIs and HTML-based result displays for mechanical system simulations.
  • Trained junior engineers and participated in architecture and planning.

Education

MS - Software Systems

BITS Pilani
01.2011

PG Diploma - Computer Aided Product Design

Pune University
01.2005

BE - Mechanical Engineering

RKDF IST
01.2002

Skills

Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Serverless, Cloud Formation,Terraform, Disaster Recovery

Programming: Java, C, JavaScript, Nodejs, Python

AI/ML: Large Language Models (LLMs), Generative AI, ML frameworks – PyTorch, Pandas, NumPy,Scikit-learn

Architecture: Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture, OSB API, Cloud Security-OWASP,Vulnerability management, Scalable Distributed Systems, OAuth/SAML

Dev Tools & Practices: GitLab, JUnit, Selenium, Cucumber, Postman, Swagger

Database & Messaging: MySQL, DynamoDB, Redis, Memcache, Kafka, ElasticSearch

Processes: Agile, Scrum, DevOps, SDLC, KPIs, OKRs, Hiring & Resource Planning, Budgeting,SaMD

Certification

  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
  • PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
  • Organizational Leadership - IIM Ahmedabad
  • Mendix Rapid Developer

Summary

Result-oriented technology leader with 19+ years of experience in software development, including 9+ years in engineering management. Proven track record in delivering high-impact, on-time, and within-budget projects. Expertise in cloud-native architecture, microservices, serverless computing, AWS, and AI/ML-driven innovation. Strong background in people management, SDLC, and project execution. Skilled at scaling engineering teams, driving product strategy, and leading cross-functional global teams in agile, fast-paced environments.

Accomplishments

  • Achieved 100% team approval rating in leadership survey (2022)
  • Star Award - Start-up of the Year, Siemens (2015)
  • Spot and Star Awards for quality work - PayPal (2012)
  • Kudos Award - Geometric Software (2007)
  • Gold Medal - Best All-Rounder, NCC (1997)
  • State-Level Football Player & School Captain

Timeline

Senior Engineering Manager

Velsera - Health Tech Company
04.2023 - Current

Software Engineering Manager

Siemens Digital Industry Software
06.2014 - 01.2023

Senior Developer / Tech Lead

CSC / PayPal
08.2011 - 06.2014

Senior Software Engineer

Sungard Consulting Services
09.2009 - 07.2011

Senior Software Engineer

Geometric Software Solutions
05.2005 - 09.2009

BE - Mechanical Engineering

RKDF IST

MS - Software Systems

BITS Pilani

PG Diploma - Computer Aided Product Design

Pune University
Ashish Jaiswal