Ashish Kumar
Greater Noida
Summary
Engineering Leader with 15+ years of experience building and scaling high-traffic consumer platforms across mobile applications, backend systems, and distributed architectures. Currently serving as Head of Mobile at Magicbricks, leading platform and mobile engineering for large-scale user-facing products. Proven expertise in API-driven architecture, system scalability, and building high-performing engineering teams to deliver business-critical outcomes.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Head of Mobile(Engineering)
Magicbricks Services Ltd
Noida
09.2022 - Current
- Own the end-to-end platform and mobile engineering strategy, covering backend systems, APIs, and Android/iOS applications for a high-traffic real estate marketplace.
- Lead a team of 22+ engineers (including 4 Tech Leads) across backend services and mobile applications, driving execution of scalable, multi-platform solutions.
- Define and implement API-first and scalable backend architecture, enabling seamless integration across client platforms.
- Drive improvements in system performance, application stability, and release quality across large-scale distributed systems.
- Partner with product and business stakeholders to align engineering initiatives with platform growth, scalability, and revenue goals.
- Build and mentor engineering teams, fostering a culture of ownership, innovation, and engineering excellence.
Engineering Manager
Infoedge India Ltd
Noida
10.2014 - 06.2022
- Led engineering teams of 15+ developers and 3 Tech Leads, delivering scalable mobile platforms integrated with backend systems.
- Architected and implemented real-time chat systems (XMPP-based) and reusable platform components used across products.
- Drove application architecture modernization, improving scalability, maintainability, and performance.
- Owned engineering metrics for application stability, performance, and release delivery, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver features that enhanced user engagement and drove platform growth.
- Established engineering best practices and agile methodologies, fostering a culture of quality and continuous improvement.
Senior Software Engineer
Hindustan Times Mobile Solution Ltd
Gurgaon
05.2010 - 10.2013
- Built and launched consumer applications from scratch, including Shine.com, HT News, and PVR Cinemas, enhancing user engagement.
- Developed application logic and integrated backend services, ensuring scalability and reliability of solutions.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams, delivering high-performance applications that met user needs.
Education
Master of Computer Applications - Computer Science
IMS
Dehradun04-2010
Skills
- Leadership & Strategy: Mobile & Platform Engineering Leadership, Engineering Strategy & Execution, Team Building, Stakeholder Collaboration
- Backend & Platform: REST APIs, Microservices, Java, Event-driven Systems (Kafka), Distributed Systems, API Design
- Mobile: Android (Kotlin, Java), iOS, MVVM, MVP, Clean Architecture
- Systems & Delivery: System Design & Scalability, Performance Optimization, CI/CD, Agile/Scrum
- Tools & Technologies: Firebase, Deep Linking, XMPP
Timeline
Head of Mobile(Engineering)
Magicbricks Services Ltd
09.2022 - Current
Engineering Manager
Infoedge India Ltd
10.2014 - 06.2022
Senior Software Engineer
Hindustan Times Mobile Solution Ltd
05.2010 - 10.2013
Master of Computer Applications - Computer Science
IMS