AI/ML
Atul Agrawal
Engineering Manager
New Delhi
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Career Break
Full Time Parenting
09.2024 - Current
- Being there for my wife as we navigate parenthood with our first child
- Experiencing a depth of love unlike any other, fostering a powerful emotional bond
Engineering Manager
Acko General Insurance
04.2023 - 09.2024
- Led a full-stack team of 8 engineers (5 backend, 1 frontend, 1 app developer, 1 QA) to develop and launch a new Travel Insurance product. Implemented Agile methodologies and fostered a collaborative environment, resulting in on-time delivery within budget. The product achieved a 20% increase in new customer acquisition in the first quarter post-launch.
- Spearheaded the development of a B2B embedded insurance product, managing a team of 4 backend developers and extending Acko's embedded product offering.
- Improved code quality by 15% and implemented full CI/CD pipelines for all microservices, reducing deployment time by 25%.
- Leveraged AI solutions, including Codium and GitHub Copilot, to enhance developer productivity by 20%.
- Developed and executed strategic plans to streamline development processes, improving time-to-market by 10% without any production issues.
- Contributed to the overall Acko architecture development as a member of the technical architecture committee.
Engineering Manager
Housing.com
12.2021 - 04.2023
- Managed a team of 9 engineers (7 backend, 2 QA), ensuring optimal performance and project success in a fast-paced environment.
- Led a critical initiative to optimize housing internal PostgreSQL/MySQL linking cron jobs, achieving a 93% reduction in execution time.
- Optimized bot crawl time, enabling Google Analytics to achieve its most comprehensive crawl ever, indexing ~40 million pages.
- Championed a tech debt reduction strategy, prioritizing and resolving recurrent bugs within sprints to minimize on-call disruptions and improve system stability.
- Provided technical leadership through collaborative code reviews and design discussions, ensuring high-quality and scalable solutions.
Software Engineer-3
Nike
10.2020 - 12.2021
- Led a team of 9 engineers in the development and launch of a new Order Management System (OMS) for NIKE Move, contributing to improved order processing efficiency.
Software Engineer-2
OLX
05.2019 - 10.2020
- Ensured the successful development and launch of a new dealer's app backend, exceeding initial functional and performance expectations.
- Designed and implemented a scalable and flexible backend architecture to accommodate diverse dealer needs across multiple regions.
Software Engineer
Paytm Payments Bank
01.2018 - 05.2019
- Designed and delivered a system for Paytm Payments Bank, supporting smooth recurring transactions for key services like APY and NACH, processing up to 300 transactions per second (TPS).
- Proactively identified and resolved software defects, ensuring optimal performance and stability of existing systems.
Software Engineer
Vara United
12.2016 - 01.2018
- Architected and implemented a microservice-based infrastructure for the iquippo app, enabling future growth and agility.
Sr.Analyst(Consultant at Paytm)
Polestar Solutions
09.2014 - 12.2016
- Contributed as a backend developer at Paytm, driving platform transitions through system analysis, documentation, testing, implementation, and user support.
- Founding member of the Paytm Movies and Events Tech team, playing a key role in setting up the entire booking solution from scratch.
Education
Executive MBA -
IIM Kozhikode
Kozhikode, India 12.2021 - 04.2024
Bachelor of Technology - IT
CBP Government Engineering College (NSUT West Campus)
Delhi, NCT 09.2010 - 07.2014
Skills
Java/Spring Boot/Apache Camel
AWS/Terraform/K8s
Cassandra/Elasticsearch/Redis/Aerospike
Kafka/RabbitMq/SQS
Nodejs/Golang
Team Management/Leadership
System Design/High Level Design/Code Review
MySQL/Postgres
Interests
Cloud Technologies
Team Management
Timeline
Career Break
Full Time Parenting
09.2024 - Current
Engineering Manager
Acko General Insurance
04.2023 - 09.2024
Executive MBA -
IIM Kozhikode
12.2021 - 04.2024
Engineering Manager
Housing.com
12.2021 - 04.2023
Software Engineer-3
Nike
10.2020 - 12.2021
Software Engineer-2
OLX
05.2019 - 10.2020
Software Engineer
Paytm Payments Bank
01.2018 - 05.2019
Software Engineer
Vara United
12.2016 - 01.2018
Sr.Analyst(Consultant at Paytm)
Polestar Solutions
09.2014 - 12.2016
Bachelor of Technology - IT
CBP Government Engineering College (NSUT West Campus)
09.2010 - 07.2014