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Ashok Kumar

Engineering Manager
Bangalore,Karnataka

Summary

  • A seasoned engineering leader with 19 Years of cross-industry experience in building enterprise and SaaS products in the B2B and B2C global market.
  • With over 6 years of leadership in managing and mentoring engineering teams, fostering a collaborative, innovative and high-performing work environment.
  • Forward-focused engineering leader with expertise in end-to-end strategic planning and execution and excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to make data-driven decisions.
  • Deep understanding and great experience with software development methodologies, agile practices, project management and engineering principles.
  • Experience with cloud technologies, scalable architectures, and modern software development practices.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment on project goals and requirements.
  • Experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with evolving priorities and requirements.
  • Key People Leader, who recruits, hires, and retains top engineering talent. Build a cohesive and high-performing team by motivating the team towards growth and success in the organization; create a clear & compelling view of the future through coaching and execution.
  • Customer-centric professional; efficient in interacting with clients to follow up on unresolved issues; ensuring high-quality customer experience, enriching customer satisfaction while adhering to the work processes & SLAs.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Engineering Manager

ShareFile (acquired by Progress)
Bangalore
07.2023 - Current
  • Leading the Vertical Solution engineering team to build the new generation of partner solutions platform to drive the business growth of $15mn
  • Responsible for defining the strategic roadmap for the engineering teams from conceptualization to delivery of current and next-generation features for various business objectives
  • Efficiently handling multiple engineering pods, delegating work to the team members, and monitoring team performance through timely feedback, ensuring overall team productivity and quality
  • Drive the key design & architecture decisions and strategies for building large-scale distributed systems
  • Fostered a culture of innovation and continuous improvement by encouraging the sharing of ideas, leading to increased creativity and problem-solving capabilities within the team.
  • Led cross-functional teams for successful product development, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to specifications.
  • Oversee relationships with external vendors and contractors, ensuring quality and timely delivery of services
  • Identified areas of improvement in existing systems, providing recommendations that resulted in significant cost savings over time.

Sr. Engineering Manager

LeadSquared Pvt. Ltd
Bangalore
04.2021 - 07.2023
  • Led the core platform engineering with multiple pods to drive the business growth of $25mn
  • Led the cost-saving project to reduce the cost of cloud services by 30%
  • Led the platform transformation from monolithic design to micro-service architecture
  • Efficiently handled multiple engineering pods and was responsible for delegating work to the team members, and monitoring team performance through timely feedback, thereby, ensuring overall team productivity and quality
  • Was responsible for designing, building, and delivering the core platform to support millions of transactions
  • Was responsible for working with the DevOps & SRE team to ensure the reliability, availability, and performance of all platform services
  • Drove the new designs, architectures, standards, and methods for large-scale distributed systems
  • Was responsible for defining the platform team roadmap from conceptualization to delivery of current and next-generation features
  • Was responsible for building and mentoring the high-performing engineering team

Technical Architect

Nagarro Software Pvt. Ltd.
Gurgaon
04.2014 - 04.2021
  • Helped in building the frameworks on various technology landscapes and defined best practices to achieve the envisioned solutions
  • Provided technical leadership to team members during system design.
  • Evaluated emerging technologies to identify potential areas for growth and innovation within the organization''s technical architecture.
  • Conducted thorough code reviews to ensure optimal functionality, stability, and maintainability of software products.
  • Participated in strategic planning sessions to align technology investments with organizational goals and objectives.
  • Developed high-performance engineering teams through targeted recruitment, training, and mentorship.

Sr. Technical Consultant

RITS BV
Utrecht
10.2013 - 03.2014

Technical Architect

Epay Systems Pvt. Ltd.
Noida
10.2007 - 10.2013

Software Engineer

WNS Trinity Mortgage Services
Gurgaon
10.2006 - 09.2007

Software Engineer

Corbus India Pvt. Ltd.
Noida
02.2006 - 10.2006

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Information Technology

MD University
Haryana, India
08.2000 - 07.2004

Skills

Coaching and mentoring

Strategic planning & execution

Project & Performance management

System design & Integrations

Teamwork and collaboration

C#, Nodejs, Python, Java, TypeScript

React, Angular, Bootstrap, Material UI, Semantic UI, AntD

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Timeline

Engineering Manager

ShareFile (acquired by Progress)
07.2023 - Current

Sr. Engineering Manager

LeadSquared Pvt. Ltd
04.2021 - 07.2023

Technical Architect

Nagarro Software Pvt. Ltd.
04.2014 - 04.2021

Sr. Technical Consultant

RITS BV
10.2013 - 03.2014

Technical Architect

Epay Systems Pvt. Ltd.
10.2007 - 10.2013

Software Engineer

WNS Trinity Mortgage Services
10.2006 - 09.2007

Software Engineer

Corbus India Pvt. Ltd.
02.2006 - 10.2006

Bachelor of Engineering - Information Technology

MD University
08.2000 - 07.2004

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