Pankaj Sinha
Bangalore
Summary
- 20+ years of diverse experience in IT industry as a technology leader
- Strong background in low latency and highly scalable products for omnichannel order fulfillment Expertise in driving change management initiatives (people, processes, technology)
- Proven track record of adopting agile methodologies, migrating to open-source solutions, and upskilling team members
- Balanced focus on business objectives and technical excellence for successful project outcomes
- Strong advocate for workplace diversity and inclusion, promoting better results and inclusivity.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Engineering
Target Corporation
Bangalore
02.2022 - Current
- Led 17 engineers across 3 products in omnichannel fulfillment, focusing on reducing shipping expenses, optimizing store efficiency, and improving guest experience
- Implemented "Cluster Availability" feature, increasing local fulfillment from 35% to 65%, reducing shipping expenses
- Managed day-to-day operations, ensuring critical KPIs and preventing production outages
- Collaborated closely with product leadership to establish technical OKRs for system modernization, modularization, and optimization
- Developed cost-optimized order allocation algorithm in close collaboration with tech and data sciences teams, resulting in $7M/year savings and reducing API latency to under 1 second
Senior Engineering Manager
Target Corporation
Bangalore
03.2018 - 02.2022
- Managed 20-member engineering team in developing hybrid Android applications for streamlined inbound trailers and reverse logistics processes
- Invested in building automated regression test suite, resulting in significant reduction of incidents and procedural issues
- Fostered culture of learning and innovation, transforming ideas generated during hackathon into tangible product enhancements
- Prioritized development of comprehensive dashboards and alerting systems to monitor KPIs, enhancing product stability
- Spearheaded migration of backend components to Java/Spring Boot, enabling amore modern and scalable architecture
Sr. Technical Architect Consultant
Target Corporation
Bangalore
10.2015 - 03.2018
- Led design and development of EDI gateway platform (EDI Next) handling real-time processing of 45+ EDI documents involving 17,000 vendor partners
- Delivered integration solutions encompassing RESTful APIs, messaging, data, and file integration
- Developed robust reference architecture for messaging-based integration using Apache Kafka and Apache Camel
- Led up skilling of team members to open-source technologies, ensuring smooth transition and enhanced proficiency
Technical Architect Consultant, Java CoE
Target Corporation
Bangalore
04.2011 - 03.2015
- Established and expanded enterprise services Scrum team focused on designing and developing REST APIs in India
- Introduced cutting-edge tools and technologies for source code management, issue tracking, communication, and continuous integration and deployments
- Came up with reference implementation for APIs using Groovy & Grails, Spring Boot, and Ratpack frameworks
- Successfully delivered APIs exposing 20+ enterprise core data e.g. item, item-location, worker etc
Technical Architect
Target Corporation
Bangalore
04.2008 - 03.2011
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Information Science
BMS College Of Enfineering
Bangalore01-1998
PGDBA - Finance
Symbiosis Center of Distance Learning
PuneSkills
- System integration & API management
- Strategic planning
- Change Management
- Systems design
- Supply Chain Management
- Omni channel order fulfilment
- Cross-functional Team Leadership
Timeline
Director of Engineering
Target Corporation
02.2022 - Current
Senior Engineering Manager
Target Corporation
03.2018 - 02.2022
Sr. Technical Architect Consultant
Target Corporation
10.2015 - 03.2018
Technical Architect Consultant, Java CoE
Target Corporation
04.2011 - 03.2015
Technical Architect
Target Corporation
04.2008 - 03.2011
Bachelor of Engineering - Information Science
BMS College Of Enfineering
PGDBA - Finance
Symbiosis Center of Distance Learning
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