Priyanka Purkayastha
Engineering Manager & Technical Lead
Bengaluru
Summary
Experienced Engineering Manager & Technical Lead with 15+ years of expertise in designing, delivering, and managing enterprise-grade technology solutions across CPQ, pricing engines, and large-scale distributed systems. Proven capability in leading cross-functional teams, executing full SDLC, and driving architectural modernization within global organizations. Alongside her core engineering leadership roles, she has also built a strong personal interest in financial markets, with hands-on experience in developing equity-research models, fundamental screens, and statistical investment frameworks, and has co-authored peer-reviewed research papers in the field. Recently cleared the SEBI Registered Research Analyst (NISM-XV) certification, and applying for RA registration to formally transition her analytical and investment-research competencies into a regulated framework.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
5
5
Certifications
Work History
Software Engineering Specialist
BT Group
05.2020 - Current
- Lead architect and delivery owner for large-scale CPQ and pricing modules, ensuring high accuracy and consistency in quoting, renewals, and asset conversions.
- Owned Salesforce-Vlocity integrations for enterprise pricing workflows.
- Acted as Technical Delivery Lead / Product Owner managing stakeholder alignment, sprint planning, and prioritisation.
- Championed a DevOps-driven delivery model, improving deployment frequency and reducing change lead time.
- Managed distributed Agile teams, vendor relationships, and resource planning.
- Designed monitoring dashboards through JIRA and internal tools to track KPIs, sprint outcomes, and production metrics.
- Strengthened product quality via structured feedback loops and risk-reduction measures.
Technical Lead
BT Group
06.2013 - 05.2020
- Designed and delivered enterprise systems using Java, Spring, APIs, and wide-scale data integrations.
- Led modernization initiatives by introducing Microservices, Kafka, MongoDB, boosting system scalability and performance.
- Conducted POCs for revenue-enhancing initiatives and architecture improvements.
- Worked closely with business teams to translate pricing, quoting, and operational use cases into robust technical design.
System Analyst
Subex & NetCracker
02.2011 - 06.2013
- Led 7–8 engineers to deliver a next-generation Order Management System.
- Designed system architecture, performed solution analysis, and managed end-to-end delivery.
- Conducted POCs introducing Spring, Hibernate, REST to optimize legacy systems.
- Worked on Oracle and PostgreSQL-based workflows.
Software Engineer
Sasken (for Samsung)
03.2010 - 02.2011
- Analysed feature requirements from Samsung’s Android Business Team.
- Developed Android applications and device-specific features.
- Led and mentored junior developers within the team.
Senior Project Engineer
Wipro Technologies (for Ericsson)
06.2007 - 03.2010
- Developed telecom features based on client specifications.
- Conducted design reviews, impact analysis, and implementation assessments.
Education
Master of Technology (M.Tech) - Software Systems
BITS Pilani
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) - Electrical Engineering
National Institute of Technology (NIT)
SilcharSkills
Investment Research & RA-Relevant Skills
Equity fundamentals analysis, financial ratio study, valuation concepts
Personal projects on quantitative models using statistical methods (RF, SVM, XGBoost)
Risk assessment, probability modelling, and back-testing mindset
Understanding of business fundamentals, competitive analysis and sector comparison
Research writing, documentation, and data interpretation
Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving
Technical Leadership & Engineering Management
End-to-end software delivery (Agile/Scrum)
Solution architecture, microservices, scalable system design
Pricing and CPQ system ownership (BT)
DevOps culture building, CI/CD, release governance
Stakeholder, vendor, and cross-functional team management
Product and delivery management
Technology Stack: Cloud, Backend
Languages & Frameworks: Java, Spring, Hibernate, Amibroker
Architectures: Microservices, RESTful APIs
Databases: Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
Cloud & DevOps: SaaS, Git, Sonar, Maven, JUnit
Salesforce/Vlocity: CPQ, IP, Dataraptor, Omniscript
Tools: JIRA, Agile delivery dashboards
Accomplishments
- Winner – State-level Essay Competition
- Winner – Mixed Doubles (Tennis), NIT Silchar
- Prefect, Girls’ Hostel – NIT Silchar
- Led Event Management Committee for inter-college festivals
Certification
NISM-Series XV – Research Analyst Certification (Cleared)
Interests
Financial markets (research & modelling), quantitative investing, Reading Bengali literature, Travel
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
- “Forecasting profitability in equity trades using Random Forest, Support Vector Machine and XGBoost”, IJARSE, Vol. 6, Issue 8.
- “A proposed architecture for Big Data driven streaming and batch Analytics”, ICRTEM-17 Conference Working Paper.
Timeline
Software Engineering Specialist
BT Group
05.2020 - Current
Technical Lead
BT Group
06.2013 - 05.2020
System Analyst
Subex & NetCracker
02.2011 - 06.2013
Software Engineer
Sasken (for Samsung)
03.2010 - 02.2011
Senior Project Engineer
Wipro Technologies (for Ericsson)
06.2007 - 03.2010
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) - Electrical Engineering
National Institute of Technology (NIT)
Master of Technology (M.Tech) - Software Systems
BITS Pilani