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Puneet Singhal

Summary

Experienced professional with strong business acumen and a proven track record of delivering large-scale projects within the Gen AI, payment, consumer and enterprise domains. Skilled in meeting deadlines and staying within budget constraints by utilizing effective process methodologies. Able to navigate complex projects and ensure successful completion, distinguishing as a reliable and results-driven professional. Focused on efficiency and strategic planning, consistently driving project success and exceeding expectations in the fast-paced world of evolving technologies.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sr. Engineering Manager & Site Lead

Google Inc.
01.2024 - Current
  • Established and Scaled Engineering Excellence : As Site Lead and Head of Engineering for the DevX Organization in Bengaluru, India, successfully built a new engineering and product management hub from the ground up, recruiting and onboarding over 30+ talented engineers and engineering managers, significantly expanding Google's DevX capabilities in the region.
  • Drives Innovation in Cloud & AI : Leads high-performing teams in developing critical cloud services and cutting-edge Gen AI-powered products, directly empowering 24 millions plus of 3P developers globally through flagship offerings like Firebase and Firebase Studio, while also facilitating the upselling of GCP and Gemini services($xxx Millions).
  • Strategic Financial Stewardship : Expertly manages the Headcount, OpEx and T&E budget for the DevX India organization, ensuring optimal resource allocation and maximizing return on investment across all initiatives.
  • Accelerates Business Objectives : Develops and executes strategic product roadmaps tightly aligned with organizational OKRs, consistently delivering key initiatives from concept to launch that enhance platform capabilities and market reach.
  • Fosters High-Value Partnerships : Effectively managing complex stakeholder ecosystems, collaborating with 15+ internal and external parties (including cross-functional teams, contractors, and vendors) to secure alignment and accelerate program goals.
  • Boosted Team Efficiency : Championed and implemented methodologies and mechanisms across engineering workflows, significantly increasing team collaboration and boosting overall operational efficiency and predictability.

Sr. Manager, Software Development

Amazon.Inc
01.2017 - 01.2024
  • Led Engineering for Multi-Billion Dollar Payment Products : Spearheaded engineering for North America's Installments and Discovery payment products, overseeing critical "Buy Now Pay Later" and "Consumer Financing Discovery" services on AWS that contributed over $X Billion USD annually to Amazon.com's gross sales.
  • Scaled High-Performing Organizations : Successfully scaled the engineering organization from one team of 7 SDEs to five distinct engineering teams, building and leading a robust unit of 6 engineering managers, 50+ software engineers, and TPMs.
  • Drove Strategic Product Roadmaps : Pivotal in creating and executing the 3-Year Product (3YP) technical roadmap for payment products, overseeing the end-to-end development lifecycle from product strategy and design to build and Go-To-Market readiness.
  • Elevated Engineering & Operational Excellence : Championed the establishment of rigorous mechanisms to insist on the highest standards of engineering and operational excellence, leading to a significant overhaul of company best practices and improved staff retention rates.

Software Development Manager

SOTI Inc. (Canada Based Start-up)
01.2015 - 01.2017
  • Drove Product Innovation : Spearheaded R&D projects in enterprise mobility management, leading the successful launch of a new enterprise secure mobile web browser(SOTI Surf) for Android and iOS, enabling fully managed access for company administrators.
  • Scaled Engineering & QA Teams : Instrumental in scaling the product development team from scratch to 10 Software Development Engineers and 5 Quality Assurance professionals, building critical capacity for rapid growth.
  • Built Core Infrastructure & Security : Played a key role in developing a secure gateway that protected internet traffic on mobile devices and enabled seamless intranet access without the need for a VPN.
  • Full Lifecycle Product Delivery : Managed end-to-end product development from conceptualization to post-production, consistently delivering desired results and ensuring transparency through regular progress reporting to management.
  • Enhanced Operational Efficiency & Revenue : Efficiently managed operational strategies and directed enterprise-wide implementation projects flawlessly, consistently delivering desired results and contributing to revenue-producing activities.

Software Development Manager

Oracle Inc.
01.2010 - 01.2015
  • Drove Product Strategy & Delivery : Efficiently managed a 7-member SDE team, facilitating the strategic and execution planning for Clinical Safety products, and providing technical direction for the successful build and launch of a multi-tenant enterprise web product in the Clinical Safety domain.
  • Innovated & Secured Intellectual Property : Filed a patent for a Point-in-Time Query System (US Patent Application ORA130535-US), showcasing significant technical innovation and contribution to the company's intellectual property.
  • Recognized for Top Performance : Awarded the prestigious Oracle Top Contributor award, acknowledging exceptional performance and significant contributions to key initiatives.

Software Engineer

Microsoft Inc.
01.2006 - 01.2010
  • Engineered Core Business Applications : Designed and developed a critical ordering and licensing application for retailing Microsoft Technologies using .Net Core and MVC, ensuring seamless operations from design through SIT/UAT support, and provided technical mentoring to junior developers.
  • Drove Engineering Excellence : Made significant contributions to Microsoft's Engineering Excellence stream by creating an innovative onboarding tool for new hires, which streamlined the integration process and improved team productivity.
  • Recognized for Exceptional Performance : Honored with both the "Pro" and "Deliver" awards, acknowledging consistent professional excellence and successful project execution within the organization.

Education

B.Tech. - Computer Science

K.N.I.T, U.P.
01-2006

PGDBA CRM -

Symbiosis (Distant Learning)
01-2012

Skills

  • Engineering Leadership
  • Decision-making skills
  • Team Building at Scale
  • Mentoring and coaching
  • Strategic planning
  • Generative AI products
  • Digital Payment Products
  • Distributed System Design & Development
  • AI and Cloud based Solution Architecture
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Project Management
  • Vendor/Partner Management
  • Software Development Lifecycle
  • Risk / Issue Management
  • Product Management
  • Process Reengineering

Accomplishments

  • Leveraged skills in scaling-up the geographical dispersed teams right from scratch; successfully scaled the teams at Google and Amazon to 50 engineers & engineering managers to scale the organization
  • Steered efforts in driving the goal to reduce the customer impacting tickets across organization by 15% YoY
  • Supervised technology at scale to support the Google business of $XXX M and Amazon business of $X B annually
  • Headed the standardization of external partner APIs integration across multi-geo spread organization; resolved poor customer experience due to fault at partner's end
  • Benchmarked YoY top performing leader of the organization
  • Interview Bar Raiser at Amazon

Patent

Point in Time Query System (US-ORA130535-US-NP, Filed: 21-June-2013)

Certification

  • Microsoft Certified Solution Developer
  • Microsoft Certified Application Developer

Timeline

Sr. Engineering Manager & Site Lead

Google Inc.
01.2024 - Current

Sr. Manager, Software Development

Amazon.Inc
01.2017 - 01.2024

Software Development Manager

SOTI Inc. (Canada Based Start-up)
01.2015 - 01.2017

Software Development Manager

Oracle Inc.
01.2010 - 01.2015

Software Engineer

Microsoft Inc.
01.2006 - 01.2010

B.Tech. - Computer Science

K.N.I.T, U.P.

PGDBA CRM -

Symbiosis (Distant Learning)

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