Ajay Gupta

Director of Engineering

Reston, Virginia, United States33 yrs 3 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led global engineering teams to deliver high-performance platforms.
Expert in microservices and low-latency distributed systems.
Transformed legacy infrastructures into modern architectures.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Telecommunications Architect specializing in high-performance, distributed systems.

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Skills

Core Skills

Technical ArchitectureSoftware Engineering

Other Skills

Agile Software DevelopmentArchitectural DesignArchitectureCC++CI/CDCloud ComputingCoaching & MentoringCommunicationDebuggingENUMEnterprise ArchitectureInformation TechnologyIntegrationInternet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP)

About

Accomplished engineering leader, architect, and hands-on technologist with deep expertise in building high-performance, low-latency, multi-tenant distributed platforms across the telecommunications and real-time communications domain. Proven record of driving value creation, leading global engineering teams, and delivering mission-critical SaaS platforms at massive scale. Expert in microservices, distributed systems, C++, multi-threading, Java, Python, CI/CD, automated testing, and modern cloud-native architectures. Extensive background in telecom signaling and protocols including TCP/IP, SCTP, REST, HTTP/2, SIP, ENUM, MGCP, SS7, and IMS ecosystems. Recognized for transforming legacy infrastructures, enabling platform consolidation, and delivering high-volume systems processing tens of thousands of events per second and billions of transactions per day.

Experience

Transaction network services

2 roles

Senior Director Of Engineering

Promoted

Jan 2018 – Present · 8 yrs 2 mos

Lead geographically distributed engineering teams to design, build, and operate a real-time, multi-tenant distributed SaaS platform delivering branding calling and capability enhancements for major carriers and enterprises.
+ Architected and evolved a high-throughput platform (> 10,000 messages/sec) using C++, multi-threading, microservices, and Linux.
+ Scaled platform delivery across multiple providers and carrier networks while ensuring low latency, fault tolerance, and high availability.
+ Drove engineering execution, product delivery, quality strategy, and operational excellence across cross-functional teams.
+ Championed modern DevOps, CI/CD, observability, and automation initiatives to improve delivery velocity and reliability.

Technical ArchitectureSoftware ProjectsArchitectureReliabilityEnterprise ArchitectureTechnical Engineering+17

Director Engineering

Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 · 3 yrs

Architect and hands-on contributor for a real-time, AI/ML-powered telecom security platform protecting subscribers from fraudulent and unwanted calls.
+ Designed a highly available, ultra-low-latency distributed system for call signing, verification, and fraud analytics, processing billions of events per day.
+ Led multiple agile Scrum teams as Product Owner, delivering features with C++, Python, multi-threading, and automated CI/CD pipelines.
+ Enabled protection for 100M+ subscribers across 100+ IMS and non-IMS carrier networks.
+ Drove architectural strategy, protocol integration, and real-time event-processing improvements.

Technical ArchitectureSoftware ProjectsArchitectureReliabilityEnterprise ArchitectureTechnical Engineering+17

Transaction network services inc

2 roles

Principal Engineer

Promoted

Jan 2011 – Jan 2015 · 4 yrs

Architected the consolidation of multiple legacy TNS telecom platforms into a unified, modern distributed architecture.
+ Led migration of hundreds of customers to the next-generation platform with no downtime risk.
+ Designed and developed the real-time Calling Name (CNAM) delivery platform with C++, multi-threading, and telecom signaling protocols.
+ Managed multi-team execution as both SCRUM Master and Product Owner, improving release cadence and system reliability.
+ Implemented a full CI/CD pipeline and automated testing on Linux to streamline development and operations.

Technical ArchitectureSoftware ProjectsArchitectureReliabilityEnterprise ArchitectureTechnical Engineering+17

Senior Engineer

Jan 2009 – Jan 2011 · 2 yrs

Delivered key components for a distributed telecom platform supporting Voice Peering, Number Portability, Do Not Call, Toll-Free Services, and carrier routing.
+ Developed high-throughput services using C++, Java, Python, and multi-threaded processing.
+ Re-architected proprietary systems to modern, scalable open technologies.
+ Supported migrations handling >100K peak protocol transactions per second.
+ Contributed to platform modernization and customer consolidation from legacy infrastructures.

Technical ArchitectureSoftware ProjectsArchitectureReliabilityTechnical EngineeringResource Allocation+15

Verisign inc.

Technical Lead (R&D)

Jan 2005 – Jan 2009 · 4 yrs

Designed and developed the Network Routing Directory (NRD) platform—processing billions of monthly transactions using ENUM, SIP, and SS7.
+ Built high-performance signaling components on Linux and Solaris.
+ Represented Verisign in industry standards bodies (e.g., CableLabs), contributing to RFC drafts and interoperability events.
+ Improved routing intelligence and reduced latency across global deployments.

Technical ArchitectureSoftware ProjectsArchitectureReliabilityTechnical EngineeringResource Allocation+15

Baypackets inc (genband inc / agnity inc)

Senior Manager

Jan 2000 – Jan 2005 · 5 yrs

Architected and led development of a converged Intelligent Network platform supporting IN, AIN, MGCP, SIP, and JAIN standards.
+ Directed multi-site engineering teams delivering new features across C++ and Java platforms.
+ Led design of a next-gen SIP Servlet–based platform to support evolving VoIP services.
+ Drove architectural modernization and scalable signaling solutions.

Technical ArchitectureSoftware ProjectsArchitectureReliabilityEnterprise ArchitectureTechnical Engineering+16

Tata consultancy services

Software Development Consultant

Jan 1997 – Jan 2000 · 3 yrs

Delivered requirements analysis, design, and system management components for the Nokia Intelligent Network Architecture (NINA).
+ Led a team developing frameworks in C++ and Java for Solaris.
+ Integrated software components across multiple subsystems to support carrier-grade reliability.

Technical ArchitectureSoftware ProjectsReliabilityResource AllocationTechnical DesignProject Management Software+11

Abb

Senior Engineer

Jan 1994 – Jan 1997 · 3 yrs

System Programming of Gas Analysis Systems controlled by Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC's) including requirement analysis, design, programming, debugging and white box testing of the system

Software ProjectsReliabilityTechnical DesignInformation TechnologyTechnical UnderstandingDebugging