Jan 2024 – Sep 2024 · 8 mos · Hybrid

• EM - C Grade is a Senior Engineering Manager position at Peak
• Leading a high-performing engineering team of 6 members focused on building innovative products using Generative AI. Managing an additional Engineering Manager overseeing a 4-member team.
• Spearheading GenAI advancements by designing sophisticated Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines and agentic workflows, enhancing business insights and operational efficiency.
• Driving rapid iteration and development of MVPs to identify and implement features that deliver maximum value to customers.
• Creating and executing engineering abstractions for GenAI capabilities for standardised consumption by other teams within the business
• Leading knowledge transfer sessions to enhance GenAI understanding across the business, with a focus on educating and empowering executive stakeholders.
• Award for "The Product and Engineering Leader of the Year" for the year 2023.

Apr 2022 – Dec 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos · Hybrid

• Re-architected the web application deployment framework, transitioning to AWS EKS for cost-effective scalability and efficiency.
• Cost Optimization: Utilized Karpenter for dynamic Spot instance allocation and KNative for scaling Pods to zero - reducing operational costs by 70%.
• Managed two engineering teams, comprising 5 and 7 engineers, fostering a culture of agile product development and continuous improvement. Mentored engineers to enhance their skills and career growth.
• Conducting knowledge sharing sessions across the Company to help align Engineering teams to GTM.
• Kubernetes on AWS (EKS) for scaling AI applications.
• Collaborated closely with product managers to prioritize initiatives based on business needs. Managed the entire delivery cycle, including requirement documentation (functional and non-functional), MVP definition, system design and architecture, and milestone-based work breakdown. Iterated with customer and business feedback to refine and improve product offerings.

Sep 2020 – Mar 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · Hybrid

• Conceptualising Product Features with PMs.
• Converting Product Requirements to Feature Documents, Technical Architectures with a time-bound Plan of Action.
• Managing Frontend and Backend Teams
• Mentoring Developers
• Managing Timelines and Expectations with Clients and Senior Management
• Introduced a Feature Documentation process which is currently in use across teams.
• Ensuring Code Quality standards are maintained by Developers on the grounds of - Code Documentation (comments), Unit-testable functions, linking Feature Documents to code - through Code Reviews

Oct 2016 – Dec 2021 · 5 yrs 2 mos · Pune Area, India · On-site

• Hiring Team members
• Managing Company's Finances
• Getting new sales for the business
• Engineering Leadership
• Team mentorship and ensuring timely deliveries
• Converting client requirements to software architectures
• Enabling teams to deliver re-usable code to increase business profitability by developing a central technical codebase

Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 · 1 yr · Pune

• Wearable tech, Product Development, Electronics design. Check out getblee.com

Jul 2013 – Dec 2013 · 5 mos · Bangalore

• Testing and Verification of Blackfin DSPs using Cadence Virtuoso Analog Design Environment.