Sahil Goyal

Engineering Manager

India12 yrs 4 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

  • Led a team of 11 engineers across 6 product squads.
  • Reduced customer-impacting defects by 30% through quality strategy.
  • Achieved 100% team retention while promoting engineers.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS Engineering Manager with a strong focus on automation and quality assurance.

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Skills

Core Skills

Engineering ManagementTechnical LeadershipQuality EngineeringAutomationTeam LeadershipApi TestingQuality Assurance

Other Skills

AI-powered automationAgile MethodologiesBlack Box TestingBug TrackingC languageC++CI/CDCross-functional CollaborationsDefect TrackingGitJIRAJavaManual TestingMicrosoft OfficeNode.js

About

I'm an Engineering Manager who builds high-performing teams and scalable engineering systems for fast-growing SaaS companies.Over the past 12+ years, I've led engineering teams from 3 to 10+ people, working across quality engineering, automation, and platform reliability. My focus is on creating environments where engineers thrive, building systems that scale, and delivering software that customers love.WHAT I DO:→ Build and scale engineering teams through strategic hiring, mentorship, and career development→ Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to drive technical strategy and business outcomes→ Implement AI-driven automation and intelligent testing platforms that accelerate delivery→ Establish engineering practices and processes that balance speed with reliability→ Lead cross-functional initiatives that improve developer productivity and platform performanceRECENT IMPACT:- Leading 11 engineers across 6 product squads at Wingify (VWO platform)- Reduced customer-impacting defects by 30% through quality strategy transformation- Cut manual testing effort by 40% using AI-powered automation initiatives- Achieved 100% team retention while promoting 2 engineers to senior rolesMY APPROACH:I believe great engineering leadership is about people first, technology second. I focus on:- Creating psychological safety where engineers can take risks and innovate- Using data to drive decisions, not gut feel- Removing blockers so teams can do their best work- Building systems and processes that scale beyond any one person- Staying close enough to the code to make informed technical decisionsTECHNICAL BACKGROUND:Strong hands-on experience with: Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, Node.jsPlatforms & Tools: Jenkins, Docker, GCP, AWS, CI/CD, KubernetesAutomation: Playwright, Selenium, REST Assured, Performance TestingCurrently exploring: AI/ML integration in engineering workflows, LLM-powered toolingLet's connect if you're building something interesting or want to chat about engineering leadership, quality engineering, or AI in software development.

Experience

12 yrs 4 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 1 mo
Average Tenure
5 yrs 2 mos
Current Experience

Wingify

2 roles

Engineering Manager

Promoted

Apr 2025Present · 1 yr

  • Leading a team of 11 engineers across 6 product squads for VWO's SaaS platform. Responsible for hiring, performance management, technical strategy, and cross-functional collaboration with Product and Engineering leadership. Driving AI-powered automation initiatives that have reduced manual testing by 40% and improved release confidence. Built the team from 7 to 111 engineers with 100% retention, while reducing customer-impacting defects by 30% through quality strategy transformation.
Engineering ManagementTeam LeadershipTechnical LeadershipCross-functional CollaborationsAI-powered automationPerformance Management

Lead Engineer - QA

Feb 2021Apr 2025 · 4 yrs 2 mos

  • Managed 3-4 engineers while leading technical transformation of testing infrastructure. Spearheaded cross-department automation initiative eliminating 500+ manual testing hours monthly. Led migration from Protractor to Playwright, reducing test execution time by 50%. Migrated 2,000+ API tests to REST Assured, saving $50K+ annually in infrastructure costs. Mentored 2 junior engineers to mid-level through structured development plans.
AutomationAPI TestingPlaywrightREST AssuredTeam ManagementTeam Leadership

Springboard

Senior Software Engineer QA

Sep 2019Feb 2021 · 1 yr 5 mos · Bangalore

  • Elevated automation coverage from 20% to 95% across multiple products, reducing regression testing from 2 weeks to 2 days. Built comprehensive UI automation framework (Selenium, Python) integrated into CI/CD. Led QA process assessment and presented unified strategy to CTO, adopted across 4 product teams with 20% efficiency improvement.
AutomationSeleniumCI/CDQuality Assurance

Wingify

Senior Software QA Engineer

Jul 2017Aug 2019 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Greater Delhi Area

  • Reduced testing cycles by 50% through strategic automation and risk-based testing. Built Node.js API testing framework handling 200+ enterprise endpoints daily. Implemented Selenium Grid with Docker Swarm, reducing test suite runtime from 4 hours to 45 minutes.
AutomationNode.jsSeleniumRisk-based TestingQuality Assurance

Compro technologies

Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Jul 2013Mar 2017 · 3 yrs 8 mos · New Delhi Area, India

  • Established automation practice from zero, growing test coverage to 50% through strategic framework design (Java, TestNG, Selenium). Integrated Jenkins CI/CD pipeline, improving deployment efficiency by 30%.
AutomationJavaTestNGSeleniumCI/CDQuality Assurance

Education

Punjabi University

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) — ECE

Jan 2009Jan 2013

BGS Public School, Barnala

HSC

Jan 2007Jan 2009

BGS Public School Barnala

10

Jan 1999Jan 2007

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