Shikhar Sharma

VP of Engineering

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada10 yrs 1 mo experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

11+ years of experience in software solutions
Expertise in software design and architecture
Proven track record in team leadership and innovation

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Software Engineering Manager with expertise in Agile methodologies and Quality Assurance.

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Skills

Core Skills

Agile Project ManagementSoftware Development Life Cycle (sdlc)Software DevelopmentApi TestingSoftware Quality AssuranceRest ApisQuality AssuranceSoftware TestingFunctional Testing

Other Skills

Cross-functional Team LeadershipStakeholder ManagementDevOpsPeople ManagementStrategic VisionScrumMySQLObject-Oriented Programming (OOP)CommunicationGitData AnalysisTest PlanningUser DocumentationAgile MethodologiesSoftware Design

About

Results-driven Engineering Manager with 11+ years of experience delivering high-impact software solutions and 5+ years leading high-performing teams. ✔ Proven track record in building scalable systems, optimizing performance, and driving innovation. ✔ Expertise in software design, architecture, and agile development methodologies. ✔ Developed and implemented effective software strategies, plans, and release plans. ✔ Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines using tools such as Jenkins and Git. ✔ Proficient in Java, JavaScript, Python, AWS, and REST API. ✔ Strong experience in UI and API automation testing. ✔ Conducted Functional, Regression, Manual, Unit, Integration, Performance, Accessibility and Acceptance testing. ✔ Hands-on experience with automation tools such as Selenium, WebdriverIO, Cypress, JMeter, Rest Assured and Postman. ✔ Leverage strong analytical, organization, communication, and collaboration skill

Experience

10 yrs 1 mo

Total Experience

2 yrs 6 mos

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Citi

Vice President of Engineering

Apr 2025 – Present · 1 yr 1 mo · Canada · Hybrid

Agile Project ManagementSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Software Quality AssuranceCross-functional Team LeadershipStakeholder ManagementDevOps

D. e. shaw india private limited

3 roles

Lead Tech

Promoted

Jun 2022 – Apr 2025 · 2 yrs 10 mos

People ManagementCross-functional Team LeadershipStrategic VisionSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Stakeholder ManagementSoftware Development+15

Senior Member

Jul 2018 – Jun 2022 · 3 yrs 11 mos

Software DevelopmentDevOpsMySQLAPI TestingStakeholder ManagementObject-Oriented Programming (OOP)+12

Member

May 2016 – Jul 2018 · 2 yrs 2 mos

REST APIsSoftware Quality AssuranceDocker ProductsMySQLCommunicationGit+7

Samsung research institute

Engineer

Jan 2016 – May 2016 · 4 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Being a part of the CTS Analysis Group, I worked on Samsung Analysis team for Android phones , where I am Involved in analysis of legacy code to resolve reported bugs of various models (Samsung Galaxy, Note series etc) within deadline .
Using Software configuration management systems efficiently and accurately to ensure proper versioning and synchronization of code.
Enhancement and Bug fixing Android OS in Samsung Apps.

SeleniumTest CasesQuality ManagementREST APIsQuality AssuranceSystem Testing+10

Samsung electronics

Software Engineer

Dec 2015 – Jan 2016 · 1 mo · Gyeonggi, South Korea

Handled Samsung Confidential Projects for Android Mobile Phones at Samsung Digital City, Suwon, South Korea.
Involved in rigorous manual and automation testing for Google Build Approvals and CTS Analysis. Work Span project included 6 weeks in HQ and 4 weeks in Noida.
The work here involved analysis and review of Android Builds for meeting Google Market Standards and developing internal testing tools.
Interaction with potential teams for requirement enhancement.

Quality ManagementQuality AssuranceObject-Oriented Programming (OOP)Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)EnglishFunctional Testing+1

Samsung resarch institue

Engineer

Jul 2015 – Dec 2015 · 5 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Project: Samsung CSC Checker Tool Development (July, 15-Sep, 15) | Samsung Research Institute, Noida
Worked on an Global Samsung Tool which checks the Samsung device code for Android Compatibility Standard.
Users can provide the device released binary on a web portal and the binary code is checked for mandatory Android standard.
Involved in developing the complete workflow of the application.
Interaction with potential teams for requirement enhancement.

Quality ManagementQuality AssuranceSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)English

Samsung research institue

Engineer

Jan 2015 – Jun 2015 · 5 mos · Noida

Providing quality checks to make sure the binaries/software meet the quality standards set up by Google and Samsung for their handheld devices
Providing support in developing and reviewing internal tools and portals
Learnt the team processes and tasks on-the-job without any additional training
Handled various projects ensuring they meet the quality checks and are completed before deadlines
Interacted with various portals and provided feedback and support for their improvements
Enhanced the existing tools for better performance and optimization
Managed and mentored new team members to ensure they understand the requirements and processes in the least time possible and perform the required activities without any delay and errors.

Software DevelopmentQuality ManagementQuality AssuranceSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Test ScriptsEnglish