Shikha Mehta — Product Manager
Bridging code, business, and practical impact. I bring a systems-oriented approach to technology and team effectiveness, grounded in strong engineering fundamentals and shaped by real-world business needs. My experience spans large-scale distributed systems, cross-functional collaboration, and mentoring engineers, with a focus on clarity, execution, and sustainable impact. I began my career at Microsoft (India) as a Full Stack Engineer, where I shipped production systems and led a 40-member innovation committee. After pursuing an MS in Computer Science, I moved into senior engineering roles at Amazon (SDE II) and Meta (IC4), working on latency-critical cloud and edge architectures, including designing an Alexa microservice that reduced user-perceived latency by 25% (P99) and contributing to 0→1 VoIP platform initiatives. Alongside technical contributions, I increasingly took on mentoring and onboarding responsibilities, collaborating across teams to improve execution and team productivity. While pursuing my MBA in Information Systems Management, I formalized this interest through a year-long volunteer role as a Software Engineering mentor, supporting a mentee from a non-technical background through her transition into software engineering. This experience reinforced my interest in structured coaching, breaking down complex systems, and supporting individual growth. To broaden this impact from individual mentoring to team-level execution, I later served as a Technical Lead at a startup building an AI-powered social accountability platform. In this role, I guided system design, supported hiring, mentored engineers, and led technical project execution—further shaping my approach to people management in fast-moving environments. I am now focused on the intersection of technology, team development, and practical business impact—applying digital strategy, structured execution, and systems thinking to help teams work more effectively and deliver scalable solutions. Core Focus: Digital Strategy & Technology | Distributed Systems | Team Mentoring | System Design | Stakeholder Management
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend-focused Software Engineer with expertise in Distributed Systems and AI-driven solutions.
Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India
Experience: 6 yrs 3 mos
Skills
- Technical Project Leadership
- Artificial Intelligence (ai)
- Distributed Systems
- Git
- Ci/cd
- Microservices
- Teaching
- Erlang
- Backend Development
- Data Engineering
- Web Development
- User Experience Design
- Research And Development
- Software Development
- Cloud Computing
Career Highlights
- Led a 40-member innovation committee at Microsoft.
- Designed an Alexa microservice reducing latency by 25%.
- Mentored engineers transitioning from non-technical backgrounds.
Work Experience
Como
Technical Lead (2 mos)
Meta
Software Engineer II (1 yr 6 mos)
Amazon
Software Development Engineer II (2 yrs 5 mos)
UF Computer & Information Science & Engineering
Graduate Teaching Assistant (4 mos)
Udacity
Backend Software Developer - Data (2 mos)
University of Florida
Web Assistant (6 mos)
UF Computer & Information Science & Engineering
Graduate Research Assistant (5 mos)
Microsoft
Software Engineer (1 yr 11 mos)
Software Development Engineer in Test (5 mos)
Symantec
Project Intern (11 mos)
John Deere
IT Summer Intern (0 mo)
Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA at Manipal University Jaipur
Master of Science (M.S.) at University of Florida
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) at Pune University