Aditya Bhatia

Director of Engineering

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India19 yrs 5 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 19 years of experience in engineering leadership.
  • Expert in scalable distributed applications with Java and React.
  • Proven track record in team building and mentorship.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS expert with strong leadership in engineering and architecture.

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Skills

Core Skills

Team LeadershipStrategic ThinkingMicroservicesJavaReact NativeSoftware DesignAutomationTechnical Project LeadershipApplication DevelopmentSql

Other Skills

3rd Party IntegrationsAI AgentsAI Software DevelopmentAWSAgile MethodologiesAmazon DynamodbAmazon Web Services (AWS)Analytical SkillsAndroid DevelopmentArtificial Intelligence (AI)BudgetingCI/CDCloud ApplicationsCloud MigrationCloud Security

About

As the Director of Engineering at GoTo, I oversee the web and e-commerce engineering teams, guiding their architectural direction, technical roadmap, vendor relationships, and engineering project execution. With nearly 19 years of expertise, I specialize in crafting scalable distributed applications using Java and React JS. Throughout my career, I've initiated teams from inception and concurrently managed multiple scrum teams to cultivate highly efficient units. My skill set extends to thorough requirement analysis, object-oriented design methodologies, crafting Technology Roadmaps, implementing software design patterns, embracing agile methodologies, managing stakeholders, and fostering seamless cross-team collaboration. My dedication lies in cultivating teams through effective team building, skill enhancement, mentorship, and strategic hiring. I am committed to instilling a culture of self-sustainability and high performance within my teams.

Experience

19 yrs 5 mos
Total Experience
4 yrs 10 mos
Average Tenure
11 yrs 2 mos
Current Experience

Goto

5 roles

Director of Software Engineering

Promoted

Jun 2023Present · 3 yrs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • End-to-end ownership for GoTo's e-commerce websites involves collaborating with engineers, product management, dev-ops, and marketing teams to ensure the timely publication of updated content using Sitecore as a Content Management System.
  • Providing guidance and mentorship to a team of 46 engineers, including managers and leaders, with a team composition of 40 full-time employees and 6 contractors spread across North America and India.
  • Managing vendors, contractors, and software and infrastructure licenses.
  • Overseeing staffing, budgeting, and recommending team-level changes.
  • Establishing the roadmap for the functional area and overseeing its execution, while also participating in strategic planning with other leaders to set objectives.
  • Working with CX team, business analysts, and product leaders to estimate and plan projects in an agile environment.
Strategic ThinkingProblem SolvingSoftware as a Service (SaaS)SitecoreStakeholder ManagementHigh Performance Teams+12

Senior Engineering Manager

Apr 2022Jun 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • o Established a new team from the ground up to establish the India Development Centre for the Virtual Events track within GoTo Webinar, overseeing the hosting of full-fledged conferences in a virtual environment. I played a key role in architecting, designing, and technically leading a team of software engineers responsible for both backend and frontend work.
  • o Working closely with the technical leadership team to finalize new solution designs and architectural decisions for three tracks - GoTo Webinar , Hybrid Mobile App for GoTo & Recording Assets.
  • o Providing guidance and mentorship to a team consisting of 42 Engineers (37 FTE, 5 Contractors), particularly under new managers and leaders.
  • o Responsibilities encompassed engaging with customers, product management, and stakeholders, making technology decisions, strategic hiring, mentoring the team, and analyzing alternatives to save cost & time.
  • Technologies Used: Java, React JS, React Native, AWS, OCI, Kafka, Dynamodb
OCIStrategic ThinkingProblem SolvingSoftware as a Service (SaaS)MicroservicesResource Allocation+21

Engineering Manager - 2

Promoted

Apr 2018Mar 2022 · 3 yrs 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • o Established the GoTo Mobile team in Bangalore from the ground up, integrating GoTo Training and GoTo Webinar into a single mobile application built on React Native.
  • o Steered the Architecture, design, and development, of Nucleus V2 ( CI/CD deployment plans for products teams based on EKS), defining priorities and ensuring timely closure of priority tasks
  • o Vision, Strategy, Architecture, and Execution for teams of 30 engineers (19 FTE, 11 contractors) delivering best-in-class features for GoTo Webinar & GoTo Training.
  • o Involved in the delivery of GoTo Webinar & GoTo Training. Conducting requirement analysis and estimations for new projects and change requests, while also supporting new Request for Proposals (RFPs).
  • Technologies Used: Java, React Native, React JS, AWS, CI/CD,Dynamodb, Mongodb
React NativeContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)Problem SolvingSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Stakeholder ManagementTechnical Solution Design+20

Engineering Manager -1

Apr 2017Mar 2018 · 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Initiated the process of transitioning functionality from the Monolithic Broker to a Microservices Architecture as part of the GoTo Webinar Reporting Re-architecture project.
  • Architected, designed, developed, and provided technical leadership to a team of software engineers in implementing an efficient method of storing recordings within the Assets V1 project. Utilized Microservices Architecture (ECS), AWS Lambdas, Queue services, and Aurora DB.
  • Mentored team members and provided assistance with technical challenges, overseeing a team of 7 full-time equivalents (FTEs).
  • Spearheaded the quality team's efforts by introducing automation with Selenium to expedite delivery.
  • Led the quality team in establishing in-house CI/CD deployments.
  • Played a key role in exposing External APIs for GoTo Webinar and GoTo Training via the APIGEE Gateway.
  • Technologies Used: Java, React Native, React JS, AWS, CI/CD, Selenium
Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)Problem SolvingSelenium WebDriverSoftware as a Service (SaaS)MicroservicesTechnology Management+12

Senior Software Engineering

Jan 2015Mar 2017 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • o Design, development & testing of reporting re-architecture – Breaking Monolithic broker in to microservices
  • o Development & Testing of different modules and components on the Analytics part of GoTo Meeting
  • o Taking 3rd Party integrations Like CloudElements, Salesforce to closure.
JavaProblem SolvingSelenium WebDriverSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Software InfrastructureSoftware Design+6

Ibm india pvt llimited.

Automation Specialist

Oct 2012Dec 2014 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • o Designed and developed multiple automation frameworks in Java to help QA team to achieve
  • increase in productivity using Selenium Webdriver.
  • o Worked in Porting of Rational projects to different tech stack (AIX, Different Versions of Linux)
  • o Worked in pipeline development for auto scanning of Projects using Rational Security tools – these
  • pipelines are used across multiple business lines at IBM ISL
JavaCross-functional Team LeadershipCloud SecurityProblem SolvingPortingJavaScript+8

Huawei

Technical Project Lead

May 2010Oct 2012 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • Delivery of UniBI - A rich AJAX-based web client where the user can analyze the data using a pivot table and chart. The application supports a rich set of user actions supported for slicing & dicing the data.
  • Worked on Service Usage Reports(SUR) System - which is built to handle a high volume of data emitted by DPI-BI engine which is installed along with GGSN device.
  • Worked as GTS (Global tech support) Deployment POC for all the deployments globally (Travelled to
  • many customer places throughout CHINA for more than 1.2 Years).
JavaHP QuickTest Professional (QTP)Problem SolvingScrumCode ReviewDatabases+5

Ibm global business services

Application Developer

Aug 2006Apr 2010 · 3 yrs 8 mos

  • Was working with IBM GBS - AT&T account.
  • Gained knowledge of UNIX, SQL,Java
Application DevelopmentProblem SolvingSQLCode ReviewDatabasesIBM Db2+3

Education

Kautilya Institute of Technology & Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering - BE

Aug 2002Jun 2006

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