Ahmad Usama Beg

Engineering Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India16 yrs 5 mos experience
AI EnabledAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

  • 14 years of experience in large-scale application development.
  • Led diverse teams across multiple geographies.
  • Expert in AWS and solution architecture.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and SaaS expert with strong leadership in engineering management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Engineering ManagementAwsSolution ArchitectureApplication Development

Other Skills

AIAPI DevelopmentAgile MethodologiesApplication Programming Interfaces (API)Cross-functional CoordinationCustomer Escalation ManagementData ManagementDevOpsDistributed SystemsDistributed systemDockerGitJavaJiraKubernetes

About

Ahmad is an Engineering Manager at Cisco, a leading cybersecurity and networking company. He is an AWS Certified Solution Architect with 14 years of hands-on experience in designing and developing large-scale, highly available, and internet-scale applications. He has 5 years of experience in Engineering Management. Ahmad has extensive experience in domains like Retail, Fintech, Financial Services and Payment. Ahmad has a B.Tech degree in Computer Engineering from Aligarh Muslim University, a premier , tier 2, central government university. Ahmad has experience working in both large MNCs (Cisco, TCS, Headstrong and Ameriprise) and small start-up like companies (Docomo Digital, Bango and Novo). Ahmad has led 3 teams comprising 21 engineers in previous role. Currently, He leads a team of 10 engineers with diverse skills in back-end, front-end, Android, and iOS development. He is responsible for hiring, performance management, appraisals, and promotions. He works closely with Product Managers to prioritize feature deliveries and manage tech-debt. Ahmad has extensive experience in delivering in value through cross-functional collaboration such as Data, Product, Design and GTM teams. He also has experience in leading geographically dispersed teams and partnering with global stakeholders and clients. Ahmad has a strong technical background in back-end, front-end, and database technologies, such as Java, JavaScript, React, Spring Framework, SQL, and AWS. He has extensive knowledge on cloud-native and distributed technologies, such as Kubernetes and micro-services. He has designed and architected three enterprise applications on AWS Cloud, one of which is a payment integration product that serves millions of users worldwide and scaled up-to 200 TPS. Ahmad is passionate about building scalable and reliable systems that solve real-world problems and create value for customers. He is motivated by learning new technologies and best practices, mentoring and empowering his team, and delivering high-quality products.

Experience

16 yrs 5 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 11 mos
Average Tenure
1 yr 9 mos
Current Experience

Cisco

Engineering Manager

Sep 2024Present · 1 yr 9 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • Leading a team and working on Cisco Duo Security product.
  • https://duo.com/
AWSEngineering ManagementTeam Leadership

Novo

Engineering Manager | Solution Architecture, Team Building and Cross-functional Collaboration

Nov 2022Sep 2024 · 1 yr 10 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · Hybrid

  • At Novo, I oversee three critical product lines, driving innovation and customer satisfaction.
  • Sales Insights:
  • Leading the development of seamless integrations with platforms like Stripe, Square, Amazon, and Shopify. My team collaborates closely with these tech partners to build robust connections, enabling Novo to offer integrated user experiences and insightful dashboards.
  • Data Exposure through FDX API Specifications:
  • This feature empowers millions of Novo customers to access and import their banking data into platforms like Stripe, Yodlee, Quickbooks, Fiserv, MX, and Plaid, ensuring seamless financial management.
  • Bookkeeping and Business Insights:
  • Leading the implementation of sophisticated AI and Machine Learning models to auto-categorize transactions, both within and outside Novo. This feature simplifies tax filing and provides comprehensive financial visualizations through graphs and charts, helping customers optimize expenses and budget effectively.
  • Key Responsibilities:
  • Collaborating with Product Managers to prioritize and plan new features, ensuring technical feasibility.
  • Working with UX designers to refine user interfaces and identify use cases.
  • Hands-on and leading the engineering team as well in solution design, implementation, testing, deployment observability and while maintaining continuous stakeholder communication.
  • Defining success metrics in collaboration with Product Managers and Data teams.
  • Coordinating feature roll-outs and A/B testing strategies with Go-To-Market teams.
  • Assisting the Head of Engineering in planning new initiatives and addressing technical debt.
  • Recruiting, conducting performance reviews, and managing promotions, successfully advancing 3 Senior Software Engineers to Tech Leads and 1 Software Engineer to Senior Software Engineer.
  • Cross-Platform Leadership: Leading a diverse team of 10 engineers across backend, frontend, Android, and iOS platforms, including 3 Tech Leads, 3 SSEs, and 4 SEs.
Technical RecruitingStakeholder ManagementProcess EngineeringAWSDevOpsLeadership+13

Docomo digital

Senior Engineering Manager

Nov 2021Nov 2022 · 1 yr · India · Remote

  • Note: Docomo Digital was acquired by Bango, which subsequently decided to cease operations in India and disband the engineering teams.
  • Responsible for two engineering teams,
  • 1. Converting a legacy single-tenancy product to multi-tenancy SaaS offering on AWS.
  • 2. Implementation and maintenance of the legacy product to telecom companies across the globe.
  • Assumed multiple roles including People Manager, Architect, Sr. Engineer, and Scrum Master.
  • Led global teams located in India, Spain, the UK, and Italy.
  • Tasked with hiring and building the engineering team in India.
  • Engaged in architecture discussions, product workflows, roadmaps, and feature specifications. Regularly communicated progress and impediments to all stakeholders and the leadership team.
  • Directly worked with customers across the globe like Telefonica Spain, Telefonica Latam, Singtel(Singapore), China Mobile and Optus Australis for planning and implementation of the product.
  • Collaborated with other Product Owners and Engineers to define stories, conduct sprint planning, retrospectives, and envisioning sessions.
  • Provided team mentoring (1:1) and performance evaluations for engineers sitting across India, Italy, Spain and UK.
  • Designed and architected a payment system on AWS alongside an Enterprise Architect and a DevOps Architect.
  • Led a 21-member engineering team through the delivery of this payment system.
AWSPeople ManagementSolution ArchitectureTechnical RecruitingStakeholder ManagementProcess Engineering+11

Ameriprise financial services, inc.

4 roles

Sr. Tech Lead - Application Development (Engineering Manager)

Jul 2018Nov 2021 · 3 yrs 4 mos

  • Design and Development of new software systems with modern tech stack.
  • Involved in project right from concept phase to Estimation, User Requirement discussion and Design.
  • Extensive research on AWS Cloud, Kubernetes and Distributed Systems.
  • Technology Stack:
  • Java, Javascript, React, Spring Framework. Database, SQL, AWS ,Kubernetes and Microservices
  • Mentoring team to layout processes, quality measures and agile practices.
  • Working closely with Architects and Product Owners to drive product direction.
React.jsJavaSpring FrameworkAWSApplication Development

Tech Lead - Application Development

Promoted

Jan 2016Jul 2018 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Extensive work on design and development of new software systems.
  • Involved in software life cycle right from User Requirements, System Requirements, Design and Development. Experience on maintenance and support of products as well while they are in production as well as keeping an eye on how to improve and give live products a direction to keep competitive edge on technology and user experience.
  • Technology Stack:
  • Java, J2EE, JSP, Servlets, Javascript, Backbone framework, Spring Framework. Database, SQL, AWS and Kubernetes
React.js

Sr. Software Engineer

Jan 2015Jan 2016 · 1 yr

  • BackboneJs, JavaScript, Java, Spring Boot
  • Working with agile deliveries and two week sprints.
React.js

Software Engineer

Jun 2013Jan 2015 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Working in scrum team for agile product delivery
  • Java, SpringBoot
React.js

Genpact headstrong capital markets

2 roles

Sr. Associate - Application Development

Jun 2012Jun 2013 · 1 yr

  • Client: Morgan Stanley
  • Development and Maintenance of key applications.
  • Supporting entire software lifecycle of projects, maintaining and supporting them while they are in production.
  • Collaborating with multi-geographic team (London, Singapore and US)
  • Technology Stack:
  • Java, J2EE, Javascript, JQuery, DB2, SQL

Associate - Application Development

May 2011Jun 2012 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Client : Morgan Stanley
  • Application development with Java, jQuery, Spring.
  • Working with agile delivery processes
  • Collaborating with multi-geographic team (London, Singapore and US)

Tata consultancy services

Java & Pl/SQL Developer

Jan 2010Jun 2011 · 1 yr 5 mos · Gurgaon. New Delhi

  • was a Java/J2EE and PL/SQL developer there. Our client was very reputed retail pharmacy chain CVS Pharmacy, which largest Pharmacy chain in US.
Java

Education

Aligarh Muslim University

Bachelor of Technology - BTech — Computer Engineering

Aligarh Muslim University

Certificate In Arabic — Arabic Language and Literature

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