Ahmad Usama Beg — Engineering Manager
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.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and SaaS expert with strong leadership in engineering management.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 16 yrs 5 mos
Skills
- Engineering Management
- Aws
- Solution Architecture
- Application Development
Career Highlights
- 14 years of experience in large-scale application development.
- Led diverse teams across multiple geographies.
- Expert in AWS and solution architecture.
Work Experience
Cisco
Engineering Manager (1 yr 9 mos)
Novo
Engineering Manager | Solution Architecture, Team Building and Cross-functional Collaboration (1 yr 10 mos)
DOCOMO Digital
Senior Engineering Manager (1 yr)
Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.
Sr. Tech Lead - Application Development (Engineering Manager) (3 yrs 4 mos)
Tech Lead - Application Development (2 yrs 6 mos)
Sr. Software Engineer (1 yr)
Software Engineer (1 yr 7 mos)
Genpact Headstrong Capital Markets
Sr. Associate - Application Development (1 yr)
Associate - Application Development (1 yr 1 mo)
Tata Consultancy Services
Java & Pl/SQL Developer (1 yr 5 mos)
Education
Bachelor of Technology - BTech at Aligarh Muslim University
Certificate In Arabic at Aligarh Muslim University