Nitin Aggarwal

Director of Engineering

Delhi, India15 yrs 5 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 16 years of experience in engineering leadership.
  • Expert in building high-performing, cross-functional teams.
  • Proven track record in driving product lifecycle excellence.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS Engineering Leader with expertise in scalable architecture and microservices.

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Skills

Core Skills

LeadershipTeam BuildingAgile MethodologiesProduct InnovationMicroservicesCloud DeploymentsDevsecops

Other Skills

AWSActive Server Pages (ASP)Agile Project ManagementAngularJSApplication SecurityAutomationC languageC++C++ LanguageCI-CDClient coordinationCloud ComputingCorporate TrainerCross-functional Team LeadershipCryptography

About

As a passionate and results-driven Engineering Leader with around 16 years of experience, I specialize in building and scaling high-performing teams that deliver impactful, innovative technology solutions. I believe that empowered people build exceptional products—and I’ve made it my mission to create environments where engineers can thrive, experiment, and grow. My journey spans leading complex technical initiatives across Data Security, Data Encryption, Distributed Systems, and large-scale engineering orgs. Whether it’s setting up teams from scratch or aligning engineering execution with business strategy, I bring a hands-on, strategic approach to driving excellence throughout the product lifecycle—from ideation to deployment and optimization. At the core of my leadership philosophy is a commitment to fostering inclusive, collaborative cultures that unlock creativity and push the boundaries of what’s possible. I take pride in mentoring talent, promoting continuous improvement, and cultivating a shared vision that unites cross-functional teams and stakeholders. 💡 What I bring to the table: Leading high-impact, cross-functional engineering teams Bridging business goals with technical strategy Championing agile, scalable, and sustainable development practices Developing and mentoring engineering talent at all levels Building strong partnerships across product, design, and executive teams Let’s connect! I'm always up for meaningful conversations around engineering leadership, innovation, and creating a culture where people love to build.

Experience

15 yrs 5 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 6 mos
Average Tenure
1 yr 2 mos
Current Experience

Mongodb

Director of Engineering

Apr 2025Present · 1 yr 2 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · Hybrid

Director levelTeam BuildingLeadershipDatabases

Palo alto networks

Senior Engineering Manager

Nov 2021Apr 2025 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Cross-functional Team LeadershipTalent DevelopmentStrategic PlanningAgile MethodologiesScalable ArchitectureProduct Innovation

Thales

Engineering Leadership

Apr 2014Mar 2021 · 6 yrs 11 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · On-site

  • Enhanced throughput, services standardisation, scale and performance of CCC transaction platform powered by Graphql across 20 services - harmonising the entire web client - serving an average of 1B requests per week
  • Solved technical and architecture problems around services, resiliency, messaging, infrastructure, routing,HA/DR and cloud deployments
  • Accelerated the transformation of CCC codebase and architecture into SOA by building out two modern microservices on AWS paving the way for decomposing the monolith using best in class technology and open source frameworks (Spring Boot, Kafka among others)
  • Increased developer productivity and release velocity by 3X, investing in a durable CI-CD and automation strategy
  • Improved security and risk modelling of the CCC design by introducing DevSecOps practices.
Strategic PlanningPeople ManagementAgile MethodologiesScalable ArchitectureAgile Project ManagementMicroservices

Mahindra comviva

Lead Engineer

Jan 2011Apr 2014 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Scalable Architecture

Hcl comnet limited

Trainee E-Secure

Feb 2010Dec 2010 · 10 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

  • Worked as Trainee in Security division. Main responsibilities include design, installation and configuration of security hardware devices for small and large enterprises. Major clients worked with includes Army Head Quarters (AHCC), National Stock Exchange (NSE).

Epsilon india pvt. ltd.

Web Developer

Jun 2009Feb 2010 · 8 mos · Greater Delhi Area

  • Developing E commerce web portals using ASP as server side scripting language and HTML, CSS and AJAX as front end languages on Microsoft IIS web server.

Education

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Master of Science (MS) — Software Systems

Jan 2012Jan 2014

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

B.Tech — Computer science

Jan 2005Jan 2009

Govt. School Pitam Pura, Delhi

12th from CBSE board — Science (Non Medical)

Jan 2003Jan 2005

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