Yahya Poonawala

Director of Engineering

Pune, Maharashtra, India14 yrs 5 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Proven track record in building high-performing engineering teams.
Expert in driving end-to-end delivery of technical solutions.
Strong focus on aligning stakeholders with business goals.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a technology leader with expertise in software development and engineering management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Project Management

Other Skills

CC#Core JavaEclipseHTMLJSPJavaJava Enterprise EditionJavaScriptLinuxMySQLRubySQLSoftware DevelopmentStart-ups

About

I am a technology leader passionate about building high-performing engineering teams and delivering impactful solutions. As Director of Engineering, I focus on driving end-to-end delivery, from defining technical solutions to ensuring seamless execution. I enjoy the intersection of people, process and product, where thoughtful engineering meets real business value. My key strengths lie in people management, project delivery, stakeholder alignment and technical solutioning. I take pride in helping teams grow, simplifying complexity and delivering outcomes that make a difference to both users and business goals.

Experience

14 yrs 5 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs 9 mos

Average Tenure

10 yrs 3 mos

Current Experience

Trueloyal

5 roles

Director of Engineering

Promoted

Feb 2025 – Present · 1 yr 4 mos

Project Management

Engineering Manager

Promoted

Apr 2022 – Feb 2025 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Project Management

Engineering Technical Lead

Promoted

May 2018 – May 2022 · 4 yrs

In this role, my responsibilities include project management and leading the architectural, design and technical decisions. I am also hands-on and continue coding along with the additional responsibilities.

Senior Full Stack Developer

Promoted

Apr 2017 – May 2018 · 1 yr 1 mo

Full Stack Developer

Mar 2016 – Apr 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo

Thoughtworks

Application Developer

Jun 2012 – Sep 2015 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Pune Area, India

Designing and analysing solutions to problems and implementing them. I can code, analyse, test and also do devops. Mentoring juniors on the team is part of the responsibility.

Tata research design and development centre( trddc)

Software Intern

Jul 2011 – Jun 2012 · 11 mos · Pune Area, India

The Tata Research Development and Design Centre (TRDDC) was established in 1981 as a division of Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS), India's largest IT services organization. TRDDC is today one of India’s premier research and development centres; it is also the largest R&D facility among the network of Innovation Labs at TCS. TRDDC offers a collaborative and open innovation environment for engaging with industry partners and clients in various domains, academia, strategic technology partners, startups, standards organizations, among others.