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Neeraj Agarwal

Associate Director - Engineering | Hands On | Led orgs with 16+ engineers | Scaled large distributed systems | AI, Supply Chain, Insurance

Bengaluru
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Senior Software Engineer

Keka HR

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Join Keka to build and scale core HR and payroll systems that support 12,500+ organizations worldwide. You will own full-stack features and microservices within a unified people operations platform.

HAL 2nd Stage, Bengaluru

₹23–38 LPA

CTC

3–5 years

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About Neeraj

Keka HR
Feb 20267 mosPresent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Observe.AI
Mar 20241 yr 10 mosDec 2025

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Spearheaded Real-Time product engineering, working directly with CTO/CPO • Built performance testing & observability platforms • Reduced MTTA <1.5 minutes • Drove 5x revenue impact via reliability & delivery acceleration • Built a real-time RAG pipeline for knowledge base ingestion • Led India + US engineers • Influenced enterprise deals by aligning product capabilities to customer requirements • Drove security & compliance execution
Jumbotail
Oct 20221 yr 5 mosFeb 2024

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Owned 25+ microservices, Web portals, Android apps • Cut last-mile fraud by 40% • Deployed doorstep time prediction model • Geolocation accuracy model reduced travel times, boosted check-ins 23% • Led 10-engineer team
Acko
Aug 20202 yrs 3 mosOct 2022

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Owned policy + claims engineering for automobile insurance • BPMN rollout for endorsement workflows • Built org-wide on-call, testing, and release review processes • Managed 2 teams (8–14 engineers)
MoEngage Inc.
Jan 20207 mosJul 2020

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Neeraj’s AI Stack

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Education

Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Engineering

Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology

20084 yrs2012

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Headline

Associate Director - Engineering | Hands On | Led orgs with 16+ engineers | Scaled large distributed systems | AI, Supply Chain, Insurance

About

I lead engineering orgs up to 16+ engineers (including managers) across India and the US, owning full product lines end-to-end. My work spans real-time AI products, large-scale distributed systems, supply chain logistics, and insurance platforms. I specialize in building high-reliability systems, scaling teams, and driving engineering performance. I’ve delivered outcomes such as: • MTTA reduction to <1.5 minutes via proactive performance & on-call systems • 40% reduction in last-mile delivery fraud at Jumbotail • 23% improvement in check-ins via geolocation accuracy models • Built org-wide platforms for observability, performance testing, and compliance • Led RAG and conversational AI agent initiatives I operate with a hands-on, data-driven leadership style and work closely with C-level executives to influence product strategy, improve reliability, and accelerate delivery.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

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Work experience

Associate Director - Engineering at Keka HR, Feb 2026 - Present · 7 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Senior Engineering Manager at Observe.AI, Mar 2024 - Dec 2025 · 1 yr 10 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Spearheaded Real-Time product engineering, working directly with CTO/CPO • Built performance testing & observability platforms • Reduced MTTA <1.5 minutes • Drove 5x revenue impact via reliability & delivery acceleration • Built a real-time RAG pipeline for knowledge base ingestion • Led India + US engineers • Influenced enterprise deals by aligning product capabilities to customer requirements • Drove security & compliance execution

Engineering Manager at Jumbotail, Oct 2022 - Feb 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Owned 25+ microservices, Web portals, Android apps • Cut last-mile fraud by 40% • Deployed doorstep time prediction model • Geolocation accuracy model reduced travel times, boosted check-ins 23% • Led 10-engineer team

Senior Engineering Manager at Acko, Aug 2020 - Oct 2022 · 2 yrs 3 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Owned policy + claims engineering for automobile insurance • BPMN rollout for endorsement workflows • Built org-wide on-call, testing, and release review processes • Managed 2 teams (8–14 engineers)

Engineering Manager at MoEngage Inc., Jan 2020 - Jul 2020 · 7 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Engineering, Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology