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Shahid Kamal

Associate Director Engineering at OLA | Building Maps | Leadership | Process Optimisation | Stakeholder Management | Conflict Management | Risk Management | Ex Here Technologies | Ex Nokia L&C

Bengaluru

17+ years of work experience

Ola
Jan 202610 mosPresent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Ola
Nov 20233 yrsPresent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

- Led Maps Platform serving 1,000+ customers and 20B+ API requests/month; - Led Maps Data team, managing the end-to-end pipeline for sourcing, processing, and publishing map features such as POIs, roads, signs, administrative boundaries etc. - Involved in migrating from a competitor’s mapping service to an in-house solution, driving major cost savings and compelling the competitor to reduce prices. - Defined API pricing, fraud prevention, and rate-limiting frameworks, enhancing operational efficiency in partnership with Product, Finance, and Sales teams - Automated map data extraction using ML, improving operational turnaround and reducing manual effort
HERE Technologies
Jun 20185 yrs 5 mosOct 2023

Mumbai Area, India

- Delivered advanced map solutions with enriched ADAS road/elevation data and high-quality Places/POI content through multiple distribution channels - Reduced operational costs by 70% through cloud migration, while enhancing efficiency for 400+ million sources and accelerating product releases from weeks to hours - Managed 40+ global map products, including high-precision ADAS and Places data, for Amazon, Lyft, BMW, Garmin, Bosch - Scaled teams to 100+ members; led hiring for Location Services in India - Supported key audits and mentored peers, helping teams meet compliance standards - Strengthened cross-functional collaboration with product, engineering, and external stakeholders.
HERE Technologies
Apr 20162 yrs 2 mosMay 2018

Mumbai Area, India

HERE Technologies
Apr 20124 yrsMar 2016

Mumbai Area, India

Ness Technologies
Sep 20073 yrs 2 mosOct 2010

Mumbai Area, India

Education

Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)

Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Computing

Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)

Indira Gandhi National Open University

Master of Computer Applications - MCA

Indira Gandhi National Open University

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Headline

Associate Director Engineering at OLA | Building Maps | Leadership | Process Optimisation | Stakeholder Management | Conflict Management | Risk Management | Ex Here Technologies | Ex Nokia L&C

About

Engineering leader with 17+ years of experience building high-scale Maps Platform, leading cross-functional tech teams, and driving platform innovation across top-tier clients (Amazon, Facebook, Lyft, Toyota, Bosch, Grab). Proven track record in building scalable systems, and delivering major cost reductions via technical strategy and cloud optimization.

Location

Bengaluru

Work experience

Associate Director Engineering at Ola, Jan 2026 - Present · 10 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Senior Engineering Manager at Ola, Nov 2023 - Present · 3 yrs, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, - Led Maps Platform serving 1,000+ customers and 20B+ API requests/month; - Led Maps Data team, managing the end-to-end pipeline for sourcing, processing, and publishing map features such as POIs, roads, signs, administrative boundaries etc. - Involved in migrating from a competitor’s mapping service to an in-house solution, driving major cost savings and compelling the competitor to reduce prices. - Defined API pricing, fraud prevention, and rate-limiting frameworks, enhancing operational efficiency in partnership with Product, Finance, and Sales teams - Automated map data extraction using ML, improving operational turnaround and reducing manual effort

Engineering Manager at HERE Technologies, Jun 2018 - Oct 2023 · 5 yrs 5 mos, Mumbai Area, India, - Delivered advanced map solutions with enriched ADAS road/elevation data and high-quality Places/POI content through multiple distribution channels - Reduced operational costs by 70% through cloud migration, while enhancing efficiency for 400+ million sources and accelerating product releases from weeks to hours - Managed 40+ global map products, including high-precision ADAS and Places data, for Amazon, Lyft, BMW, Garmin, Bosch - Scaled teams to 100+ members; led hiring for Location Services in India - Supported key audits and mentored peers, helping teams meet compliance standards - Strengthened cross-functional collaboration with product, engineering, and external stakeholders.

Lead Engineer at HERE Technologies, Apr 2016 - May 2018 · 2 yrs 2 mos, Mumbai Area, India

Senior Engineer at HERE Technologies, Apr 2012 - Mar 2016 · 4 yrs, Mumbai Area, India

Software Engineer at Ness Technologies, Sep 2007 - Oct 2010 · 3 yrs 2 mos, Mumbai Area, India

Education

Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Computing, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)

Master of Computer Applications - MCA, Indira Gandhi National Open University

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