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Engineering Manager Dream11 | Ex-Thoughtworks | Servant Leader, Specialist in Consumer-Scaled Products, AI Adoption, Platform Engineering

About

Engineering Manager with 10+ years in tech and 3+ years growing engineering teams. Led AI adoption across engineering and product. Built an LLM-powered concierge for travel discovery, and internal AI tooling — cutting deployment time by 5x and on-call debugging by 12x, adopted team-wide. Deep background in AI-native architecture and high-concurrency distributed systems (~1M RPM, <30ms latency). Scaled teams from 3 to 17 engineers with 0% attrition in zero-to-one, real-money, high-transactional platforms. Engineering Manager (who loves to code) with deep Technical roots and experience building scalable consumer and platform products from scratch. I specialize in turning complex business problems into reliable system architectures and leading teams across frontend, backend, mobile, and platform layers to deliver measurable impact. I focus on growing engineers through technical mentorship and clear growth paths, while maintaining strong engineering standards and low attrition. I enjoy working at the intersection of platform engineering, real-time systems, and product execution, partnering closely with product and business teams to drive outcomes—not just ship features. Experience in building consumer-scale products and high-performance real-time systems at Dream11. Expert in leading cross-functional teams to deliver scalable architectures across JavaScript, Java Vert.x, Aerospike and React Native, with a proven track record of scaling platforms to 1M+ users and 1M RPM throughput.

Location

Mumbai Metropolitan Region

AI stack

claude code

codex

cursor

gemini

openai

ChatGPT

Work experience

Engineering Manager at Dream11, Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos, On-site, • Led high-impact engineering tribes in Casual Gaming and Generative AI, focusing on product delivery and operations. Getting it adapted by cross-functional team • Built "Dream Play" from scratch, achieving 1.8M registrations and 108K DAU within 3 months. • Architected a conversational discovery platform utilizing Generative UI and multi-agent AI backends. • Managed a 17-engineer team with 0% attrition, ensuring app stability at 99.5%.

Software Engineer III at Dream11, Jul 2022 - Dec 2024 · 2 yrs 6 mos, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Led the development team (3 senior engineers) of "Plugger," a multi-platform SDK ecosystem for feature flags and experiments. • Enhanced configuration speed by 40% and improved event reliability by 9%. • Built a state-machine-driven Nudge platform managing 1M RPM with <30ms latency. • Delivered OTP-less federated authentication, increasing successful sign-ins by 23%.

Software Engineer II at Dream11, Dec 2021 - Jun 2022 · 7 mos, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, • Spearheaded infrastructure efficiency initiatives, resolving scaling bottlenecks and reducing costs by 30%. • Developed a robust testing framework for a React-based experimentation engine, achieving ~75% test coverage. • Integrated high-performance NoSQL tuning with modern frontend architecture to enhance user experience.

Application Developer at Thoughtworks, Apr 2019 - Dec 2021 · 2 yrs 9 mos, Mckinsey & Company Gurgaon, Haryana, • Acted as a technical consultant for McKinsey & Company, addressing complex architectural challenges for enterprise-scale applications. • Led the development of a global client engagement platform utilizing Micro-frontend architecture for enhanced modularity and scalability. • Implemented robust CI/CD pipelines and E2E automation to streamline the integration of frontend and backend systems (React/Spring Boot).

Team Lead at ENCO Engineers Combine, Jan 2017 - Mar 2019 · 2 yrs 3 mos, Gurugram, Haryana, India, • Led the modernization of legacy systems by directing the cloud migration of "Sanchalan," an ERP managing over ₹300 Cr annually. • Transitioned from legacy PHP to AngularJS and cloud-native MySQL, enhancing procurement and finance workflows. • Mentored a team of 8 engineers, aligning technical debt reduction with business growth objectives.

Software Engineer at SDLC Labs Technologies Pvt Ltd, Jun 2016 - Dec 2016 · 7 mos, Udyog vihar Phase 1 Gurgaon Haryana, • Developed and launched a hybrid Android application, enhancing user engagement and accessibility. • Created a custom freelancer-style web platform, streamlining project management for clients. • Utilized PHP and hybrid mobile frameworks to deliver comprehensive features tailored to diverse client needs.

Education

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Software & Information Technology, Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Jaunpur