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Engineering Leader Scaling AI & Generative Solutions at Amazon Scale.

About

At Lowe's India, our team is at the forefront of developing LLM-based platforms that are reshaping the retail landscape. With expertise in enterprise architecture, full stack development, and generative AI, we're building products that support Lowe's critical business functions. The team, which I have the privilege of managing, comprises full stack engineers, data scientists, and product managers, all working in unison to deliver innovative solutions. My prior role as Principal Engineer at Thoughtworks equipped me with valuable experience in creating scalable digital lending platforms, leveraging technologies like Kotlin and Spring Webflux. This foundation has been instrumental in driving our team at Lowe's to excel in crafting resilient software solutions. Our collective efforts are aligned with Lowe's mission to revolutionize retail through technological innovation.

Location

Hyderabad

AI stack

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Work experience

Senior Software Development Engineering Leader, Delivery Experience at Amazon, Jan 2026 - Present · 8 mos, India, Building something cool stuff in the Amazon App at global scale.

Software Development Manager , Finance Technology at Amazon, Aug 2025 - Jan 2026 · 6 mos, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, • Spearheaded the integration of AI agents with MCP servers to enhance system capabilities and readiness for AI applications. • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to streamline processes, resulting in improved efficiency and reduced time-to-market for AI-driven solutions. • Championed innovative strategies that contributed to Amazon's commitment to cutting-edge technology in the e-commerce sector.

Associate Director of Engineering at Lowe's India, Dec 2022 - Aug 2025 · 2 yrs 9 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Engineering Leadership As a key member of the Engineering Platform and Architecture team, I am responsible for overseeing three critical initiatives, collaborating closely with highly skilled engineers and product managers to develop world-class products. Key Initiatives: 1. A/B Testing (Experimentation) Platform for Lowe's: * Led a team of engineers to design and build a robust A/B testing platform, enhancing Lowe's ability to conduct data-driven experiments and optimize user experiences. 2. Lowe's Commercialisation : Leading Lowe's commercialisation initiatives, collaborating closely with various partners, including premier retailers and technology leaders to deliver exceptional retail technology products that create superior customer value. 3. Next-Generation LLM-Based Platforms: * Contributed to the development of cutting-edge Large Language Model (LLM) based Developer assistant platforms . These platforms aim to drive operational excellence and provide actionable business insights and also to help developers 4. Commerce Platform: * Managed a team focused on the Commerce Platform, ensuring a unified and consistent experience for Lowe's partners and vendors. This platform is instrumental in streamlining operations and enhancing overall business efficiency. Skills and Achievements: * Team Leadership: Successfully managed and mentored teams of engineers to deliver high-quality platforms. * Technical Expertise: Utilized advanced technologies, including LLMs, to drive innovation and operational excellence. * Collaboration: Worked closely with product managers and engineers to align technical strategies with business objectives. * Platform Development: Built scalable, efficient, and secure platforms that support business growth and user experience optimization.

Principal Engineer at Thoughtworks, May 2021 - Dec 2022 · 1 yr 8 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, Experience Role: Engineering Lead Client: One of the top banks Project: Building a Digital Lending platform Loan Types: 2-wheeler loans, 4-wheeler loans, home loans, personal loans, etc. Technical Stack Backend: Programming Language: Kotlin Frameworks: Spring Web Flux (reactive programming) Frontend: JavaScript Framework: React Js Database: NoSQL Database: MongoDB Messaging and Streaming: Message Broker: Kafka Containerization and Orchestration: Containerization: Docker Orchestration: Kubernetes Monitoring and Logging: Monitoring Tool: Kibana Key Responsibilities Technical Leadership: Overseeing the development and maintenance of the digital lending platform. Team Management: Leading and mentoring a team of software engineers and developers. Project Management: Planning and managing project execution, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to budget. Stakeholder Communication: Communicating with senior management and other stakeholders to report on project status and align with strategic goals. Quality Assurance and Risk Management: Ensuring high-quality coding standards, robust testing strategies, and mitigating risks and security vulnerabilities.

Technical Lead at Publicis Sapient, Apr 2020 - May 2021 · 1 yr 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Tech Lead: Colleague Management System for Tesco * Role: Tech Lead * Project: Designed and developed the Colleague Management System for Tesco from scratch. * Objective: Created a platform to help store managers optimize colleague shifts, ensuring efficient utilization of colleague hours while meeting store workload demands. * Achievements: * Development and Launch: Successfully developed and launched the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) within 4 months. * Performance and Adoption: The application currently handles 30 transactions per second (TPS) and is used by over 12,000 users across 600 Tesco stores. * Business Impact: The project has been highly successful, well-received, and appreciated by business stakeholders and Tesco leadership. Technical Stack * Backend: Spring Boot, Spring Web Flux, Spring API Gateway, Aspect-Oriented Programming (AOP) * Programming Language: Java 8 * Database: PostgreSQL * Architecture: Microservices Key Skills and Responsibilities * Technical Leadership: Led the development team to design and implement the Colleague Management System. * Agile Methodologies: Utilized agile practices to ensure rapid and iterative development. * Stakeholder Management: Collaborated closely with business stakeholders to ensure the system met their needs and expectations. * Performance Optimization: Ensured the application's performance and scalability to handle high transaction volumes. This experience highlights my ability to lead technical projects, develop scalable solutions, and drive business value through innovative technology.

Senior Software Engineer @Yantriks( Acquired by Blue Yonder) at Blue Yonder, Mar 2018 - Apr 2020 · 2 yrs 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Macys Inventory Management System : Part of a scratch development project. This project is all about managing inventory for the organization and has a single point of source for availability , reservation and maintaining inventory. This project is all about building a solution by using all cutting edge open source technologies like Java 8, Spring Webflux Reactive programming , Kafka, Apache Beam, Spring Boot, Grafana and InfluxDB to have a scalable ,resilient enterprise solution in Google cloud Platform. For Performance testing have used Apache JMeter. Kohl's Cloud Migration Team : This project was intended to migrate on-premise order management solution to cloud. This work involves containerization, modularization and optimization of the various components. This also involves replacing many of the Legacy components with new components built on cutting edge open source technologies like MongoDB, Apache Kafka, Apache Camel, and Openshift, Python to improve the performance.

Education

Bachelor of Technology, Electronics & Engineering, Guru Nanak Institute of Technology , Kolkata