Headline

Product Manager (Transitioning) | Software Engineer @ Tech Mahindra | PM Fellow @ NextLeap

About

I'm a Software Engineer transitioning into Product Management, currently building PM skills through the NextLeap PM Fellowship. Here's what I bring that most aspiring PMs don't: ⚙️ Technical Depth — I can read a pull request, scope an API, and sit in an architecture review without nodding blankly. Engineers trust me because I've been one. 🔍 User Obsession — I've started conducting structured user interviews, building journey maps, and translating qualitative pain into product requirements. 📊 Data Mindset — I think in funnels, not features. I ask "what does the data say?" before "what should we build?" 🚀 Shipping Instinct — I've lived the sprint ceremonies, the deployment anxiety, the rollback conversations. I know what "done" actually means. What I'm working on right now: → Building PM case studies across B2B SaaS and consumer products → Writing about PM frameworks every week on LinkedIn (#LearningInPublic) → Interviewing users and synthesizing insights into product specs What I'm looking for: An APM / Junior PM role at a product-first company where I can combine engineering credibility with product thinking to build things people love. 📩 If you're hiring PMs, building interesting products, or want to talk shop — let's connect. Reach me at swapnilwork.dev@gmail.com.

Location

Pune District

AI stack

cursor

langchain

notion

openai

Work experience

Associate Software Engineer at Tech Mahindra, Dec 2024 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos, Pune District

Product Management Fellow at NextLeap, Feb 2026 - May 2026 · 4 mos, Remote, • Conducting end-to-end product case studies: problem framing → user research → prioritization (RICE) → PRD writing → go-to-market thinking. • Executed 6+ end-to-end product case studies with 60+ user interviews; applied product discovery (JTBD, personas), prioritization (RICE, OKRs), and growth analysis (funnels, retention, A/B testing). • Developed core PM skills in bottom-up estimation, KPI tree construction, UX auditing, and competitive benchmarking — translating raw user and market data into defensible, business-impact-driven product decisions.

Full Stack Developer at Gradious, Mar 2024 - Nov 2024 · 9 mos, Hyderabad, • Built and shipped 3 end-to-end product features (authentication, notifications, dashboard filters) within 6 sprints — all released with 0 critical bugs at beta. • Translated product requirements into detailed technical tasks and API workflows, enabling faster development cycles and reducing ambiguity during implementation. • Partnered with designers and backend engineers to refine requirements and improve usability before development — reducing post-release issues by ~30% and minimizing rework across sprints.

Education

Product Management, Nextleap

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science, Walchand Institute of Technology, Solapur