Engineering Leader · 9+ years scaling product engineering from 0→1→growth
Senior Engineering Manager at NowPurchase, reporting to CTO · Kolkata, India
Open to: Senior engineering leadership roles — Engineering Manager (high-scope) · Director of Engineering · Head of Engineering
Location: Kolkata, India · Open to relocation (India & international)
Availability: Actively exploring opportunities
- Built an engineering org from zero. First engineering hire at NowPurchase (2016); today lead 9 direct reports across frontend, backend, mobile & IoT, with indirect oversight of AI engineers, designers, and QA, reporting to the CTO
- 4 promotions in 9 years at a company that scaled around the foundation I built — intern → lead → EM → Senior EM
- Metrics-driven operator: established DORA metrics, drove uptime to 99.5%+, cut AWS spend 20%, improved delivery predictability 30%
- Still technical: hands-on with system design, microservices, and applied AI (LLM orchestration, RAG, agentic workflows) in production
Order processing efficiency improvement through workflow optimization · System uptime, with production incidents down 35% YoY
AWS cost reduction via right-sizing and architecture · Sprint predictability gain from a DORA metrics program · On-time delivery improvement from Agile/Scrum rollout
1 · Org building & leadership
Hired, grew, and retained a cross-functional engineering team from 1 (me) to 9 directs + indirect functions. Established code review culture, mentorship programs, structured career growth, and delivery processes that survived company scaling — including accelerated COVID-era delivery cycles.
2 · Technical depth that hasn't atrophied
Architected microservices handling high-volume B2B transactions on AWS. Active in design reviews and architecture decisions. Led applied-AI initiatives: LLM orchestration, RAG pipelines, and agentic workflows shipped to production — not slideware.
3 · Business-aligned execution
Operate as technical partner to product and leadership: DORA metrics tied to business outcomes, infra cost reduction with zero reliability trade-off, and roadmap ownership with dates I'm accountable for.
NowPurchase · Industrial Procurement & Manufacturing Platform · Kolkata
One company, four promotions — I built the engineering function the company scaled on.
2022 – Present Senior Engineering Manager ◄ team of 9, reports to CTO
2019 – 2022 Engineering Manager ◄ built team 6→8
2017 – 2019 Lead / Full-Stack Developer ◄ 15+ features shipped
2016 – 2017 Frontend Developer ◄ FIRST ENGINEERING HIRE, 0→1
Senior Engineering Manager (2022 – Present)
- Lead 9 engineers across frontend, backend, mobile, and IoT; indirect oversight of AI developers, designers, and QA
- Architected scalable microservices-based systems handling high-volume B2B transactions
- Improved order processing efficiency by 40% through workflow optimization
- Reduced AWS infrastructure costs by 20% via right-sizing and architectural improvements
- Improved system uptime to 99.5%+ and reduced production incidents by 35%
- Established DORA metrics program improving sprint predictability by 30%
Engineering Manager (2019 – 2022)
- Built and scaled engineering team (6–8 engineers) across multiple product domains
- Rolled out Agile/Scrum processes improving on-time delivery by 25%
- Led accelerated product delivery during COVID with 2–3 week sprint cycles
- Introduced structured code review practices and mentorship programs
Lead / Full-Stack Developer (2017 – 2019)
- Shipped 15+ high-impact product features across web and mobile platforms
- Built React + Node.js applications and integrated third-party logistics systems
- Developed mobile ecosystem enabling field operations and warehouse workflows
Frontend Developer — first engineering hire (2016 – 2017)
- Built the platform 0→1: catalog, pricing engine, and order management systems
- Established the technical foundation the company still builds on today
Build
Run
Design & lead
Most of my code lives in private org repos — happy to walk through architecture and code in a technical conversation.
Bachelor of Technology · Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) · 2016
Building something ambitious and need an engineering leader?
📧 nishantonline1@gmail.com · 💼 linkedin.com/in/technishant