Technical Program Manager | Aligning Engineering & Product Teams to Drive Scalable, High-Impact Programs | Aspiring Engineering Leader
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Professional Summary
Strategic and execution-driven Senior Software Engineer with a strong track record in leading large-scale technical initiatives, optimizing workflows, and aligning engineering and product teams for seamless execution. Currently transitioning into Technical Program Management (TPM) to drive cross-functional collaboration, risk management, and technical program execution. Proven ability to solve complex technical and operational challenges, mitigate risks, and deliver impact-driven results.
Skills
Program & Project Execution
Agile Scrum OKRs Roadmap Planning Risk Mitigation Cross-Functional Leadership
Technical & System Knowledge
UX Design and Development User Research Cloud Computing (AWS, Azure) API Integrations Microservices Architecture Data Pipelines System Design
Business & Product Alignment
Stakeholder Management Feature Prioritization KPI & Data-Driven Decision Making
Leadership & Communication
Cross-Team Coordination Process Optimization Technical Strategy Conflict Resolution
Work Experience
2021-Present
Walmart Global Tech — Senior Software Engineer
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Led cross-functional execution of a pricing automation initiative, increasing Walmart’s holiday revenue by 15% and boosting merchant acquisition & retention by 3%.
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Managed the end-to-end execution of competitor data analysis tooling for marketplace vendors, collaborating with Engineering, Data Science, and Product teams to streamline decision-making.
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Drove roadmap planning & execution for Reactive 1P tooling, enabling bulk item updates & validations, reducing manual work, and enhancing pricing accuracy.
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Led large-scale data migration from MySQL to Azure SQL Server, ensuring zero downtime and optimizing data integrity.
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Conceptualized & delivered Walmart Voice, a feedback integration feature that improved customer insights by 30%, collaborating with UX, Engineering, and Product teams.
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Optimized Smart Pricing Tooling, improving bulk refresh and bulk search operations to support 100K+ items, enhancing scalability and reducing processing time.
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Orchestrated UX research & product optimization efforts, ensuring data-driven decision-making for pricing strategy improvements.
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Drove infrastructure efficiency, reducing onboarding latency by 40% by containerizing the development environment with Docker, cutting Docker runtime from 40 minutes to 4 minutes for Mac Apple chip laptops.
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Led strategic research on pricing optimization & predictive analytics, collaborating with Data Scientists, Machine Learning Engineers, and Product Managers to refine pricing strategies.
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Partnered with cross-functional teams to develop the Campaign & Promotions Dashboard, ensuring seamless UI development and operational efficiency.
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Facilitated cross-team communication & execution, participating in stakeholder presentations, CRQ deployments, DR exercises, and Agile ceremonies to drive alignment and transparency.
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Mentored & coached interns and junior engineers, fostering growth in product execution, engineering best practices, and problem-solving skills.
2018-2020
Cisco Systems Inc. — Software Engineer
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Led the execution of front-end development for the Cisco Secure Agile Exchange (SAE) platform, collaborating with Engineering, UX, and Product teams to enhance user experience and network management workflows.
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Drove the roadmap execution for network visualization tools, developing drag-and-drop components and dynamic graphs using D3.js to improve operational efficiency for virtual and physical networks.
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Managed cross-team dependencies, ensuring seamless integration between the SAE platform UI and Network Service Orchestration (NSO) backend, leveraging React Redux for real-time synchronization.
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Collaborated with Product Managers and UX teams to deliver working prototypes for upcoming features, refining user requirements and optimizing the feature rollout process.
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Spearheaded API integration efforts, writing and optimizing REST API calls between SAE and NSO using Node.js and MySQL, improving network data flow and configuration consistency.
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Owned middleware development, migrating the proxy server from PHP to Node.js, enhancing application performance and backend communication efficiency.
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Partnered with cross-functional teams to define the data structure for virtual and physical devices, aligning hardware models with evolving network orchestration requirements.
2013-2014
M&R Consultants Corporation — Software Engineer
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Involved in the development & execution of web and mobile eLearning portals for employee training platforms across multiple clients, ensuring scalable and responsive applications.
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Managed full-stack development for cross-platform applications, building responsive web apps using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and jQuery and deploying to Android, iOS, and Blackberry devices.
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Owned client engagement & requirement gathering, collaborating directly with stakeholders, product teams, and engineering to define project scope, user needs, and execution roadmaps.
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Created and implemented custom UI components, enabling gesture recognition, drag-and-drop functionality, and interactive elements to enhance the user experience.
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Developed and maintained detailed technical documentation, ensuring clear communication of project scope, architecture, and implementation strategies across teams.
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Led a team of 7 engineers, overseeing project timelines, technical execution, and cross-team collaboration to successfully launch a client-specific mobile app.
Education
2014-2016
MS, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
San Jose State University, CA, USA
2009-2014
BE, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
University of Mumbai, India
Interests
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Travel & Cultural Exploration – Passionate about experiencing diverse cultures, traditions, and cuisines.
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Photography – Enjoy capturing landscapes, street photography, and candid moments.
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Writing & Storytelling – Love expressing thoughts through creative writing, spoken word poetry, and personal reflections.
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Fitness & Wellness – Committed to an active lifestyle through strength training and mountaineering.
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Music & Dance – Enthusiastic about exploring different genres of music and dancing as a creative outlet.