Résumé
Director of Engineering · 10+ years in software.
Engineering leader with 10+ years architecting and scaling distributed systems, cloud-native platforms, and high-performance services. Track record in technical leadership, system design, and cross-functional collaboration — and a soft spot for the gnarly problems behind enabling teams.
Experience
Director of Digital Engineering
Axelerant
Led the architecture and launch of a cloud-native fantasy-gaming platform serving 10k–50k concurrent users; ran 15+ microservices across three AWS regions on EKS at 99.99% uptime. Built core services in Go and Python — halving memory and doubling throughput — with full-stack observability via Prometheus and OpenTelemetry.
Principal Software Engineer
Clipboard Health
Led key product features for healthcare professionals and automated manual workflows through API integrations, saving hundreds of operational hours a week.
Engineering Manager
Axelerant
Managed distributed teams across multiple projects, delivered scalable web platforms end to end, sharpened CI pipelines, and grew engineers into senior and lead roles.
Senior Front-end Developer
Acquia
Built robust frontend solutions with Drupal and React, and led the baseline template used across all Acquia projects.
Front-end Architect
Axelerant
Directed complex frontend architectures in Drupal and JavaScript, and partnered with presales on project architecture and technical guidance.
Skills
Languages
PythonGoJavaScriptPHP
Technologies
PostgresKubernetesAWSRedisReactFastAPINest.js
Infrastructure
PrometheusOpenTelemetryKafkaNATSDockerCI/CD
Education
BSc, Information Technology
University of Kashmir
Certifications
CKACKADOTCAJSNADJSNSDAcquia Drupal ExpertAWS CAIP