●Engineering Leadership/Architecture/Product Development

Engineering teams.Scalable platforms.Measurable impact.

I'm Himanshu Ahuja, an Engineering Manager with 10+ years of experience across software architecture, product development and engineering leadership.

My work spans global payment infrastructure, federated identity systems, engineering automation and developer enablement, connecting technical execution with measurable business outcomes.

  • 10+: Years building software and teams
  • 1M+: Monthly users on federated SSO
  • 12+: International payment gateways integrated
  • 30%: Team velocity improvement
  • $3.5M+: Revenue impact of recognised work
Years building software and teams 01 / 05

01 Impact at a glance

Technology matters when it creates leverage.

10+
Years in software engineering
1M+
Monthly users on federated SSO
12+
International payment gateways integrated
30%
Team velocity improvement
Role
Engineering Manager
Experience
10+ years
Based in
Gurugram, India
Built
Web, mobile & platforms
Leads
Teams, delivery, architecture

In one sentence

Ihelpengineeringorganisationsturncomplextechnologyintoscalablesystems,effectiveteamsandmeasurableoutcomes.

Leadership
Architecture
Platform
Delivery
Reliability
Impact
Fig. 02 — People × Product × Technology × Execution
LeadershipArchitecturePlatformDeliveryReliabilityImpact

02 Approach

Engineering leadership is more than shipping software.

My work sits where technology, execution, people and business meet. I focus on the conditions that let teams execute faster, systems scale reliably and engineers grow.

That means keeping architecture maintainable, keeping product and engineering aligned, and making sure the technology we build creates measurable business impact.

  1. People01

    Build teams that grow and perform.

  2. Systems02

    Design for reliability and scale.

  3. Execution03

    Turn strategy into predictable delivery.

  4. Impact04

    Connect engineering outcomes to business value.

03 Selected impact

Systems I've helped build and scale.

Diagrams are illustrative abstractions. They do not represent internal architecture.

01Identity · Platform engineering

Federated identity at scale

Multiple products and domains needed a consistent authentication experience. I designed and built a federated, multi-TLD single sign-on platform that unified authentication across products and geographies.

1M+
Monthly active users
10+
Top-level domains
  • Identity architecture
  • Security
  • Scalability
  • Platform engineering
02Payments · Reliability

Global payments infrastructure

Led the end-to-end deployment of global payment infrastructure, integrating international gateways behind a central layer. Launched with no post-launch failures or disruptions.

1M+
Clients supported
12+
Payment gateways
  • Payments
  • Reliability
  • Integrations
  • Global scale
03Engineering quality · Gen-AI

AI-assisted engineering quality

Built a Gen-AI-powered internal code review system. Language- and platform-agnostic, automated, and designed for consistent engineering quality with less manual review effort.

  1. 01 Code change submitted
  2. 02 Automated Gen-AI review
  3. 03 Consistent feedback
  4. 04 Engineer review & merge
  • Gen-AI
  • Code quality
  • Automation
04Enablement · Developer experience

Engineering enablement

Revamped engineering onboarding through documentation, developer experience and mentorship, so new engineers become productive sooner and the organisation can scale.

  • Enablement
  • Documentation
  • Developer experience
  • Mentorship
50% Approximate reduction in time-to-productivity for new hires
Before
After
Day oneProductive

04 Web & mobile

Ten years of web and mobile products.

Before leading teams, I built the products: enterprise modules, a SaaS ERP, a mobile-first marketplace and VR training dashboards, then identity and payment platforms at global scale.

Screens are illustrative, not product screenshots.

05 The journey

From building products to building engineering organisations.

My career has evolved from building individual product features to designing platforms, leading engineers and shaping engineering systems.

  1. Builder
  2. Architect
  3. Lead
  4. Engineering Manager
  1. 2016
    Associate Product Engineer

    Enterprise web modules at ~99.9% uptime, Innovative Logic Lab.

    Web
  2. 2019
    Product Engineer

    Restaurant cloud ERP: inventory, billing and HR as SaaS.

    SaaS
  3. 2019–21
    Shor Jobs

    Mobile-first job marketplace for seafarers.

    Mobile
  4. 2019–21
    VR learning platform

    Immersive training with real-time dashboards.

    VR · Web
  5. 2021
    Senior Software Engineer

    Federated SSO for 1M+ monthly users, CACTUS.

    Identity
  6. 2023
    Lead Software Engineer

    Global payments across 12+ gateways for 1M+ clients.

    Payments
  7. 2025
    Engineering Manager

    ~30% higher velocity and ~25% fewer defects.

    Leadership
2016
Associate Product Engineer

Enterprise web modules at ~99.9% uptime, Innovative Logic Lab.

Web
2019
Product Engineer

Restaurant cloud ERP: inventory, billing and HR as SaaS.

SaaS
2019–21
Shor Jobs

Mobile-first job marketplace for seafarers.

Mobile
2019–21
VR learning platform

Immersive training with real-time dashboards.

VR · Web
2021
Senior Software Engineer

Federated SSO for 1M+ monthly users, CACTUS.

Identity
2023
Lead Software Engineer

Global payments across 12+ gateways for 1M+ clients.

Payments
2025
Engineering Manager

~30% higher velocity and ~25% fewer defects.

Leadership

06 Experience

2016 → Now

Full résumé (PDF)

CACTUS Communications

MUMBAI · SEP 2021 → NOW · 3 ROLES
AUG 2025 — NOW
Teams + process

Manager, Engineering

Drive engineering best practices, process improvement and Agile delivery, aligned with product and business roadmaps.

  • Improved team velocity by ~30% through engineering practices and Agile methodologies
  • Reduced defects by ~25%
  • Partner with product and business stakeholders on technology roadmaps
AUG 2023 — JUL 2025
Platforms + engineers

Lead Software Engineer

Led enterprise-scale application development for global users and guided engineers through the full SDLC.

  • Led global payment infrastructure for 1M+ clients across 12+ gateways, with no post-launch disruptions
  • Improved application performance by 30%+
  • Championed CI/CD, reducing release cycles from weeks to days
SEP 2021 — JUL 2023
Systems

Senior Software Engineer

Designed scalable web applications and translated product requirements into technical solutions.

  • Built a federated multi-TLD SSO platform for 1M+ monthly active users
  • Unified authentication across 10+ top-level domains
APR 2019 — AUG 2021

Product Engineer / Associate Product Engineer

Gurugram, India

Built products across training, hiring and SaaS domains.

  • VR learning platform for seafarer training with real-time dashboards and performance analytics
  • Shor Jobs: mobile-first job marketplace for seafarers
  • Restaurant cloud ERP spanning inventory, billing, HR and customer engagement
APR 2016 — MAR 2019

Associate Product Engineer

Innovative Logic Lab Pvt Ltd · Gurugram

Full-stack development, debugging and performance optimisation on enterprise modules.

  • Maintained ~99.9% uptime on enterprise application modules
  • Improved product functionality and reduced support issues
2011 — 2015 B.Tech, Computer Science and Engineering · Punjab Technical University, Sangrur

07 How I contribute

Technology is one part of engineering leadership.

Four areas where I spend most of my time. Open each for the capabilities behind it.

Building teams, setting direction and keeping delivery predictable.

  • Engineering Management
  • Technical Leadership
  • Engineering Strategy
  • Strategic Planning
  • Delivery Management
  • Team Building
  • Technical Mentorship
  • Stakeholder Communication
  • Cross-functional Collaboration
  • Risk Management
  • Agile / Scrum
  • Data-driven Decision Making

Technology I've worked with

Languages
JavaScript · TypeScript · Python · PHP · HTML · CSS · Shell
Backend
Node.js · Express · Nest.js · Laravel
Frontend
React · Angular · Vue.js · Redux · Bootstrap
Data
PostgreSQL · SQL · NoSQL · DynamoDB · Redis · Elasticsearch
Cloud
AWS (Lambda, EC2) · GCP · Serverless · Kafka · CI/CD · New Relic
Practice
OOP · E2E testing · REST · SOAP

08 Recognition

Impact recognised across engineering and business.

4×
Consecutive quarterly awards

Recognised at CACTUS across four consecutive quarters.

BPY
Business Partner of the Year

Recognition for partnership with the business.

$3.5M+
Revenue impact

Associated with recognised work at CACTUS.

700+
Man-hours saved

Through automation initiatives.

Executive collaboration

  • Worked directly with the CEO of Innologic Lab
  • Collaborated with the Group Managing Director of a key vendor
  • Contributed to AR/VR marine safety initiatives
  • Represented the organisation on international assignments in China and Japan

09 About · Building for the long term

I care about building engineering organisations that can scale without losing quality.

Himanshu Ahuja, Engineering Manager, Gurugram
Himanshu Ahuja · Gurugram

I started as a hands-on software engineer building web and enterprise products. Over time my work moved into architecture, large-scale platforms, technical leadership and engineering management.

Today I operate across people, product, technology and execution. I still care about the engineering details, because good leadership decisions depend on understanding the systems underneath them.

Currently curious about

  • Engineering automation
  • AI-assisted development
  • Developer experience
  • Platform engineering
01

Sustainable software

Building software that remains adaptable and maintainable as requirements evolve.

02

Architecture & system design

Designing reliable systems that scale while remaining understandable and maintainable.

10 Contact

Let's build systems — and teams — that scale.

I'm always interested in conversations around engineering leadership, architecture, product engineering and technology strategy.

iamhimanshuahuja@gmail.com