Engineering Manager

Building ScalableSolutions & Teams

Engineering Manager specializing in cloud-native solutions, team leadership, and driving engineering excellence. 12+ years of experience scaling teams and architecting robust systems.

Saibal Roy
About Me

Passionate about building high-performing engineering teams

As an Engineering Manager with over 12 years of industry experience, I specialize in architecting cloud-native, multi-tier web applications and building high-performing engineering teams. I thrive at the intersection of engineering excellence, team empowerment, and strategic execution.

Key Strengths

  • Leading DevOps-first teams and driving end-to-end delivery of cloud-based solutions
  • Collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders across continents
  • Hands-on expertise in Java Spring Boot, Nest.js, React, AWS ECS
  • Supporting global teams as solutions architect across diverse industries
10x Growth
Team Scaling

Successfully scaled engineering team from 14 to 150+ members

Multi-tier Apps
Cloud Architecture

Architected scalable cloud-native solutions across multiple domains

3 Continents
Global Collaboration

Led cross-functional teams across continents

12+ Years
Industry Experience

Over 12 years in software engineering and technical leadership

Experience

Professional Journey

Over 12 years of experience in software engineering, technical leadership, and team management across diverse industries and technologies.

Engineering Manager (Cloud & Web Apps)
Techno Exponent
Sep 2020 - Present
4+ years
  • Scaled engineering from 14 to 150+ members as founding tech leader
  • Spearheaded microservices-based SaaS platforms using AWS, Node.js, Nest.js
  • Led CI/CD implementation with AWS CodePipeline and GitHub Actions
  • Introduced containerization, caching, and messaging strategies
Senior Software Developer
Techno Exponent
May 2015 - Aug 2020
5+ years
  • Developed RESTful APIs using Node.js, Express, NestJS, Laravel
  • Built frontend applications with React.js and Gatsby.js
  • Integrated 3rd-party services: SendGrid, Twilio, Stripe, Auth0
  • Championed security practices using OWASP guidelines
Industry Mentor
IEEE India Council SMP
Aug 2024 - Dec 2024
5 months
  • Mentored students in career development and technical growth
  • Provided guidance on research orientation and professional networking
  • Collaborated with leaders from IBM, Qualcomm, and IIT Guwahati
Skills & Expertise

Technical Proficiency

Comprehensive expertise across engineering management, cloud architecture, and full-stack development.

Engineering Management
Cloud Architecture
AWS
DevOps
Node.js
React
Microservices
Team Leadership
System Design
CI/CD
Leadership

Team scaling, mentorship, cross-functional collaboration, agile methodologies

Cloud & DevOps

AWS, Docker, CI/CD, microservices, system design, infrastructure as code

Development

Node.js, React, Java, databases, API design, security best practices

Get In Touch

Let's collaborate and build something amazing

I'm always open to new opportunities, collaborations, and conversations around engineering leadership, cloud transformation, and mentoring the next generation of builders.

connectsaibalroy@gmail.com
+91 9748387302
Kolkata, West Bengal, India

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