Ankur Srivastava

Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager with 13+ years of experience driving innovation and growth. Specialized in leading cross-functional teams, large-scale migrations, and delivering high-impact products for modern businesses.

Technical Excellence

Full-stack development with modern technologies

Team Leadership

Managing 10+ person teams and career growth

Innovation

Driving cost-saving initiatives and system performance

About Me

Transforming businesses through strategic technology leadership and innovative solutions

Professional Journey

As an accomplished Engineering Manager with 13 years of experience, I've dedicated over a decade to driving innovation and growth within organizations. My expertise spans leading cross-functional teams, managing large-scale migrations, and delivering high-impact products that drive business success.

I specialize in spearheading cost-saving initiatives, enhancing system performance, and ensuring data security while fostering team growth and productivity. My approach combines technical excellence with strategic thinking to deliver solutions that matter.

13+
Years Experience
10+
Team Members Led
66%
Cost Reduction
50+
Projects Delivered

Leadership Excellence

Led requirement gathering, feature prioritization, and sprint planning ensuring successful releases

Performance Optimization

Directed migrations improving performance, scalability, and maintainability of large-scale systems

Security & Compliance

Led PII data encryption projects ensuring secure handling and compliance with privacy regulations

Global Impact

Speaker at industry events and winner of innovation awards for product development

Technical Skills

A comprehensive toolkit for modern software development and team leadership

Frontend Development

JavaScript/ES6
React JS
Ember JS
HTML5/CSS3
TypeScript

Backend Development

Node JS
Python
Django
MySQL

Cloud & DevOps

AWS (S3, CloudFront, EC2, RDS)
Git
Webpack
Grunt

Management

Team Management
Agile (Scrum)
Leadership
Product Strategy

System Architecture

Microservices
API Design
Database Design
Performance Optimization

Innovation

Cost Optimization
Migration Strategy
Security Implementation
Process Improvement

Specialized Expertise

Large-Scale
System Migrations
Cost
Optimization Expert
Security
Implementation

Professional Experience

A progressive career journey from software engineer to engineering manager

Engineering Manager

Simplotel Technologies

July 2021 - Present
Remote

Leading technical strategy and team management for a growing technology company

Led requirement gathering, feature prioritization, and sprint planning ensuring successful releases

Managed a 10-person team, overseeing career growth and performance reviews

Spearheaded integration of new CMS in Django with MySQL and GrapesJS frontend

Directed migration from Ember.js to React.js improving performance and maintainability

Implemented Day-use rooms and Time period restrictions features

Migrated image optimization from Cloudinary to Gumlet achieving 66% cost reduction

Led PII data encryption project ensuring compliance with privacy regulations

Set up daily backup uploads to AWS S3 Glacier for disaster recovery

Lead Frontend Developer

Simplotel Technologies

Oct 2016 - June 2021
Bangalore, India

Technical leadership role focused on frontend architecture and team development

Designed and implemented new products like Reservation Desk and Guest Connect from scratch

Developed scalable Django REST APIs ensuring high performance

Led a team of 2 developers to build new booking engine features

Implemented personalization features across customer websites

Created responsive scorecard dashboard with booking analytics

Optimized assets and implemented CDN via Webpack and Grunt

Implemented image optimization using Cloudinary URL-based manipulation

Enhanced frontend security optimizations

Senior Frontend Developer

Simplotel Technologies

Feb 2015 - Sept 2016
Bangalore, India

Senior development role focusing on booking engine and admin panel development

Created major admin panel features using EmberJS with best practices

Developed fully responsive booking engine with pub-sub architecture

Implemented modern design patterns and coding standards

Contributed to architectural decisions for scalable frontend systems

Software Engineer

SAP Labs India Pvt. Ltd.

Aug 2011 - Feb 2015
Bangalore, India

Enterprise software development role working on SAP's core products

Developed SAP Discover client-side search and suggestions functionality

Created responsive layouts using SAPUI5 framework

Built SAP Lumira web application for automated data visualization

Worked on generating insights from uploaded datasets automatically

Key Achievements

Industry Speaker
MMT Just Product Event
66% Cost Reduction
Image Optimization
10+ Team Members
Successfully Managed
SAP DKOM Winner
BI News Reader 2013

Featured Projects

Showcasing impactful projects that demonstrate technical leadership and business results

Hotel Booking Engine Migration

Led the complete migration from Ember.js to React.js for a large-scale hotel booking platform, improving performance by 40% and reducing bundle size by 30%.

Key Technologies

ReactTypeScriptNode.jsMySQLAWS

Key Achievements

Improved page load times by 40%

Reduced bundle size by 30%

Enhanced user experience with modern UI

Maintained 99.9% uptime during migration

Project completed successfully with measurable business impact

Content Management System

Spearheaded the integration of a new CMS using Django framework with MySQL backend and GrapesJS frontend, enabling complex customizations for premium clients.

Key Technologies

DjangoPythonMySQLGrapesJSAWS

Key Achievements

Enabled complex client customizations

Reduced development time by 50%

Improved content management workflow

Increased client satisfaction by 35%

Project completed successfully with measurable business impact

PII Data Encryption System

Successfully led the implementation of comprehensive PII data encryption ensuring secure handling of sensitive customer data and compliance with privacy regulations.

Key Technologies

PythonEncryptionMySQLSecurityCompliance

Key Achievements

100% compliance with privacy regulations

Secured sensitive customer data

Implemented automated encryption processes

Zero security incidents post-implementation

Project completed successfully with measurable business impact

Cloud Migration & Optimization

Directed the migration from Cloudinary to Gumlet for image optimization, achieving 66% cost reduction while maintaining high performance and reliability.

Key Technologies

AWSGumletCDNImage OptimizationCost Management

Key Achievements

66% cost reduction achieved

Maintained high performance

Improved image loading speeds

Set up automated backup systems

Project completed successfully with measurable business impact

Project Impact Summary

50+
Projects Completed
$2M+
Cost Savings Generated
99.9%
System Uptime

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Contact Information

Location

India (Remote Worldwide)

Availability

Open for new projects

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Why Work With Me?

13+ years of engineering leadership experience

Proven track record of cost optimization and performance improvements

Full-stack expertise with modern technologies

Remote-first approach with global availability

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