Aash Dhariya
Engineering Manager & Technical Leader
Email: aash.discover@gmail.com
Mobile: 7838804669
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aashdhariya
Blog: https://blog.aashd.me
Github: https://github.com/geeky-sh
Summary
Engineering Manager and technical leader with 13+ years of experience, including six years leading teams of 10–15 engineers. Proven track record of building and scaling platforms from zero to production, driving operational excellence, and developing high-performing teams. Combine strong technical depth in cloud-native and distributed systems with strategic planning, clear communication, and a focus on sustainable engineering practices—reducing technical debt while aligning delivery with business goals.
Leadership & Management
  • Strategy & Roadmaps: Define scope, requirements, and quarterly roadmaps; provide reliable estimates and align engineering with product and business goals.
  • Technical Delivery: Lead solution design and architecture, own technical specs, and manage delivery across cross-functional teams with clear timelines.
  • Team Building & Development: Build and manage high-performing teams of 10–15; create growth plans, give constructive feedback, and foster trust and motivation.
  • Process & Operational Excellence: Establish engineering best practices, reduce technical debt, and drive improvements for scalable, maintainable systems.
Technical Skills
  • Languages: Python, Golang, Elixir, Ruby, Kotlin
  • Storage: MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, Elasticsearch
  • Frameworks: Django, Django REST, Ruby on Rails
  • Infrastructure: Docker, AWS (ECS, S3, EC2, Lambda, CDN, SQS, Kinesis, Copilot)
  • Tools & Process: GitHub, GitLab, Jira, Shortcut, Notion; Agile, design reviews, IaC
Professional Experience
Engineering Manager — Yubi, Bangalore March 2024 – Present
  • Lead a team of 12 in building the LoanOS platform from inception; architected a scalable product that reached ₹3 Cr in daily disbursements within one month of launch.
  • Improved operational excellence (MTTD/MTTR) and doubled deployment frequency through process and tooling improvements.
  • Drive predictable delivery via quarterly roadmaps, sprint planning, and regular design reviews; established a culture of quality and ownership.
Senior Software Engineer — Inspirit, Remote Dec 2021 – Nov 2023
  • As an early engineer, owned core architecture and key features that directly improved sales growth.
  • Led technical planning: wrote specs with UML diagrams, estimated timelines, allocated work, and coordinated with stakeholders across the project lifecycle.
  • Raised team capability by mentoring engineers, introducing code review and deployment practices, and adding IaC for backend, Unleash, and Metabase.
Engineering Manager — Paytm, Remote July 2020 – Sep 2021
  • Led a cross-functional team of 15 to build the Insurance product from zero to one; shipped a fault-tolerant streaming pipeline for user activity data, enabling fast, data-driven iterations.
  • Owned and delivered an independent initiative for the streaming pipeline, improving reliability and speed of secondary product features.
Senior Backend Engineer — Realport, Mumbai July 2019 – July 2020
  • Architected and documented core processes for onboarding institutional investors, bringing structure and clarity to component interactions.
  • Built integrations with DocuSign, Solaris, and IDNow for identity and AML checks within the product.
Technical Lead — Coverfox, Mumbai Oct 2015 – July 2019
  • Led architecture and execution of monolith-to-microservices migration, cutting operational processing time by 94% (2 hours → 7 minutes).
  • Defined technical specifications and mentored a team of 10 engineers to deliver consistently high quality.
Senior Software Engineer — TargetingMantra, Gurgaon June 2014 – Sep 2015
  • Automated client integration processes and owned design, build, and rollout of new features while maintaining high uptime.
Product Engineer — AlmaConnect, Gurgaon May 2012 – May 2014
  • Delivered search and filter features on Elasticsearch; built an async email notification service serving thousands of users daily; reduced app server response time by 6–7 seconds.
Education
B.E. in ICT (Information and Communication Technology), DA-IICT, Gandhinagar, 2012
Interests
Tabla, Reading, Running