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Engineering Manager (Protocol)

I’m a Product and Engineering Leader with over 13 years of experience building and scaling high-impact platforms across Web3, Fintech, and Electric Vehicle ecosystems. I specialize in leading cross-functional teams to deliver complex, mission-critical systems while fostering a strong culture of ownership, accountability, and technical excellence.

Most recently, I serve as Engineering Manager for Shibarium & Protocol, where I lead core protocol and developer platform initiatives, including network upgrades, developer tooling, token infrastructure, and rollup-based scaling solutions. I work closely with ecosystem partners and internal leadership to drive adoption, strengthen platform security, and ensure long-term scalability, while building high-performing, distributed engineering teams focused on reliability, observability, and developer experience.

Previously, I’ve held senior leadership roles at BlockFi, Synapse Financial Technologies, and Gnrgy, managing globally distributed teams and owning business-critical systems in fast-moving, highly regulated environments. My background spans consumer-facing applications, financial infrastructure, and large-scale operational platforms, blending hands-on technical depth with strategic execution.

I’m now seeking Senior Engineering Manager or Director of Engineering roles where I can operate with strong autonomy, partner closely with executive leadership, and help shape both technical strategy and organizational growth. I’m particularly interested in opportunities that emphasize deep collaboration with product and design, building empowered engineering cultures, and leading teams that deliver secure, scalable, and user-centric platforms.


Experience: 11 years

Yearly salary: $98,000

Hourly rate: $70

Nationality: 🇮🇳 India

Residency: 🇮🇳 India


Experience

Engineering Manager, Core
Synapse Financial Technologies, Inc.
2023 - 2023
Spearheaded core product development in the APAC region. Managed the core team that owns most of the business critical code and database. Owned, analysed observability and helped team take an informed decision.
Engineering Manager, Core
BlockFi, Inc.
2020 - 2022
Lead product development by managing two engineering teams who are related but with separated product ownership. Responsible for hiring, onboarding and owning the team and its work. Worked closely with TPMs, PMs, Director of Engineers to define the requirements in an ever evolving environment with regulatory influence. Advocated for the engineering team.
Director of Engineering, Software
Gnrgy Ltd.
2016 - 2020
Country head of Gnrgy. Managed all software verticals by closely working with team managers and technical leads. Outlined, structured and developed all consumer facing mobile apps. Directly managed mobile development team. Built a robust team of engineers that take care of all the R&D and daily charger network management. Turned a bare-shell space to an awesome core engineering workspace at Bangalore, India that fuels Gnrgy's global operation. Hands on swift/Objective C/Dart developer as needed.

Skills

engineering-manager
english