Hey, I am Deepak Kumar
Engineering Leader — M
Hyderabad, India | Open to remote roles
<p>Engineering Leader with 10+ years of frontend experience and a hybrid role combining people management, delivery ownership, and technical leadership. I manage a team of 10+ engineers, own end-to-end delivery for AI-powered enterprise products, drive hiring and mentorship, and partner across Product, Design, Backend, QA, DevOps, and clients — while still guiding frontend architecture for React, Next.js, LLM, and RAG systems.</p>
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Years Experience
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Engineers Managed
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Candidates Interviewed
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Retention Rate
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AI Products Owned
Education
2011-2015:
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical UniversityB.Tech — Computer Science & Engineering
Certifications
Cert:
A1 Leadership ProgramLeading at the Frontline — Management Training
Cert:
Project Management CertificationPractical Delivery & Project Leadership
How I Lead — People, Delivery,
& Technical Direction
People Management & Mentorship
Manage and grow teams of 10+ engineers through 1:1s, career development, performance guidance, and technical mentoring. Build ownership culture via code reviews, coaching, and clear growth paths for Frontend, Backend, and QA talent.
Hiring Manager & Talent Acquisition
Full-cycle hiring as hiring manager — sourcing, screening, and technical interviews across Frontend, Backend, and QA. Interviewed 400+ candidates with a focus on engineering culture, craft, and long-term growth potential.
Delivery Ownership & Agile Planning
Own engineering planning, sprint execution in Jira, capacity planning, release coordination, risk mitigation, and occasional project management. Create SOWs and effort estimates that keep multi-product roadmaps realistic and on track.
AI Product & Frontend Leadership
Lead frontend engineering for AI-powered products — Arcutis AIVY, HR AI Assistant, MBR, copilots, and RAG systems. Own architecture decisions on React, Next.js, and TypeScript while staying close enough to the craft to unblock the team.
Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Leadership
Partner with Product, Design, Backend, QA, DevOps, and clients across business units. Translate priorities into clear engineering plans, run customer demos and PoCs, and keep delivery aligned with business outcomes (~$0.8M pipeline supported).
Engineering Excellence & Process
Drive delivery quality through process improvements, shared architecture, reusable libraries, and AI-assisted development workflows. Focus on sustainable velocity, fewer surprises in production, and teams that ship with confidence.
Looking for Engineering Manager and Senior/Tech Lead roles at product-driven companies building AI-powered and enterprise platforms.
Let's connect. Reach out!
10+ Years in Engineering Management, Delivery Ownership
& Technical Leadership
AI Product Delivery & Engineering Management
Visit Website →Hybrid engineering management and technical leadership role: manage a team of 10+ engineers, lead frontend engineering for AI-powered products, and own delivery across enterprise applications including AIVY (Iptacopan & Zolgensma), HR Chatbot / AI Assistant, and Master Batch Record (MBR). Serve 100K+ users across global pharma clients — Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Novartis, Merck, Gilead, Stemline, Eisai, Roche, Lilly, and Biogen.
- People Management & Hiring
Manage and mentor 10+ engineers — driving technical growth, career development, delivery excellence, and resource allocation. Act as hiring manager across Frontend, Backend, and QA; conduct technical interviews and strengthen engineering capability through structured onboarding and mentorship. Foster engineering excellence via code reviews, technical guidance, process improvements, and a strong ownership culture.
- Delivery Ownership & Project Leadership
Own end-to-end delivery for 5+ concurrent AI products and 10+ enterprise applications. Lead sprint planning and Agile delivery in Jira, engineering planning and execution, capacity planning, risk identification and mitigation, and occasional project management. Create Statements of Work (SOWs) and effort estimations; partner with Product, Design, Backend, QA, DevOps, and clients. Delivered 20+ AI demos and PoCs; supported ~$0.8M in new business through customer-facing engineering engagements.
- Frontend Architecture & Technical Leadership
Own frontend architecture and technical decision-making for AI-powered enterprise SaaS — React, Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, AWS Amplify. Built reusable component libraries and shared architecture adopted across customer implementations. Integrated LLM chat, streaming responses, citations, personalization, dashboards, and multimodal UX. Improved application performance by 25%; introduced AI-assisted workflows with Cursor and V0 while raising engineering best practices.
Engineering Management, Leadership & Technical Skills
Engineering Management
Team Leadership (10+ Engineers)People Management & 1:1sHiring Manager & Technical InterviewingMentorship & Career DevelopmentPerformance ManagementTeam Scaling & RetentionCapacity & Resource PlanningAgile / Scrum Delivery (Jira)Sprint & Release PlanningDelivery Ownership & ExecutionSOW Creation & Effort EstimationRisk & Dependency ManagementStakeholder & Client ManagementCross-Functional LeadershipEngineering Culture & Process ImprovementCode Review CultureTechnical Leadership
Frontend Architecture (React / Next.js)System Design (HLD / LLD)Technical Decision-MakingDesign Systems & Component LibrariesMicro-frontendsPerformance Engineering & Core Web VitalsSecure Application Architecture (AppSec / CSP)Enterprise SaaS PlatformsAI-Powered Product DeliveryProduct Development from ScratchReusable Platform ArchitectureAI-Assisted Development (Cursor / V0)AI Product Engineering
Generative AI & LLM IntegrationOpenAI / Azure OpenAIRAG ArchitectureLangChain & LangGraphAI Copilots & ChatbotsAI Agent WorkflowsStreaming AI (SSE / WebSockets)Prompt EngineeringVector DatabasesToken OptimizationAI UX & Conversation DesignMultimodal AI ExperiencesFrontend Stack
ReactNext.js (SSR / SSG)TypeScriptJavaScript (ES6+)Tailwind CSSMaterial UIRedux ToolkitTanStack QueryZustandAccessibility (WCAG)Jest & React Testing LibraryCypress / PlaywrightStorybookBackend, Cloud & Platform
Node.jsExpress.jsREST APIsGraphQLMongoDBOAuth 2.0 / OIDCAzure Entra IDAWS / AWS AmplifyAzureDockerCI/CD (GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps)VercelGitJira
Let's connect
Actively looking for Engineering Manager and Tech Lead roles. I bring hybrid experience in people management, delivery ownership, hiring, and frontend / AI technical leadership — managing 10+ engineers and shipping enterprise AI products. Hyderabad, India · open to remote.