Back to Portfolio

Mohit Kaushal

Engineering Manager | Principal Engineer
Gurugram, Haryana, India•+91 8219313826•mohitk3320@gmail.com•linkedin.com/in/mohit-kaushal

Professional Summary

Engineering leader with 9+ years building, scaling, and operating high-traffic SaaS platforms across backend, frontend, and machine learning. Currently lead a cross-functional team of 40+ engineers and designers, owning architecture, delivery, and technical roadmap end to end. Deep, hands-on expertise in distributed systems, microservice and CDN architecture, REST API design, and cloud-native infrastructure on AWS, GCP, and Azure. Track record of translating ambiguous business goals into scalable technical strategy, mentoring engineers, and shipping reliable products in fast-moving environments.

Areas of Expertise

Engineering Leadership • People & Performance Management • Hiring & Mentorship • Technical Strategy & Roadmapping • System Architecture & Design • Distributed Systems • Microservices • Scalability & Reliability • REST API Design • Cloud (AWS / GCP / Azure) • CI/CD & DevOps • Performance Optimization • Agile / Scrum / SDLC • Cross-Functional Collaboration • Stakeholder Management • Generative AI & LLM Integration • Machine Learning & Data Engineering

Technical Skills

Languages: Python, Go, Ruby, JavaScript (ES6+), SQL
Backend & Frameworks: Django, Flask, Express, Ruby on Rails, REST APIs, Microservices
Frontend: React, HTML5, CSS3, SASS/LESS, Responsive UI
ML & Data: PyTorch, TensorFlow, Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib, OpenCV
Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL/SQL, MongoDB
Cloud & DevOps: AWS (EC2, RDS), GCP, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD
AI & GenAI Tooling: GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, OpenAI & Anthropic APIs, LangChain, Hugging Face, RAG, pgvector, Prompt Engineering
Streaming & Messaging: Apache Kafka
Tooling & PM: Git, Jira, Monday.com, Figma

Professional Experience

Engineering Manager – Full-Stack

Adlift Marketing Pvt Ltd
May 2023 – Present
Gurugram, India
  • Lead a cross-functional team of 40+ engineers and designers delivering AI-powered SaaS products for SEO and content, owning architecture, delivery, code quality, and the technical roadmap.
  • Architected and scaled backend systems on AWS (EC2, RDS) with Docker and Kubernetes, supporting 2M+ API requests/month and 3,000+ active users at 99.9% uptime.
  • Designed RESTful APIs and microservices integrating multiple third-party data providers (Domain Authority, spam score, traffic, indexing) into a unified one-click platform.
  • Built a real-time notification pipeline using Apache Kafka, reducing event-processing latency by 40%.
  • Established CI/CD, automated testing, and code-review standards, increasing deployment frequency threefold and cutting production incidents by 35%.
  • Implemented security best practices for authentication, authorization, and data protection across the platform.
  • Partnered with product and design to define roadmaps and Figma specs; ran weekly sprint planning and delivery tracking in Jira and Monday.com.
  • Own hiring, onboarding, 1:1s, and performance reviews; grew and led engineering teams to 40+ engineers and designers while accelerating delivery velocity.

Lead Software Engineer (ML / Python / React)

Synup Digital Pvt Ltd
Aug 2021 – May 2023
Bangalore, India
  • Led design and development of scalable, high-performance backend systems powering a multi-tenant SaaS platform used by 500+ businesses.
  • Built social-media and website-builder features — user profiles, posting, and WordPress-style custom site creation — using Python (Flask), Ruby on Rails, and React.
  • Optimized application performance and scalability for high traffic and data volumes, reducing average API response time by 30%.
  • Integrated machine-learning models into production workflows to automate content categorization and improve listing accuracy by 25%.
  • Drove code reviews and engineering best practices, and mentored 4 engineers; championed a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Senior Software Engineer / Software Engineer

NETIT System Pvt Ltd
May 2016 – Jul 2021
Chandigarh, India
  • Built and maintained RESTful APIs and third-party integrations across multiple client SaaS products.
  • Designed database schemas and data models and wrote optimized SQL for high-traffic, high-transaction systems.
  • Developed analytics systems to track customer behavior and optimize user experience and sales performance.
  • Ensured platform scalability under high traffic and transaction volumes, and progressed from Software Engineer to Senior Software Engineer.

Key Projects

• ReportLift & ContentLift (Adlift) — AI-powered SEO and content-creation platforms hosted on AWS (EC2, RDS) with a Kafka-based notification system. Python, Django, React, PostgreSQL, Docker, Kubernetes.
• Synup Social Platform — Comprehensive social-media features including profiles, posting, and WordPress-style custom website creation. Python, Flask, React, PostgreSQL, Ruby on Rails, Docker, Kubernetes.
• Adlift SEO Browser Extension — One-click tool surfacing Domain Authority, spam score, traffic, index status, and more. React, Flask, AWS.
• Healthcare SaaS Platform — Patient management, appointment scheduling, and medical-records management with third-party integrations and scalability focus. Python, Django, React, PostgreSQL, Ruby on Rails, Docker, Kubernetes.
• HR Management System — Employee data management, onboarding, and performance evaluation. Python, Flask, React, PostgreSQL, Ruby on Rails, Docker, Kubernetes.

Education

Master of Computer Applications (MCA)
Chandigarh University, Punjab, India · CGPA 7.8
2017 – 2019
Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA)
Govt. PG College, Una, Himachal Pradesh, India · CGPA 8.2
2014 – 2017

Certifications

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
  • Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
  • Google Certified Project Manager

Additional

Languages: English, Hindi, Punjabi
Soft Skills: Analytical · Collaborative · Leadership · Stakeholder Communication