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Aayush Gupta

Aayush Gupta

Austin,TX

Summary

Results-driven engineering leader with extensive experience in large-scale distributed systems. Currently managing critical services processing 1.3M+ TPS at Amazon, scaling teams from 2 to 8 engineers with a 100% promotion rate through focused mentorship. Proven track record of driving operational excellence, delivering $40MM yearly improvements, and achieving a 40%+ reduction in incident tickets. Demonstrated expertise in cloud architecture and engineering leadership, contributing to business initiatives worth $4.3B in annualized entitlements.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Software Development Manager

Amazon
03.2021 - Current
  • Owned a portfolio of 11 high-impact services (6 tier-1, 5 tier-2), powering operations at 1.3M+ TPS for 600+ AFT clients. The services support inventory identification and modelling at 1000s of FCs worldwide
  • Scaled engineering team from 2 to 8 SDEs within 12 months while maintaining delivery standards and achieved 100% promotion rate over 2 years through focused mentorship and growth initiatives
  • Prioritized Full CD pipelines and parallel beta testing infrastructure, optimizing development velocity
  • Reduced high and low severity tickets by 40%+ through enhanced monitoring and deployment practices
  • Authored and executed 3-year architectural roadmap, delivering 70% of strategic objectives within 2 years while supporting business initiatives worth $4.3B in annualized entitlements
  • Enabled package level awareness for bulk inventory at Amazon warehouses and minimized defects for over 2MM bulk cartons per month
  • Lead operational readiness and peak planning for 6 teams with over 60 engineers and 8 managers in the Amazon Inventory org. Pursued operational improvements for own team worth ~$40MM yearly
  • Spearheaded cost optimization initiative reducing organizational expenses by $100K monthly

Software Development Engineer

Amazon
12.2018 - 03.2021
  • Architected and managed enterprise-wide productivity reporting systems driving staffing and optimization decisions across Amazon's global warehouse network
  • Implemented data warehousing solutions for 20+ services, resulting in $500K annual KTLO reduction
  • Led cross-functional team to execute data retention project, managing 650MM records and TBs of data across multiple S3 buckets, completing delivery in 1.5 months
  • Developed automated GDPR compliance solution handling 250+ monthly legal requests, saving 62.5 hours of developer time monthly
  • Demonstrated exceptional operational leadership by personally resolving 37% of team incidents while managing 8-person engineering organization

Software Engineer

Wayfair
06.2016 - 12.2018
  • Developed end-to-end push and web notification systems for sending advertisements to Wayfair's global customer base
  • Designed high-throughput email delivery platform processing 30MM+ emails hourly (~100s GB)
  • Established Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) infrastructure ensuring reliable email delivery at scale
  • Partnered with mobile dev teams to drive feature releases, bug fixes, and marketing analytics capabilities
  • Collaborated with DevOps and Network Engineering to implement robust security measures across notification services
  • Led capacity planning and hardware procurement initiatives through data-driven analysis of service requirements and performance metrics

Technical Solutions Consultant Intern

Google
06.2015 - 08.2015

Market Research Analyst

Grail Research
10.2013 - 05.2014

Education

Master of Science - Computer and Information Science

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
05.2016

Skills

    Team Leadership

    Project Management

    Product Roadmap

    Technical Expertise

    Problem Solving

    Communication Skills

    Decision Making

    Risk Assessment

    Performance Monitoring

Timeline

Software Development Manager

Amazon
03.2021 - Current

Software Development Engineer

Amazon
12.2018 - 03.2021

Software Engineer

Wayfair
06.2016 - 12.2018

Technical Solutions Consultant Intern

Google
06.2015 - 08.2015

Market Research Analyst

Grail Research
10.2013 - 05.2014

Master of Science - Computer and Information Science

University of Pennsylvania

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