Amit Kumar
Senior Engineering Manager · 13+ years building software and the teams that ship it · Bangalore, India
I'm a Senior Engineering Manager based in Bangalore, India, with 13+ years building, scaling, and leading engineering organizations across web, mobile, and backend platforms. My work spans hands-on technical depth in frontend, mobile, and high-scale microservices, with a consistent focus on platform reliability, developer productivity, and predictable delivery at scale. I've worked across e-commerce, payments, travel, and marketplace platforms at companies like Nielsen, Myntra, Snapdeal, and RedBus.
As a manager, I optimize for team autonomy, delivery predictability, and engineering excellence. I believe in structured planning, clear ownership boundaries, and building a strong culture of performance, reliability, and cross-functional collaboration. On this site I write about engineering leadership, distributed systems, code review, and the practical realities of shipping software with AI-assisted tooling.
Recent writing
- Your AI Agent Just Bought a Domain and Deployed to Prod. Did You Approve That?
- We're Shipping Faster Than Ever. Our Systems Have Never Been More Fragile.
- What If We Didn't Need a QA Team Anymore?
- Your Legacy PHP App Is a Black Box. Here's How to X-Ray It with a Web Agent.