Ashish Kumar Mishra

About Ashish Kumar Mishra

Technology leader with 19+ years of experience driving business growth through strategic technology leadership, platform scalability, and building high-performance engineering organizations. My core strength lies in aligning technology with business objectives — delivering not just systems, but outcomes.Currently leading technology strategy, cost optimization, and platform evolution as VP Engineering, with a focus on preparing systems for the next phase of hyper-growth while balancing agility, quality, and financial discipline. Proven track record of modernizing legacy platforms, leading cloud-native transformations, and driving end-to-end digital modernization.Known for building strong engineering cultures rooted in ownership, accountability, and customer-centricity. Deep experience in driving cross-functional alignment, mentoring leaders, and transforming tech from a support function into a core business driver. I believe great technology is not about more resources, but about sharper execution, better decisions, and setting the right standards across the organization.Strong focus on scalable architecture, cost optimization, operational efficiency, and building teams that can execute predictably at scale.Key focus areas: Technology Strategy & Execution Platform Modernization & Cloud Architecture Scaling High-Performance Engineering Teams Cost & Operational Optimization Business & Technology Alignment Mentorship & Leadership Development Data-Driven Decision Making Building Systems for Scale, Predictability & ResilienceKey skills:Tech Strategy | Team Building | Mentorship | Scaling Systems | Cost Optimization | Microservices | ReactNative | React | TypeScript| GraphQL | Python | Spring Boot | AWS | Apache Spark | Kafka | Redis | SQS | RDS | MongoDB | MySQL | S3 | Redshift | CI/CD | Git

Experience

1. VP of Engineering

   The Souled Store

   Nov 2024 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Leading the modernization of legacy systems to build a future-ready, scalable, and resilient technology platform aligned with the company’s next phase of growth.• Driving cost optimization initiatives by balancing platform scalability, system performance, and financial efficiency — ensuring sustainable growth at scale.• Building and scaling an in-house technology team, setting up strong engineering practices, organizational structure, and leadership development to create a high-ownership, high-performance culture.• Architecting and scaling core systems to support rapid business expansion, improve operational efficiency, and enable seamless customer experience.• Defining and executing technology strategy in close alignment with business objectives, ensuring tech becomes a true business enabler.• Establishing robust processes, tools, and monitoring frameworks to improve predictability, system reliability, and operational excellence across teams.

Education

• Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati

  MCA, Computer Application

• Maharshi Dayanand University

  BCA, Computer Application

Skills

• Leadership
• Project Estimation
• Sdlc
• Angularjs
• Sql
• Hibernate
• Jquery Mobile
• Negotiation
• Spring Boot
• J2ee Application Development
• Team Management
• Html5
• People Development
• Mvc
• Angular.js
• Yoman
• Struts
• Redux
• Angular5
• Spring Framework
• Strategic Planning
• Design Patterns
• Web Services
• Project Management
• People Skills
• Project Planning
• Spring
• Devops
• Object Oriented Design
• Grunt.js
• Java
• Core Java
• Project Delivery
• Javascript
• Html 5
• React.js
• Servlets
• Node.js
• Xml
• Software Development