Gaurav Joshi

About Gaurav Joshi

Engineering Manager with 16+ years of experience leading cross-functional engineering teams and delivering enterprise software platforms. I specialize in delivery leadership, architecture-driven quality, and AI-enabled internal platforms that accelerate product execution.I currently lead engineering initiatives spanning sprint planning, delivery execution, hiring, performance management, and CI/CD enablement. My background combines strong technical depth with people leadership — allowing me to support teams both strategically and hands-on when required.Key highlights:• Leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams• Sprint planning, estimation, and release ownership• AI-powered internal platform delivery (RAG-based research assistant — 60% productivity gain)• Extensible framework design using SOLID principles and design patterns• CI/CD modernization and automation-first delivery• ISO-27001 aligned engineering processes• Strong collaboration with Product and Architecture stakeholdersI enjoy building high-trust engineering teams, improving delivery predictability, and designing systems that remain maintainable as they scale.Open to Engineering Manager opportunities (India & Remote Global).

Experience

1. Engineering Manager

   Wolters Kluwer

   May 2017 — Present · Pune District, IN

   Lead a 6-member engineering team supporting enterprise product delivery, owning sprint execution, release quality, and CI/CD enablement.Responsibilities include sprint planning, estimation, delivery tracking, hiring interviews, performance feedback, and mentoring engineers. Partner closely with Product and Engineering stakeholders to translate requirements into executable engineering plans.Delivered an internal AI-powered research assistant using a RAG approach on top of an enterprise AI framework, enabling product teams to reduce domain research effort by ~60% and accelerate feature delivery.Designed extensible automation and platform frameworks using SOLID principles and Factory/Strategy patterns, improving maintainability and reducing long-term technical debt.Implemented YAML-based CI pipelines and strengthened engineering quality metrics aligned with product goals. Supported ISO-27001 compliance through robust engineering processes.

Education

• Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

  Master of Science (MS), Computer Software Engineering

  2010 — 2013

• D G Ruparel College

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Information Technology

  2006 — 2009

Skills

• Manual Testing
• Test Automation
• Test Planning
• Quality Center
• Test Management
• Qtp
• Regression Testing
• System Testing
• Agile Methodologies
• Selenium
• Agile Testing
• Test Execution
• Functional Testing
• Sql
• Jira
• Web Testing
• Test Cases
• Defect Tracking
• Hp Qtp
• Hp Quality Center
• Design Document
• Automation Testing
• Team Management
• Production Support
• Root Cause Analysis
• Quality Improvement
• Defect Management
• Project Management
• Test / Quality Strategy
• Implementation Review
• Team Management & Coordination
• Designing & Maintenance
• Staff Training & Development
• Requirement Gathering & Analysi
• Object Oriented Analysis
• Customer Relationship Management
• Performance Test Execution
• Coded UI
• Microsoft Test Manager