Manoj Singh

About Manoj Singh

Engineering leader at the intersection of performance, scale, and strategy. I currently lead one of the best performance engineering teams in the crypto space, driving initiatives that make systems faster, leaner, and more reliable.From scaling databases with hundreds of millions of records to shaving off crucial milliseconds from web and app performance, I enjoy solving complex problems with precision. I’ve built internal frameworks, broken performance bottlenecks, automated infrastructure with AWS to reduce costs, and designed growth ladders that help engineers—from SDE1 to Staff—thrive.Beyond the technical, I’m deeply invested in team culture and clarity. I lead by example through strong communication—whether it’s retros that drive alignment, learning sessions that fuel growth, or writing content that resonates with people across the org.Always building, always optimizing—be it systems or teams.

Experience

1. Sr Engineering Manager - Performance

   CoinDCX

   Apr 2025 — Present

   Leading the Performance Engineering charter across Web, Mobile, Backend, and Trading platforms, with a strong focus on scalability, cost efficiency, reliability, and platform excellence for high-throughput crypto trading systems.Key highlights:Driving end-to-end performance strategy for Spot, Futures, and Options trading platforms, covering API latency, throughput, concurrency, and infra readiness aligned with business SLAs.Built and scaled performance platforms for Futures and Options, capable of simulating real exchange behavior (OMS, Kafka, Redis, sockets, cron workflows) at production-like scale.Led Options performance sign-off by solving deep-scale issues (200K+ connections, latency bottlenecks, mock parity with exchange behavior).Championed cost optimization initiatives across AWS, Datadog, Kafka, Redis, CloudWatch, and networking—delivering ~₹8–9 Cr annualized gross savings while supporting new business investments.Drove Kafka migration from Confluent to AWS MSK, establishing MSK as the default messaging backbone going forward.Implemented zone-aware routing and infra isolation strategies to improve resiliency and reduce blast radius.Established logging and observability governance, reducing unintentional log ingestion, controlling on-demand costs, and enforcing engineering best practices.Built scalable performance processes and sign-off frameworks, enabling faster releases with higher confidence.Leading and mentoring a growing team of performance and platform engineers, including backend specialists, while setting clear role expectations and growth paths across SDE and Staff levels.Partnering closely with Product, Infra, DevOps, and Engineering Leadership to balance speed, cost, and reliability at scale.

Education

• Grey Atom School of Data Science

  Professional Certification in Data Science

  2019 — 2019

• Thakur College Of Engineering and Technology

  Bachelor's of Engineering

  2008 — 2012

• The Royal Higher Education Societys College of Arts Science and Commerce,Thane

  Higher Secondary School

  2006 — 2008

• Raghuveer high School

  SSC

  2003 — 2006