Parshant Gautam

About Parshant Gautam

Engineering Manager and Platform Architect with 16+ years of experience building, modernizing, and scaling enterprise platforms and global community ecosystems. I specialize in ReactJS, Next.js, Node.js, PHP, GraphQL, REST APIs, MySQL, Elasticsearch, and AWS, delivering modular, high-availability platforms that serve millions of users across North America, EMEA, and APAC.Over the years, I’ve led distributed US-India engineering teams across the SaaS and enterprise software industry, driving technical strategy, roadmap execution, and vendor governance. I translate business goals into scalable engineering initiatives while owning platform modernization, identity management, and system reliability.Key achievements and impact include:• Architected ReactJS micro-frontends and API-first systems, serving 6M+ users and 300K+ monthly active users• Designed and implemented centralized identity & SSO platforms supporting 3.5M+ users• Integrated enterprise SaaS systems, including Salesforce, Workday, Jira, Slack, Marketo, and Contentful• Scaled high-concurrency platforms supporting 10K+ live users and optimized Elasticsearch search & discoverability• Implemented CI/CD pipelines, AWS cloud infrastructure, and reliability engineering practices• Built high-performing distributed engineering teams through mentorship, reusable architecture patterns, and best practicesI thrive at the intersection of technology, strategy, and leadership, transforming complex systems into scalable, modular platforms that deliver measurable results. I enjoy collaborating with Product, UX, Marketing, Community, and Data teams to align technical delivery with business outcomes.I’m currently exploring engineering leadership opportunities in platform engineering, SaaS ecosystems, and global distributed teams. Contact: e••••••••@gmail.com

Experience

1. Engineering Manager

   Autodesk

   May 2022 — Present · Pune, IN

   At Autodesk, I lead distributed US–India engineering teams, driving technical strategy, roadmap execution, and vendor governance. Key responsibilities and achievements include:• Lead and mentor a 13+ member geo-distributed engineering team, owning hiring, performance management, quarterly feedback cycles, and career development• Drive annual FY planning, capacity forecasting, vendor budgeting, and multi-quarter roadmap execution aligned with business OKRs• Define vendor scope (SOW), lead effort estimation, review technical proposals, and ensure SLA, quality, and cost governance• Partner with Product, UX, Community, Marketing, Support, and Data teams to translate business strategy into scalable engineering initiatives• Drive technical strategy across React-based micro-frontend architecture with Node.js and PHP services using REST/GraphQL APIs, and own end-to-end Khoros (FTL) customization• Lead modernization initiatives improving platform scalability, search & discoverability (Elasticsearch), identity unification (SSO for 3.5M+ users), and cross-platform integrations (Salesforce, Jira, Slack)• Oversee security, compliance, observability, and global incident management, ensuring high availability for high-traffic systems (100K+ MAU)• Measure project success through Trust and Security Dashboard Scores, strengthening compliance posture and reducing production vulnerabilities

Education

• University of the Punjab

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)(CSE), Computer Science and Engineering

  2005 — 2009

Skills

• Project Management
• Web Services
• Web Design
• Php
• Cascading Style Sheets (Css)
• Zendesk
• Ftl
• Web Development
• SEO
• Ajax
• Responsive Web Design
• Jquery
• Web Applications
• Html5
• Css Sprites
• Lithium Community
• Prestashop
• Javascript
• Json
• Css
• Magento
• Programming
• Lithium
• Css3
• Joomla
• Wordpress
• E-Commerce
• Sql
• Mysql