Reetam Taj
Engineering Manager @Arolytics
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WORK HISTORY
Engineering Manager @Arolytics
Toronto, ON, CA
Led an 8-person cross-functional Agile team, blending 70% leadership with 30% hands-on execution, to architect, implement, and deliver a cloud-native B2B platform (React/Flask/Docker), reducing cycle time by 20% and increasing velocity by 30%.Owned CI/CD pipelines and quality gates as release lead, ensuring reliable, high-quality deployments and alignment with business priorities.Established DORA metrics and quarterly OKRs to drive measurable outcomes, held regular one-on-ones and quarterly reviews, and fostered visibility, accountability, and professional growth across the team.Partnered with product managers to translate customer pain points into scalable solutions, balancing technical feasibility with business value.Championed Scrumban and trunk-based development to streamline workflows, improve predictability, and accelerate delivery.Co-led development of a high-traffic, sellability-critical component and built centralized schema adapters (Python/Marshmallow) to standardize emissions data models, ensuring scalability and backward compatibility.Secured external grants (NGIF, CRIN) through technical leadership and organized engineering hackathons to address tech debt and accelerate innovation.Defined a UAT process with domain experts and architected a GIS solution to process and render thousands of high-resolution satellite images in real time.Represented the company in technical discussions with external partners, effectively bridging engineering teams and customer needs.Championed adoption of AI tools such as GitHub Copilot and workflow automation, embedding an AI-first mindset to enhance productivity, experimentation, and product performance.
EDUCATION
Dalhousie University
Master's degree, Computer Science
West Bengal University of Technology, Kolkata
Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science
ABOUT REETAM TAJ
I am a results-driven Engineering Manager with proven experience leading and mentoring cross-functional Agile teams to deliver high-quality enterprise software solutions. Skilled at aligning engineering efforts with strategic business goals through close collaboration with product managers and executives. Adept at driving end-to-end delivery - from architecture and technical design to process excellence and release management — while fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement. Experienced in scaling applications, optimizing development practices through ScrumBan and trunk-based workflows, and championing an AI-first mindset to enhance productivity, experimentation, and product performance. Hands-on leader with strong technical depth, capable of bridging business priorities with scalable, customer-focused architectures.
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