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Anuja Gokhale

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Dynamic VP of Engineering with 15 years of leadership experience.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a role that fosters innovation, collaboration, and career growth.

I am a dynamic and results-driven Vice President of Engineering with over 15 years of experience leading engineering teams and scaling technology solutions within high-growth software companies. My expertise lies in building and optimizing cross-functional teams, empowering them to innovate and deliver high-quality software products. I specialize in architecting scalable, resilient, and cost-effective technology solutions that align with long-term growth objectives.

Throughout my career, I have successfully driven engineering strategies in various domains, including Human Capital Management, Healthcare, Fintech, and Ecommerce. I have a proven track record of scaling engineering teams, transitioning to microservices architecture, and leveraging cloud technologies to drive innovation and cost optimization. My leadership style focuses on cultivating high-performing teams, fostering a collaborative culture, and implementing best practices in Agile and DevOps methodologies.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

VP of Engineering

Payscale, Inc

Dec 2021 - Jan 2025 (3 years 1 month)

Owned the development and maintenance of multiple SaaS products in the Human Capital Management space, contributing to over $60M in revenue. Consolidated processes, tools, and deployments from acquisitions/mergers, leading to better maintainability and 30% cost savings.

AWS Azure Java .NET C#)Python AngularJS React Vaadin REST Postgres MariaDB

Director of Engineering

Eze Software (SS&C Inc)

Jul 2020 - Dec 2021 (1 year 5 months)

Managed multiple onshore and offshore teams responsible for trading and post-trade functionality in the Eclipse™ cloud platform. Coordinated the re-engineering of trade execution processing to reduce latency by 70% and modernized data processing for real-time Market Data Analytics on AWS cloud.

AWS .NET C#)Python Golang AngularJS REST GraphQL Apache Flink Microservices

Director of Engineering

Chewy, Inc

Jun 2019 - Mar 2020 (9 months)

Managed multiple teams overseeing the Order Management Platform (OMP), including Orders, Payments, Returns, and Autoship subscription service. Delivered the gift card experience for Chewy's customers and drove the breaking up of the legacy monolith to microservices in AWS.

AWS Java REST Postgres Microservices Order Management Payments

Director of Engineering

Athenahealth, Inc

Sep 2017 - Apr 2019 (1 year 7 months)

Shaped and managed local/offshore high-performing teams building Athenahealth's core clinical product offering. Provided technical vision for transforming the technology stack from a monolith to a modern AWS-hosted Microservices open-source stack and building a new mobile product.

AWS Microservices Agile Healthcare IT Product Management Test Automation

Software Development Manager

ADP, Inc.

Feb 2012 - Aug 2017 (5 years 6 months)

Managed the Talent Management Suite (TMS), a scalable enterprise product suite for Human Capital Management (HCM) SaaS. Significantly decreased time to market by moving to a two-week release cycle with automated integration tests and nightly deployments.

Java JDBC JMS Spring Hibernate REST SOAP Docker Microservices Apache Camel SAML Jasper Reports XML XSLT AngularJS Flex Junit TestNG Mockito Tapestry

Lead Engineer

ADP, Inc.

May 2006 - Feb 2012 (5 years 9 months)

Led the team in transitioning clients from a single-tenant to a multi-tenant platform and switching the development model from customization to configuration. Architected, designed, and developed multiple high-visibility integrations with other ADP products.

Java JDBC JMS Spring Hibernate REST SOAP Docker Microservices Apache Camel SAML Jasper Reports XML XSLT AngularJS Flex Junit TestNG Mockito Tapestry

Manager/Tech Team Lead

Manhattan Associates

Mar 2003 - Apr 2006 (3 years 1 month)

Led 12 engineers to design and develop Trading Partner Management (TPM), a large-scale enterprise application for logistics vendors. Served as Lead Engineer for the Transportation Management System (TMS), overseeing design and development for carrier portal and resource management modules.

Java JDBC JMS EDI XML XSLT Hibernate Ant Oracle Informix IBM Websphere

Senior Software Engineer

Rogue Wave Software

Sep 1999 - Dec 2002 (3 years 3 months)

No description provided.

No Skills Provided.

Teaching Assistant

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Sep 1997 - May 1999 (1 year 8 months)

No description provided.

No Skills Provided.

Summer Intern

Specialized Software International

May 1998 - Aug 1998 (3 months)

No description provided.

No Skills Provided.

Associate Consultant

Citicorp Overseas Software Limited

Sep 1996 - Jul 1997 (10 months)

No description provided.

No Skills Provided.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Master of Business Administration, Business Administration

1997 - 1999

Completed a Master of Business Administration degree at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. This program provided a strong foundation in business principles and management.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Master of Science, Computer Science

1997 - 1999

Activities and societies: Teaching Assistant for Software Engineering, Programming with C, Operating Systems I and II.

Obtained a Master of Science in Computer Science from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Focused on advanced topics in computer science, including collaborative filtering and recommendation algorithms.

University of Mumbai

Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Engineering

1992 - 1996

Earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering from the University of Mumbai. Gained foundational knowledge in computer engineering principles and practices.