Iām looking for a remote-first senior role with high ownership and impact, where I can work at a Staff Engineer or Senior Engineering Manager level. I enjoy solving complex technical and execution problems, working with distributed teams, and building scalable systems. Open to US/EU companies and time-zone overlap, with competitive compensation.
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Kajal Chakole
@kajalchakole
Senior Engineering Manager | Distributed Systems | Scaled SaaS Teams (Remote)
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
Senior Engineering Manager with 14+ years building and scaling SaaS platforms in distributed teams.
Led multi-team ownership across backend systems, integrations, reliability, and delivery for enterprise clients.
Strong hands-on background in system design, production debugging, and mentoring senior engineers.
Recently built an end-to-end IoT smart home platform (ESP32 + backend + real-time control) as a production-grade system.
Looking for remote-first roles with high ownership, scale, and impact. Open to US/EU time-zone overlap.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Current
Engineering Manager
Vymo
Jan 2022 - Present (4 years 5 months)
Built and led two backend/platform teams (32 people) supporting BAU and enterprise launches; improved SLA adherence from ~50% to ~90% in 5 months and reduced P0 incidents from 10ā15/month to 3ā4/month while delivering 600+ production tickets and clearing 60+ CR backlog items.
TD
Technical Lead
TA Digital
Jan 2021 - Jan 2022 (1 year)
Led performance optimization for AARP (USA), improving Lighthouse and page performance by balancing third-party scripts and introducing analysis of script impact; delivered multiple optimization initiatives and received client appreciation.
Core R&D lead for migrating an insurance product (ICD) from Flex to HTML5, designing complex UI components and theme-driven modules for Billing and Claims and ensuring quality with test frameworks and static analysis.
Developed features for healthcare insurance platforms (Optum/UnitedHealth) including a Working Hours Tracker and billing workflows and handled production issue resolution.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Nagpur University
Bachelor of Engineering, Information Technology
Completed a Bachelor of Engineering in Information Technology focusing on software engineering and application development.
GN
Government Polytechnic Nagpur
Diploma of Engineering, Information Technology
Completed a Diploma in Engineering (Information Technology) with foundational training in programming, databases, and systems.
Availability
Looking for a job
Location
IndiaAuthorized to work in
Salary expectations
7500k-9000k USD
Job categories
Engineering ManagerEngagement ManagerDirector of EngineeringDirector of Software EngineeringBackend EngineerPlatform EngineerTechnical LeadSite Reliability EngineerProgram ManagerDelivery ManagerDevOps EngineerEngineering DirectorSenior Engineering ManagerSoftware Engineering ManagerEngineering ManagementSr. Engineering ManagerPrincipal Engineering ManagerDevOps Engineering Manager
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