I’m looking to lead an AI-era engineering org - shipping product fast while building measurable systems (context, automation, assurance) and enabling engineers to run goals in Builder mode with strong hiring and craft.
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@sarthakgarg
Engineering leader building AI-era platforms and shipping 0-to-1 products.
What I'm looking for
Engineering leader (Associate Director) at FloBiz (myBillBook), a Series B B2B SaaS fintech serving 1M+ SMBs. I lead a 30-engineer organization across Backend, Android, iOS, and Web, and ship production code daily in Java (Spring Boot), Python, and React.
What I've built: offline-first sync architecture behind 1M+ MAU, payments, document OCR, automated bank reconciliation, and a production voice AI platform handling 100% of our collections calls: multilingual AI agents in 7 languages on Gemini Live over telephony, with LLM evals on Langfuse. Grew measured engineering velocity 3x through AI-assisted development: LLM-based PR scoring (CWT), autonomous coding agents, and agentic automation across GitHub, Jira, and Slack.
I write about engineering leadership in the AI era at sarthakxyg.com (40+ essays).
Tech: Java, Spring Boot, Python, Flask, React, TypeScript, Kotlin, Android, Angular, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, AWS (EC2, SQS), Kubernetes, Argo CD, Docker, Firestore
AI: LLM applications, AI agents, voice AI, Gemini Live, GPT/Claude APIs, OpenRouter, Langfuse, evals, MCP, prompt engineering, AI-assisted SDLC
Domain: B2B SaaS, fintech, payments, collections, GST/accounting, SMB products
Leadership: engineering management, org design, hiring, EM coaching, 0-to-1 products
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Associate Director, Engineering
FloBiz (myBillBook)
Apr 2025 - Present (1 year 4 months)
Led a 30-person engineering org across Android, iOS, Backend, and Web; grew engineering velocity ~2.5x in a year using AI tooling adoption, hiring, and process redesign. Expanded internal GenAI capabilities (LLM PR scoring, tech spec generation, AI-augmented reviews) and drove AI-era operating model initiatives across Context Fabric, Lifecycle Automation, and Continuous Assurance.
Associate Director of Eng
FloBiz
Apr 2025 - Present (1 year 4 months)
Led a 30-person engineering org across Android, iOS, Backend, and Web, and delivered measured ~3x engineering velocity gains via an internal GenAI platform. Built AI workflows (auto tech specs, AI-augmented PR reviews, and an end-to-end AI delivery harness), created a Slack bot tying GitHub and Jira into Slack standups, designed an LLM-based PR scoring model (CWT), and built an in-house voice-call
Senior Engineering Manager
FloBiz
Jul 2023 - Apr 2025 (1 year 9 months)
Managed a 14-person web team through a turnaround, reducing 800 open bugs to 18 in 12 months while restoring platform stability and release predictability. Built the v1 internal GenAI service (Flask + OpenRouter), shipped OCR and automated bank statement reconciliation end-to-end, and supported early adoption of Cursor, Slack-integrated LLMs, Figma MCP, Playwright MCP, and automated PR reviews.
Senior Engineering Manager
FloBiz (myBillBook)
Jul 2023 - Apr 2025 (1 year 9 months)
Took over a 14-person web team with 800 open bugs and release slippage, then turned it around in 12 months—reducing bugs to 18 and resetting processes and guardrails through two company-wide layoffs. Shipped end-to-end purchase bill OCR and automated bank statement reconciliation, and built early GenAI foundations (Flask + OpenRouter) including automated PR review workflows.
Engineering Lead
FloBiz (myBillBook)
Apr 2022 - Jul 2023 (1 year 3 months)
Led the Android team of 6, stepping up from individual contributor while continuing to ship and building mid-level engineering depth across the platform. Delivered WhatsApp marketing and Loyalty/CRM features end-to-end on Android.
Engineering Lead
FloBiz
Apr 2022 - Jul 2023 (1 year 3 months)
Led a 6-person Android team while continuing to ship product code and grow mid-level engineering depth across the platform. Delivered WhatsApp marketing and Loyalty & CRM end-to-end on Android.
Software Engineer to SDE-3
FloBiz
Jul 2019 - Apr 2022 (2 years 9 months)
Rewrote the Android product end-to-end in Kotlin and built 0-to-1 features including offline-first sync, themes, and a data-volume architecture to keep the app stable for power users. Architected the frontend caching and multi-device synchronization model that has underpinned the app for 5 years at 1M+ MAU.
Software Engineer to SDE-3
FloBiz (myBillBook)
Jul 2019 - Apr 2022 (2 years 9 months)
Built 0-to-1 myBillBook capabilities and rewrote the Android product end-to-end in Kotlin during a bandwidth crunch. Architected offline-first synchronization with frontend caching and a multi-device sync model, and shipped features like offline-first sync and themes.
Engineer
Unisys India
Jul 2016 - Jul 2019 (3 years)
Designed and implemented REST APIs for the ClearPath ePortal Runtime using ASP.NET Web API and built the Runtime Management Website end-to-end in Angular (upgraded from Angular 4 to Angular 6). Contributed across backend and frontend development for the product team.
Engineer, ClearPath ePortal
Unisys India
Jul 2016 - Jul 2019 (3 years)
Designed and implemented REST APIs for ClearPath ePortal Runtime using ASP.NET Web API and built the Runtime Management Website end-to-end in Angular. Contributed to ePortal product delivery during a period that included multiple hackfest awards and recognition as a speaker for Cloud 20/20.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
UIET, Panjab University
Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering
2012 - 2016
Grade: CGPA 8.61
Completed a B.E. in Computer Science and Engineering at UIET, Panjab University (2012–2016).
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Location
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Website
sarthakxyg.comPortfolio
github.com/sarthakxygSalary expectations
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