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Sayak Sarkar

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Senior Engineering Lead with a passion for data analysis and open-source contributions.

India

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What I'm looking for

Looking for a challenging role that leverages my technical expertise and leadership skills to drive business growth and innovation, while providing opportunities for professional growth and collaboration with a talented team.

Sayak Sarkar is a seasoned technology professional with extensive experience in software engineering, technical leadership, and open-source contributions. With a strong background in computer science and a passion for innovation, Sayak has led multiple large-scale projects and teams, driving technical excellence and business growth.

As a senior engineering lead, Sayak has a proven track record of architecting and implementing features for high-impact platforms, fostering technical decision-making, and mentoring engineers to grow their skills and experience. With a strong focus on agile project management, Sayak has successfully led cross-functional teams and collaborated with senior leadership to drive business outcomes.

Outside of his professional pursuits, Sayak is an active contributor to the open-source community, with notable contributions to Mozilla, Fedora, and other open-source projects. He is a sought-after public speaker and tech evangelist, with a strong presence in the Indian tech community.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Engineering Lead

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Upwork Global Inc.

Aug 2022 - Present (2 years 9 months)

Leading multiple distributed teams in the Payments Business Unit, focusing on Work Management platform. Responsibilities include mentoring engineers, conducting agile processes, overseeing code reviews, and architecting features for modernization.

Agile Project Management Team Leadership Code Review Talent Acquisition GraphQL Java Payments Systems

Principal Software Engineer

Red Hat

Apr 2021 - Aug 2022 (1 year 4 months)

Led UI/UX engineering for Red Hat Web Platforms and managed DevOps automation for OpenShift delivery. Responsible for product ownership of SPAship and One Platform.

UX Engineering DevOps OpenShift Platform Automation Web Development Team Leadership GitHub Agile Methodologies

Senior Software Engineer

Red Hat

Oct 2019 - Apr 2021 (1 year 6 months)

Product Lead for One Platform and SPAship, focusing on deploying and managing single-page applications. Led developer experience initiatives and workflow automation tools.

Product Management Workflow Automation Microservices Developer Experience Team Leadership Agile Development GitHub JavaScript

Senior Application Developer

Red Hat

Oct 2017 - May 2019 (1 year 7 months)

Led migration of internal web platforms to OpenShift and developed automation tools that saved significant man-hours and costs. Promoted GraphQL as the standard API solution.