About

Amit Gandhe is a Software Development Manager III at Amazon with over 18 years of experience in various domains such as Infrastructure Engineering Services, Cloud, Banking, eCommerce, and software licensing. He possesses hands-on experience in Java application development, JMS, performance tuning, scalability, infrastructure automation, cloud, and Big data technologies. Amit has a thorough knowledge of software architectures, technology stacks, programming languages, database systems, open source, REST, SOAP, UI, etc. He has successfully managed projects with global implementation, rapidly evolving requirements, and aggressive timelines. Amit has a strong background in building products from concept level, including technology selection, architecture, design, development, delivery, and maintenance. He is adept at defining execution strategy and aligning engineering with business direction. This includes development processes, agile practices, performance metrics, project management, risk management and mitigation, software configuration and release management, operations, and QA strategies. He has managed onsite and offshore development teams, streamlining team communication, and improving collaboration and productivity. Prior to Amazon, Amit worked as a Senior Engineering Manager at Walmart, where he developed an onboarding platform for Walmart partners like Marketplace Sellers and Suppliers. He was involved in end-to-end development, architecture, and design of the partner platform from scratch. Amit managed a team of 20 engineers and applications that were Walmart.com facing with high scalability, availability, and low latency. He was responsible for hiring and retaining top talent and working with product managers and business teams across multiple US locations. Amit holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical from St. Mary's Convent School, Dewas, M.P. He has a tech stack that includes software engineering, infra, QA, Java, Big Data, senior software engineering, UI, and Cassandra. With over 22 years of relevant experience, Amit is a seasoned professional who is passionate about building innovative products and delivering value to customers.