Manmeet Bhavsar
Raleigh
Summary
Engineering Leader experienced in driving product innovation and platform modernization across diverse sectors. Achieved significant advancements in customer-facing products and mission-critical systems, including development of first physical retail POS ecosystem and next-generation social commerce experiences. Focused on fostering high-ownership cultures, optimizing team performance, and translating strategic vision into actionable roadmaps.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Product Engineering
Noom
New York
03.2022 - 03.2025
- Directed a 32-member engineering team, enhancing customer journeys to boost retention and engagement.
- Collaborated with business leaders to develop revenue-focused roadmaps, enhancing trial conversion and renewals.
- Spearheaded A/B testing initiatives across key funnels, accelerating data-driven decisions and commercial outcomes.
- Led end-to-end execution for mobile experiences, increasing speed-to-market and customer satisfaction.
- Reinforced platform reliability and incident readiness, enabling seamless member experiences at scale.
- Cultivated high-performing teams through strategic hiring and coaching, driving leadership development.
Sr. Engineering Manager, Kindle Direct Publishing
Amazon
Seattle
11.2020 - 03.2022
- Led launch of Kindle Vella, enabling authors to publish and monetize episodic content.
- Drove operational excellence by leading cross-functional teams focused on efficiency.
- Managed a team comprising 16 software development engineers, 2 software development managers, and 1 technical program manager.
Sr. Engineering Manager – Community Shopping
Amazon
Seattle
09.2017 - 11.2020
- Led Engineering Org of 30+ members, comprising of Engineers and Managers to enhance Amazon's social engineering platform and shopping lists.
- Built and maintained scalable services powering core wishlist, baby registry, and wedding registry experiences.
- Delivered innovative customer experiences, including one-tap add and enhanced wishlists, to boost retention.
- Developed robust platform for managing Amazon customer social identity and privacy effectively.
- Designed and implemented shared content distribution pipeline for cohesive user-generated content representation.
- Enhanced profile data with image and text moderation to foster a trusted community.
Manager - Software Development, Physical Stores
Amazon
Seattle
02.2016 - 09.2017
- Led a team that was responsible for the Front of House Tech for Amazon Physical Stores.
- Implemented first scalable, secure, PCI compliant Point of Sale (POS) system & Price Check stations for Amazon's brick and mortar stores
- Integrated Point of Sale with Prime systems to offer Prime pricing to match Amazon.com prices
- Built Point of Sale capability to purchase and activate Prime membership at time of checkout in-store
- Led team that built the ability to pay in bookstore using your Amazon App as your Wallet
- Built an optimized 3 step customer returns solution for physical stores
Manager - Software Development, MyHABIT & BUYVIP
Amazon
Seattle
10.2010 - 02.2016
- Contributed as a founding engineer for MyHabit.com, developing the platform from authentication to checkout and supporting the launch of Amazon’s flash-sale fashion business in just 6 months.
- Transitioned to Software Development Manager role to enhance team capabilities and drive strategic solutions.
- Managed 18-member engineering team, overseeing project delivery and team development.
- Delivered projects while mentoring software development engineers and facilitating their career advancement.
- Collaborated with business and marketing teams to define product roadmaps.
- Led design and implementation of client-side rendering architecture using Backbone.js and Underscore.js.
Software Development Engineer, Core Applications
Amazon
Seattle
05.2007 - 10.2010
- Owned and developed core features for Amazon product, gateway and browse pages.
- Led rewrite of detail page framework, enhancing buybox, image block, price, availability modules.
- Implemented first portal-portlet solution for rendering diverse page components from various stacks, establishing foundation for future rendering infrastructure.
Software Developer Intern
Chenoa Information Services
Edison
06.2006 - 08.2006
- Engineered reusable UI modules with Java Server Faces to enhance scalability, maintainability, and usability of document management platform.
- Designed role-based access control frameworks and backend integrations to strengthen document security and compliance.
Software Programmer
Atos Origin
Mumbai
09.2003 - 07.2005
- Developed EDI modules using CITRIX for seamless conversion of diverse message formats into standardized EDIFACT and ANSI protocols, enhancing enterprise data exchange and interoperability.
- Built training boot camp and knowledge portal using .NET and Oracle DB to accelerate onboarding and strengthen knowledge transfer for improved operational readiness.
Education
Master of Science - Computer Science
SUNY, Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY05-2007
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Engineering
St. Francis Institute of Technology
Mumbai, India06-2003
Skills
- Software Engineering & Technical Leadership
- People Management, Team Building & Organizational Leadership
- Distributed Systems & Scalable Architecture
- Cloud Computing, Cloud-Native & Serverless Applications
- API Design, Backend Systems & Platform Engineering
- Product Engineering & Product Development Lifecycle
- Agile Methodologies, SDLC & DevOps Practices
- Program, Project & Release Management
- Operational Excellence & Engineering Productivity
- Stakeholder Management & Cross-Functional Leadership
Timeline
Director of Product Engineering
Noom
03.2022 - 03.2025
Sr. Engineering Manager, Kindle Direct Publishing
Amazon
11.2020 - 03.2022
Sr. Engineering Manager – Community Shopping
Amazon
09.2017 - 11.2020
Manager - Software Development, Physical Stores
Amazon
02.2016 - 09.2017
Manager - Software Development, MyHABIT & BUYVIP
Amazon
10.2010 - 02.2016
Software Development Engineer, Core Applications
Amazon
05.2007 - 10.2010
Software Developer Intern
Chenoa Information Services
06.2006 - 08.2006
Software Programmer
Atos Origin
09.2003 - 07.2005
Master of Science - Computer Science
SUNY, Binghamton University
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Engineering
St. Francis Institute of Technology