Summary
Ajay Gupta is a seasoned engineering leader and current Software Development Manager at Amazon Devices, leading cloud and AI/ML integration for Alexa-enabled products. He brings 8+ years of experience scaling data and backend systems and a deep systems-programming background spanning OS, networking, and multi-threading. Previously, as AVP at Jio Platforms he led 70 engineers to build fault-tolerant, event-driven data pipelines processing ~50 TB/day across a 700-node cluster, delivering cost optimizations that saved ~$1M and patented spatial analytics. Ajay has a proven track record of shipping 0-to-1 products—from a secure cloud-managed Wi-Fi solution to enterprise-grade Wi-Fi controller software—and retains an R&D mindset that blends bare-metal understanding with cloud-native design. He is an author, inventor, and mentor who emphasizes operational excellence and solving ambiguous technical bottlenecks at scale.
8 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Postgraduate Degree, Machine Learning and Deep Learning, 3.85/4, Postgraduate Degree, Machine Learning and Deep Learning, 3.85/4 at International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore
Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Electrical, Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Electrical at Harcourt Butler Technical University