Sunil Jolly
Engineering Manager at Trade Me
Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Summary
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Top SchoolSunil Jolly is an Engineering Manager with 12 years of experience leading cross-functional teams to deliver elegant, robust software and measurable business outcomes. He has overseen large revenue-critical systems—most notably managing subscription and billing delivery for ~95% of Xero’s $1B ARR across five teams and three regions—and now leads engineering at Trade Me. Sunil combines hands-on product and UX roots with operational rigor, having built teams, chosen tech stacks, and introduced standards and CI/CD practices across startups and enterprises. His leadership style emphasizes influence, empowerment, clarity and empathy, enabling engineers to thrive while keeping delivery predictable. With a background that spans frontend prototyping, backend platforms and mobile guidance, he has a rare blend of design sensibility and delivery discipline. Colleagues would note his knack for turning complex business requirements into simple, testable solutions and scaling teams to match ambitious launches.
12 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Graphic Design, BA, Graphic Design at London College of Printing
Github Skills (4)
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Github contributions (5)
sunilj0lly/engineering-management
Jul 2017 - Dec 2019
Contributions:65 commits, 62 pushes in 2 years 4 months
sunilj0lly/gitrospective
Dec 2016 - Jan 2017
Contributions:10 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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