Summary
Utkarsh Singh is an engineering manager based in Bengaluru with 13 years of experience leading backend-focused product engineering and new product development across startups and growth-stage companies. He combines hands-on backend expertise with strategic planning, project scoping, risk management, and resource optimization to deliver reliable, scalable software. Having progressed from founding engineer roles to managing engineering teams at Mystifly and earlier startups, he balances technical ownership with people development and cross-functional coordination. His background includes an MBA in IT & Operations and a postgraduate diploma in ML/AI, reflecting a blend of business acumen and up-to-date technical curiosity. Known simply as a "backend guy" on GitHub, he brings pragmatic architecture decisions informed by analytics and a habit of enabling knowledge sharing within teams.
13 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
High School (ICSE Board), Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Maths, Computer Science & English, 83%, High School (ICSE Board), Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Maths, Computer Science & English, 83% at Boys' High School & College
International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Information Technology and Operations, 7.7/10, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Information Technology and Operations, 7.7/10 at Indian Institute Of Information Technology
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science, 7.7/10, Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science, 7.7/10 at Sir Padampat Singhania University