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Vetted Engineering Managers in the Los Angeles Metro
Pre-screened and vetted in the Los Angeles Metro.
Rich Cimino
Director-level Engineering & Operations leader specializing in aerospace/defense autonomy and systems delivery
Ben Alterzon
Director-level Engineering & AI Product Leader specializing in GenAI and cloud platforms
Shady Ashkar
Executive Technology & Engineering Leader specializing in SaaS, FinTech and HealthTech
“Engineering leader (Octane) who drove business-aligned technology roadmaps and scaled a fully distributed engineering org from 35 to 150 in 9 months using a rigorous ownership model (OARP). Led a greenfield architecture for a new vertical (AWS Lambda/ECS, Python/JS/React) that delivered an MVP in 3 months while cutting per-service cloud OPEX from ~$300+ to ~$20/month, with 15+ years of remote-first leadership experience.”
Jonathan Hwang
Executive Engineering Leader (CTO/VP) specializing in platform scaling and video streaming
Vikas Nagariya
Director-level Enterprise Technology Architect specializing in cloud networking and AI platforms
Jones Pavan
Director-level Engineering Leader specializing in platform modernization and AI integration
“Engineering leader from Blackline who has repeatedly rescued and delivered high-visibility products by resetting roadmaps, tightening execution (better specs/estimation), and accelerating team velocity. Scaled a distributed org from ~20 to ~40 engineers by building a new India team with strong hiring rubrics and governance-as-code/SDLC consistency. Also modernized legacy systems into microservices (Kafka/Kubernetes/Apigee) and drove hackathon-to-production innovation using Google Vertex AI.”
Shawn Souto
Director of Engineering specializing in GenAI and scalable enterprise platforms
Ketul Gandhi
Senior Backend Software Engineer specializing in FinTech and AWS microservices
“Engineering leader/CTO-type with deep experience building and scaling a vehicle routing platform at Transdev On Demand, including a nationwide rollout to 22 US airports ahead of schedule. Drove engineering best practices (CI/CD, high test coverage, pair programming, automated deployments) and led a multi-tenant architectural upgrade to expand the routing engine to additional business lines and external customers.”
Christopher Changchien
Director of Engineering specializing in healthcare compliance and scaling startup platforms
peretz Hildeshaim
Executive Technology Leader specializing in platform modernization and engineering scale
Vivek Patel
Director of Engineering specializing in cloud-native SaaS and distributed systems
“Engineering leader for a facial-recognition edge platform who drove a full-stack modernization to scale from ~100 edge devices to thousands of locations. Led a major distributed-systems re-architecture (NATS streaming), database migration (MongoDB to PostgreSQL + TimeScaleDB), and UI/API modernization (React), while scaling the team 5→15 and implementing CI/CD + automated QA to improve release velocity and reliability.”
Vinicius Leite
Staff/Lead Game Engineer specializing in gameplay systems and VR
“Unity gameplay programmer with hands-on multiplayer networking experience (Photon Fusion, Mirror, SmartFox, Unity networking), including client-side prediction and rollback to smooth networked movement under lag/packet loss. Recently improved a fast-paced 2D platformer’s feel by adding momentum/velocity “gears,” validated through internal cohorts and volunteer/friends-and-family playtests. Comfortable in both startup and large-company environments and currently seeking a high-impact, intensive project.”