Stockholm, Sweden

Amit Saxena

Engineering leader bridging cloud architecture, platform reliability, and web security

I design application architectures, multi-region hosting strategies, and security programs that keep ambitious products fast, compliant, and trustworthy. From infrastructure as code to incident response, I thrive at the intersection of reliability, security, and collaborative leadership.

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18+ yrs

platform impact

Scaled and safeguarded stacks from first lines of code to global SaaS footprints.

Zero-downtime

migrations

Led multi-region hosting and AWS moves with precise cutovers and steady uptime.

Cross-org

delivery

Aligned platform, AI, data, and product workstreams around shared reliability goals.

Security-first

focus

Owns incident response, DMARC, DDoS defenses, and proactive hardening as day-to-day discipline.

About

I architect systems that stay scalable, resilient, and trustworthy.

Over the last decade I have owned application architecture, scalability, reliability, and security for companies ranging from scrappy startups to global publishing platforms. I enjoy pairing deep technical design with steady leadership during migrations, incident drills, and compliance pushes.

Multi-region architecture & data residency programs at Mentimeter.
Reliability, scalability, and resilience leadership for MAZ, Pratilipi, and Mynewsdesk.
Hands-on builder of BillBaba (solo side project since 2010).
Security chapter, incident response, and Terraform-first infrastructure advocacy.

How I work

Focused on secure, resilient systems and collaborative delivery.

I pair infrastructure expertise with security leadership to keep platforms available and compliant while enabling fast iteration. My toolkit spans Terraform, AWS, Rails, Node.js, data stores, and the human rituals that make distributed teams thrive.

Engineering craft

Multi-region cloud architecture
Infrastructure as code (Terraform)
Ruby on Rails & Node.js services
Security engineering & hardening
Observability & performance tuning

Team leadership

Security chapter leadership
Incident response & readiness
Cross-team facilitation
Platform roadmap ownership
Mentoring distributed teams

Press

Tech in Asia

BillBaba aims to take the pain out of paying bills

TECH IN ASIA noted our email/SMS/Facebook alerts and called out the data-visualized spending analysis tailored for India.

Hindustan Times

Bid adieu to late bill payment

HINDUSTAN TIMES profiled how BillBaba helps Indians avoid penalties, nudge friends, and tap planner-like guidance.

YourStory

Worried about late bill payment fines? BillBaba will help

YOURSTORY described how Amit Saxena’s platform aggregates bill data, tracks lending/borrowing, and sets financial goals.

KillerStartups

Track your expenses

KILLERSTARTUPS framed BillBaba as a zero-cost web app that logs expenses, reminds payments, and keeps goals in perspective.

AppAppeal

BillBaba Review

AppAppeal reviewed the feature set and usability that set BillBaba apart.

The Next Web

Keep track of your bills and expenses with BillBaba

THE NEXT WEB spotlighted BillBaba’s notification-first approach for people missing Mint-style tooling outside the US.

Journey

Roles that shaped my point of view.

Feb 2021 — Present

Mentimeter

Security and platform leadership across multi-region hosting, AWS migrations, and incident readiness.

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Driving Schrems II-compliant hosting, AWS migration, and proactive security posture improvements.

Leading multi-region hosting to meet data residency requirements with minimal downtime.
Running the security chapter, DMARC enforcement, DDoS mitigation, and credential-stuffing defenses.
Partnering with platform, AI, data, and product teams to align reliability with business goals.

Owned availability, incidents, and capacity planning while coaching the platform org.

Oversaw uptime, monitoring, and incident response for production systems.
Managed infrastructure provisioning, scaling, and cost efficiency across environments.
Formalized documentation, runbooks, and knowledge-sharing rituals for the team.

Front-line for security, compliance, and performance tuning across critical systems.

Implemented DMARC enforcement, DDoS mitigation flows, and credential-stuffing protections.
Collaborated with support, data, and ML teams on platform improvements.
Led security incident investigation, post-mortems, and proactive hardening.

Nov 2017 — Feb 2021

Mynewsdesk

API rewrite and security leadership for the newsroom platform serving global comms teams.

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Led the API rewrite, resilience efforts, and security incident response for the newsroom platform.

Delivered a major API rewrite improving performance, stability, and scalability.
Acted as primary point of contact for security and compliance inquiries.
Improved infrastructure performance and stability through close collaboration with support and data teams.

Jun 2017 — Oct 2017

Pratilipi

Stabilized growth by leading the Google Cloud to AWS migration and event-driven microservices push.

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Migrated the stack from GCP to AWS and introduced event-driven microservices.

Designed and implemented a microservices architecture backed by real-time events.
Built the notification system and image microservice for creators and readers.
Led the full infrastructure migration without disrupting business metrics.

Jan 2012 — May 2017

MAZ Digital

Scaled the publishing platform powering Forbes, OK! and OTT products from prototype to millions of users.

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Joined early and grew MAZ into a multi-platform publishing suite.

Joined as the first engineer beyond the founders and grew the product to hundreds of publishers.
Launched products for Apple TV, Roku, Fire TV, and Apple Watch in addition to mobile apps.
Drove consumer experiments like Lynx, evolving from a browser concept into a social content network.

Dec 2010 — Present

BillBaba.com

Founder journey building and maintaining a self-serve bill management companion end-to-end.

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Bootstrapped and maintained the full stack as a solo builder.

Designed, built, deployed, and continue to maintain the full stack solo.
Automated monitoring, backups, server security, and proactive error reporting.
Keep the product alive as a hobby project demonstrating pragmatic craftsmanship.

May 2008 — Nov 2010

Lime Labs

Delivered one-click installs, fraud defense, and capacity planning during ICANN accreditation.

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Built developer-facing tooling and stability improvements.

Built one-click application installs and maintained the application catalog.
Developed the forum and fraud modules to strengthen community and trust.
Led capacity planning exercises as the company evolved into a full registrar.

Jul 2007 — Apr 2008

GlobalLogic

Early-career engineering delivering Java modules and supporting customer escalations.

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Shipped Java modules for Syfact Investigator 3.x and resolved critical customer escalations.

Developed Java-based case management components for Syfact Investigator.
Partnered with customers to troubleshoot and resolve high-stakes incidents.
Built a reputation for stepping into challenging delivery moments.

Let’s build

Advising, fractional leadership, or hands-on platform hardening.

Based in Stockholm and collaborating globally. If you need a calm partner to steer migrations, security programs, or performance workstreams, let’s talk.