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Hi, I'm Archit Taneja

Engineering Manager @ Amazon focused on growth, user retention, and identity — leading teams of Software Engineers and Product Managers, with prior experience as an SDE and PM-Tech.

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What I do

Years of Experience → 11

I build growth-focused, scalable systems at the intersection of product, engineering, and AI. Over the past decade at Amazon, I've launched 0→1 platforms, scaled multi-tenant systems used by thousands of users globally, and consistently driven measurable improvements in customer experience, user adoption, and operational efficiency.

I bring a uniquely blended background across SDE, PM-Tech, and Engineering Management. I've led high-performing teams of PM-Ts, SDEs, and Front-End Engineers to deliver AI-powered automation, self-service workflows, and identity/authorization systems that streamline product development and accelerate growth.

Amazon Private Brands

September 2024 — Present

Senior Engineering Manager

Amazon Private Brands

I led a 30x year-over-year adoption surge for PBCentral (pbcentral.amazon.com) by transforming it into a growth engine for Amazon Private Brands. We reduced supplier onboarding time from 45 days to 5 by redesigning the platform around an AI-first architecture, accelerating time-to-value and conversion. Through rigorous A/B testing, funnel diagnostics, and cohort analysis, we identified and eliminated key drop-off points, increasing supplier activation and engagement across more than 3,000 global partners.

To drive user retention and streamline access, I led end-to-end re-architecture of onboarding, identity, and access control. We automated invitations, verification, and authentication flows, integrating RBAC, ABAC, SSO, and Passkey standards. This reduced friction across the supplier lifecycle, boosted active user retention, and improved security posture.

I also owned the LLM automation charter, launching multi-agent MCP-based workflows that cut claims evaluation cycle time from 30 days to 5. These agents optimized response relevance and throughput, accelerating speed-to-market and reducing manual intervention.

To support this growth and technical complexity, I scaled the org to over 15 engineers and PMTs, driving hiring bar-raising, delivery predictability, and coaching top talent into senior roles.

Amazon Private Brands

January 2021 — September 2024

Sr. Product Manager - Tech / Product Lead

Amazon Private Brands

I led the 0→1 build and launch of the Private Brands PLM workflow platform — scaling it to over 100,000 annual tasks, 1,000+ monthly users, and tracking $1B+ in product development across 100+ brands. We built the platform from the ground up as a configurable orchestration engine, partnering closely with Process Engineers, UX, and SDEs to simplify complex product workflows and enable rapid iteration and scalability.

To improve speed-to-market and reduce friction, I developed a throughput acceleration model that leveraged dwell times, SLA breaches, and team capacity metrics. This data-driven approach identified key blockers and enabled targeted automation of high-friction workflow steps — ultimately doubling task throughput and contributing to hundreds of millions in projected GMS uplift.

I also introduced ML-based task prioritization, training ranking models on historical task data (e.g., resolution times, dependencies, business impact) to intelligently sequence backlog execution. This maximized delivery velocity and ensured high-leverage work received timely attention, improving platform responsiveness and planning predictability.

I drove alignment at the VP and Director level through clear metrics, PRFAQs, and benchmarking studies. The platform achieved the highest CSAT across the PLM suite and laid the groundwork for future-facing externalized supplier systems.

Amazon Private Brands

December 2019 — January 2021

Software Development Engineer

Amazon Private Brands

I built the technical foundation for Private Brands PLM tool at scale. I created data pipelines that processed more than 100 million records, enabling deep performance and quality insights for product and sourcing teams across thousands of ASINs.

I built task and team management services that coordinated more than 100,000 product development tasks across Process Engineers, designers, sourcing teams, and QA partners. These systems became critical infrastructure and formed the backbone for the PLM workflow platform I later owned as a PMT and Engineering Manager.

Amazon Returns

January 2015 — December 2019

Software Development Engineer

Amazon Worldwide Returns

I redesigned Amazon's return routing and carrier selection engine, introducing dynamic load balancing and improved rule evaluation. This reduced latency by 70% and cut configuration time by 66%, improving customer experience and operational cost efficiency across the reverse logistics network.

I led development of the workflow system used by more than 500 Whole Foods and partner stores to manage return containers. This distributed system handled 15% of all US customer returns and required building resilient pipelines, monitoring, and automated recovery to support store operations at scale.

Other achievements

Amazon Privacy Bar Raiser

Amazon • 2020 — Present

As a Privacy Bar Raiser, I lead privacy compliance and risk identification for my organization, driving organization-wide privacy compliance strategy, goals, and implementation plans. I coordinate resolution of privacy issues, including escalation to Leadership, Legal, and SDO Privacy. I document business-specific privacy guidance, participate in PRFAQs and design reviews, and ensure all privacy requirements are met before feature and product launches. I provide monthly feedback to leadership regarding privacy program status and advocate privacy best practices while supporting privacy audits across the organization.

Open Source & Community Contributions

Google Summer of Code, Amazon Internal Conferences

Built products for developer productivity in the open source community, including work as part of Google Summer of Code with the Prism Model Checker software, where I developed enhanced graph visualization capabilities that improved debugging efficiency for global research use.

Presented developer tools at Amazon's internal ProdCon and DevCon conferences that are now used by 50,000+ developers at Amazon and recognized by the internal developer community.

Research: Fingerphoto Spoofing Detection

IEEE BTAS Conference

Conducted research on machine learning and computer vision for biometric authentication on mobile devices. Investigated fingerphoto spoofing attacks and developed detection algorithms to enhance security for smartphone-based authentication systems.

Created a large spoofed fingerphoto database made publicly available for research, established the effect of print and photo attacks in fingerphoto spoofing, and evaluated the performance of existing spoofing detection algorithms.

View published paper at IEEE BTAS

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Outside of work

Playing golf

Golf

I play golf—though my handicap would suggest I'm still working on the "play" part. Always chasing that elusive perfect round.

Skiing

Skiing

Hitting the slopes whenever I can. There's nothing quite like the rush of carving down a mountain.

Playing tennis

Tennis

On the court as often as possible. A great way to stay active and competitive.

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