Amey Pophali

Amey Pophali is a Senior Software Engineer with 11+ years of experience architecting high-performance distributed systems for enterprise organizations. Currently at Credit Acceptance Corp in Seattle, he co-leads the strategic modernization of monolithic systems to microservices architectures on AWS, specializing in database decoupling and cloud migration.
At Zulily, Amey spearheaded critical e-commerce performance optimization initiatives that scaled checkout capacity from 2 to 10 transactions per second and reduced API latency by over 50%, directly enhancing shopping experiences for 1.5 million customers. His inventory automation system reduced vendor onboarding time from 2 weeks to just 3 days while saving $210K annually in operational expenses.
Previously at Ford, Amey architected ride-hailing applications for autonomous vehicles and developed cloud-based fleet management platforms monitoring over 1 million connected vehicles in real-time. His work at Telefonica O2 UK helped implement LTE (4G) network projects generating £100+ million in annual revenue.
Amey holds a Master’s in Management Information Systems from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a Bachelor’s in Instrumentation and Control from Manipal University. He combines deep technical expertise in microservices architecture, distributed systems, and cloud platforms (AWS) with strong leadership skills, successfully delivering mission-critical systems that drive measurable business outcomes across e-commerce, automotive, and telecommunications industries.