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Rakesh Roy

Engineering Manager at Newfold Digital

@royrakesh India joined Jan 2020

rakeshroy.com github.com/royrakesh Slack: @Rakesh Roy

    Bio

    I lead engineering teams delivering multi-tenant web platforms for global brands such as BigRock, and Network Solutions.

    With 11+ years in software engineering and 3+ years in engineering leadership, I focus on building scalable, high performance platforms that power high traffic digital experiences. I currently manage multiple teams at Newfold Digital, owning delivery and platform evolution across 15+ enterprise web properties.

    I operate at the intersection of engineering execution and platform strategy—driving performance improvements, enabling scalable architectures, and aligning teams to deliver measurable business impact.

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    Current Job

    Engineering Manager
    Apr 2026 – Present
    Newfold Digital · Full-time
    - Team first. Build, support, and grow engineers to do their best work.
    - Keep everything aligned — people, priorities, and execution.
    - Deliver high-quality, scalable solutions without the chaos.
    - Turn ambiguity into clear direction and shipped outcomes.
    - Bridge product, business, and engineering — make things happen.
    - Own outcomes, not just output.

    Job History

    Associate Engineering Manager
    Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
    Newfold Digital · Full-time
    I lead engineering for customer-facing platforms across some of the world's most recognised hosting and domain brands — BigRock, Bluehost, MarkMonitor, and Network Solutions — as part of Newfold Digital's global engineering organisation.

    My niche is the intersection of WordPress, React, and performance engineering. I build teams and systems that ship fast, reliable digital experiences at scale.
    Software Engineer
    Sep 2023 – Mar 2025
    Newfold Digital · Full-time
    As a Software Engineer at Newfold Digital, I shipped customer-facing platforms for some of the world's most recognised hosting and domain brands — including Bluehost, HostGator, MarkMonitor, Domain.com, Web.com, and WebsiteBuilder.com.

    Recent impact

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    Last 90 days
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    Last 12 months
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    Contributions

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    September 2026
    Sep 26 Sat · 14:13
    Plugins high
    Committed [3714322] to Plugins SVN:
    Update to version 1.5.4 from GitHub
    August 2026
    Aug 23 Sun · 15:36
    Plugins high
    Committed [3662032] to Plugins SVN:
    Updating readme/assets from GitHub
    Aug 17 Mon · 09:27
    Plugins high
    Committed [3650774] to Plugins SVN:
    Update to version 1.5.3 from GitHub
    Aug 12 Wed · 13:11
    Plugins high
    Committed [3643473] to Plugins SVN:
    Update to version 1.5.2 from GitHub
    Aug 10 Mon · 07:22
    Plugins high
    Committed [3640133] to Plugins SVN:
    Update <a class="wiki" href="http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/wiki/WordPress">WordPress</a> compatibility
    January 2026
    Jan 29 Thu · 14:56
    Plugins high
    Committed [3449729] to Plugins SVN:
    Update to version 1.5.1 from GitHub
    Jan 29 Thu · 10:20
    Plugins high
    Committed [3449453] to Plugins SVN:
    Update to version 1.5.0 from GitHub
    June 2025
    Jun 15 Sun · 02:28
    Plugins high
    Committed [3311748] to Plugins SVN:
    Refactor ajax code
    October 2024
    Oct 27 Sun · 16:20
    Plugins high
    Committed [3176410] to Plugins SVN:
    Added new contributor
    Oct 27 Sun · 15:50
    Plugins high
    Committed [3176400] to Plugins SVN:
    Updated tested up to value

    Developer

    1 plugin