About - Somin Ali

I build EV charging software, and I have done it from both sides. For six years I wrote the code: OCPP 1.6J over Java WebSocket, a full OCPI 2.2.1 roaming implementation, a CPMS that ran 1,000 chargers, and the billing engine underneath it. Today I run a product line built on those same protocols. The engineering did not stop when the title changed. It is why the roadmap calls and certification plans I make hold up once they reach a real charger.

⚡ Currently

Software Product Line Manager · ENERGIC · May 2026 – Present · Remote

Energic is an EV charging SaaS company operating across the GCC. I own three core products on a multi tenant platform — Device Hub for OEMs and resellers, Network for charge point operators, and Mobility for eMSPs — plus the ChargeX driver app. Day to day that means requirement specs, OCPP and OCPI certification readiness, tariff and settlement design across multiple currencies and tax regimes, and supporting the sales team on technical scope.

Product Roadmap OCPP 2.0.1 Readiness OCPI 2.2.1 Tariffs & Settlement Multi-tenant SaaS

📋 Full Experience 📄 Résumé · Product 📄 Résumé · Engineering

🏗️ System Design Philosophy

I believe great systems are born from clarity, scalability, and resilience, not unnecessary complexity. My approach balances technical depth with business practicality, ensuring solutions are both future-ready and cost-effective.

📐 High-Level Design (HLD): Defining service boundaries, API flows, fault tolerance, and scalability strategies.
🔧 Low-Level Design (LLD): Crafting class models, data structures, threading, and memory-efficient logic.
⚙️ Real-time Architectures: Designing EV charging & IoT platforms with concurrency, messaging queues, and reliable protocols.
☁️ Cloud-Native Systems: Leveraging AWS services while balancing cost and performance.
🧩 Design Patterns: Applying patterns like Strategy, Observer, and Facade to simplify complexity and increase maintainability.

Whether it's an MVP or a globally distributed platform, I design with a focus on scalability, maintainability, and real-world constraints.

🎓 Education

B.E. in Computer Science & Engineering

SGSITS, Ujjain (2014 – 2018)

Affiliated to: RGPV University, Bhopal

Industrial & Product Development Training

Thinking Machines, Ujjain (2017 – 2019)

Focus: Programming languages & full product development cycle

🧭 Product Strengths

🗺️ Roadmap definition and product line structure across multiple products
📜 Requirement specs engineering can build from, with open decisions kept separate
✅ OCPP and OCPI certification readiness, gap analysis, and migration planning
💰 Tariff, billing, and settlement design across currencies and tax regimes
🔄 Delivery coordination, UAT, and release planning with engineering
🤝 Sales enablement: technical scoping, demos, proposals, and RFP response
🌍 CPO and eMSP operations, roaming networks, and GCC market context