Abhishek Karmakar

Director of Engineering

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia17 yrs 4 mos experience

AI ML PractitionerAI Enabled

Key Highlights

Led a team to victory at AI@Lowes hackathon.
Enhanced digital cart and checkout for lowes.com.
Spearheaded flagship app upgrades at Target.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Retail Technology expert with strong leadership in mobile application development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Engineering LeadershipSoftware DevelopmentArtificial IntelligenceMobile ApplicationsAndroid Development

Other Skills

.NET.NET FrameworkAlgorithmsAmazon EC2Amazon Web Services (AWS)AndroidC#C++Code ReviewContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)Core JavaDatabasesDeep LearningDesign PatternsDirector level

About

Hello, As a seasoned software Engineering Leader. I drive the innovation and execution of digital retail technologies, including advanced digital cart, checkout interfaces, for lowes.com. My leadership in data-driven solutions and API management has significantly enhanced customer experiences. Notably, my team and I clinched victory at the "AI@Lowes hackathon, over50 teams" demonstrating our prowess in leveraging artificial intelligence to solve complex problems. At Target, I spearheaded a team to upgrade the flagship app, introducing cart and checkout for apps, secure authentication, and seamless deal discovery, markedly improving user engagement. My tenure at Micromax Informatics was marked by strategic contributions to the "Make in India" initiative, leading Android OS development and establishing pivotal technical partnerships.

Experience

Lowe's companies, inc.

Director Of Engineering

Dec 2021 – Jan 2024 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Winner of "AI@Lowes hackathon", over 50 participating teams, and 200 participants.
Engineered and enhanced the digital cart, checkout, and payments interface, streamlining online shopping experiences.
Developed and optimized search and data aggregation APIs, facilitating efficient product discovery and analysis.
Spearheaded the aggregation of product list and detail pages through robust APIs, improving user navigation and product visibility.
Led the design and deployment of Android and iOS apps for Lowe's Canada, delivering a seamless mobile shopping experience.

Engineering LeadershipSoftware DevelopmentContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)Software Solution ArchitectureGitHubPython (Programming Language)+5

Target

Senior Engineering Manager

Jul 2018 – Nov 2021 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Lead the India team of Android and iOS engineers delivering features and projects for Target Flagship App focused on Deal discovery, AI based Chat, Authentication and Authorization & Enterprise cart and checkout.

JavaMobile ApplicationsAndroid DevelopmentSwift (Programming Language)iOS DevelopmentKotlin

Micromax informatics ltd

2 roles

Senior Manager - Projects & Engineering.

Promoted

Apr 2016 – Jul 2018 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Gurgaon, India

Drive technical partnerships with ODMs, SOC vendors and Google for implementing Android OS and Ecosystem on Micromax devices.
Got selected in the “Make in India” program on behalf of Micromax named “Hardware Handset Training Program”, sponsored by Govt. of India & Mediatek in Hsinchu, Taiwan.
http://magazine.businessweekly.com.tw/Article_mag_page.aspx?id=63607
Drive OS development based on Android with internal team, SOC partners and ODMs.
System Design, Code, Code-Review, Continuous Integration & Automation.
Make JDs, hire the right people , build awesome teams & get things done.

Lead Engineer

Oct 2011 – Apr 2016 · 4 yrs 6 mos · Gurgaon, India

POC for Google TAM , 3PL and OEMs for driving CTS/GTS, implementing GMS , DRM in Android for Micromax range of Smartphones.
Android apps development for custom Android OS on Micromax devices. setup and manage Open source Android ROM for Micromax devices and other Android apps.

Yu televentures pvt. ltd.

Developer and Community Relations

Nov 2014 – Dec 2016 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Gurgaon, India

Online Community Building. User acquisition and growth-hacking via forum http://forums.yuplaygod.com which has more than 100K members in ~12 months.
Managing Developer relations and setting up system design for various infrastructure platforms like.
http://developer.yuplaygod.com
http://codereview.yuplaygod.com
http://projects.yuplaygod.com
http://download.yuplaygod.com
http://build.yuplaygod.com/jenkins/
Offline engagement and tech evangelism with community via various offline events , workshops and hackathons.

Nivio.com

Lead Innovator

Feb 2011 – Oct 2011 · 8 mos · Gurgaon, India

Implemented a robust IT infrastructure management tool using Nagios. Wrote various plugins in C#, Javascript etc.
Implemented Android Client for Client - Server data synchronisation tool.

Livevana innovations

Software Engineer - Mobile Services

Apr 2009 – Feb 2011 · 1 yr 10 mos · Gurgaon, India

Startup..
Helped in implementing TELL - Tower enhanced Location Logic - An in-house developed GMLC which queries various SS7 entities like HLR,VLR etc.
Managed various teams for Mobile application development like Android, Symbian c++, J2ME etc.
Planning mobile based application development and integration with web applications.
Planning and creating databases for Mobile and Web based applications.
Developing mobile based applications on various technologies like (Android, Symbian c++, J2ME etc)

Elixirct

Application Developer - Symbian

Dec 2008 – Apr 2009 · 4 mos

Design,plan and implement applications based on Symbian c++
Check bug-list and rectify the Bugs sent by client.
Coordinate with the design team and requirement gathering team to analyse the technical details.

V-angelz technology limited

Software Engineer - Mobile Dev

Aug 2007 – Dec 2008 · 1 yr 4 mos · Noida Area, India

YouTring : A xmpp based J2me and Symbian C++ chat client using Openfire server.
YouVoice : A SIP based Symbian C++ peer to peer voice application using Asterisk open source server.
i was a part of R&D team working on Symbian C++ and J2ME which was responsible for information gathering on SIP, XMPP, Peer to Peer voice/video transmission and develop own mobile text/voice/video exchange client.

Niit limited

Faculty/Trainer

Aug 2006 – Aug 2007 · 1 yr · South Ex, New Delhi

Give training on Microsoft based .NET technologies and Programming languages like C#, VB and Java (J2ME).
Database creation and maintenance : MS-SQL 2000, 2005
Write code to demonstrate various topics and examples based on XML, XSLT, XSD.