Ashish Chopra

Director of Engineering

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India15 yrs 10 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 16 years in iPhone Application Development.
Led teams in delivering complex mobile applications.
Expertise in IoT and Home Automation solutions.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Mobile Applications and IoT specialist with extensive experience in MarTech and Healthcare.

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Skills

Core Skills

Iphone Application DevelopmentMobile ApplicationsArchitecture DesignIotHealthcare

Other Skills

Agile MethodologiesApplication Performance ManagementArchitectureCC++Client InteractionCloud ApplicationsCore DataCross Team DiscussionsDatabasesDesignFunctional TestingIntegration SupportMobile Device ManagementObject Oriented Design

About

Senior Engineering Manager at Rakuten • Currently working with Rakuten and previously worked with LiveCareer, Belkin, Stryker and Tech Mahindra. • Worked into IoT (Internet of Things) and Home Automation space. Developed iPhone application for well-known product WEMO. • More than 16 years primarily specializing in iPhone Application Development. With extensive working experience in Software Development and Mobile Applications. • Very good exposure of projects on iPhone and iPad. • Working knowledge of iPhone/iPad iPad (SDK), Cocos2d, Azure, IOT (Internet of Things). • Manage the full cycle of software development including requirements gathering, design, development, implementation and maintenance. • Sensitive to needs of organization and individuals, enabling me as team builder. • Good communication and interpersonal skills. • Analytical and able to adapt to new environments and learn new Technologies quickly. • Good exposure in solution design and project planning. • Self-motivated, committed and determined in achieving organization’s as well as my goals.

Experience

Rakuten

4 roles

Senior Engineering Manager

Promoted

Apr 2025 – Present · 11 mos

Engineering Manager

Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 · 1 yr 11 mos

Associate Engineering Manager

Jun 2021 – Apr 2023 · 1 yr 10 mos

Leading a team of Mobile, Web frontend and backend, QA engineers ensuring end to end delivery.
Interacting with product managers for requirement gathering, taking care of design and architecture, cross team discussions, scrum meetings and providing integration support to teams using the product.
Building Rakuten Marketing Cloud, a platform, which offers products like Popups, Banners, Push Notification, In-App Messaging, Email etc. for running marketing campaigns on both Rakuten Web Apps as well as Mobile Apps.

Mobile ApplicationsiPhone Application DevelopmentRequirements GatheringDesignArchitectureCross Team Discussions+2

Senior Technical Lead

Dec 2019 – May 2021 · 1 yr 5 mos

Livecareer

Technical Lead

Mar 2017 – Dec 2019 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Delivered Interview Prep app as well as Job Search app successfully.
Involved in designing the architecture and development of iPhone application. Worked on concepts like App Extensions.
Expertise in Xcode, iOS SDK, Objective C and Swift.
Designed the architecture of the app in such a way that branding changes can be made swiftly and white-labeled apps can be delivered in no time.
Responsible for managing team and ensuring the end to end delivery of iOS app.

iPhone Application DevelopmentArchitecture DesignTeam Management

Belkin international

Software Engineer

Sep 2015 – Feb 2017 · 1 yr 5 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Working in the space of Internet of Things.
Involved in designing and development of iPhone application for the very first organisation into Home Automation WEMO live on Apple AppStore..
Expertise in Xcode, iOS SDK, Objective C.
Assisting in functional testing of the new system and ensuring that it meets the user specifications.
Interacting with BA for requirement gathering, system study & analysis.
Work with functional managers and the team sponsor to obtain necessary resources to support the team’s requirements.
Experience in solution design, development, managing team, and coordinating with functional managers to ensure delivery of quality product is being met.
Developing iPhone app used by masses available on Apple AppStore.
Experienced in all aspects of iOS application development including designing for all types of screen sizes and orientations.
Document code consistently throughout the development process by listing a description of the program, special instructions, and any changes made in database tables on procedural, modular and database level.
Project Management team interaction and Technical designing.

iPhone Application DevelopmentIoTFunctional TestingRequirement Gathering

Stryker

Technical Analyst

Oct 2012 – Sep 2015 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Handling various Health Domain Projects.
Involved in development of iPhone application, Designing and Testing.
Expertise in Xcode, iOS SDK, Objective C.
Assisting in functional testing of the new system and ensuring that it meets the user specifications.
Interacting with client for requirement gathering, system study & analysis.
Work with functional managers and the team sponsor to obtain necessary resources to support the team’s requirements.
Experience in solution design, development, managing team, and coordinating with clients to ensure delivery of quality product is being met.
Developing Enterprise visibility tools for iPad.
Experienced in all aspects of iOS application development including designing for all types of screen sizes and orientations.
Document code consistently throughout the development process by listing a description of the program, special instructions, and any changes made in database tables on procedural, modular and database level.
Client interaction and Technical designing.

iPhone Application DevelopmentFunctional TestingRequirement GatheringHealthcare

Tech mahindra

Technical Associate

Mar 2010 – Oct 2012 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

iPhone/iPad native Application development.
Expertise in Xcode, iOS SDK, Objective C, Core Java
Wire-frames & project related high level documentation.
Client interaction and Requirement Gathering
Helping Designers with mobile App Designs.
Conduct system testing including recording, tracking, and resolving
Experience in Push Notification, GCD and Blocks, Location based Maps, Social networking apps via Facebook/Twitter integration.

iPhone/iPad Application DevelopmentClient InteractionRequirement GatheringiPhone Application DevelopmentMobile Applications