Shivam Goyal

Engineering Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India5 yrs experience

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Key Highlights

Led Android Engineering for India's 4th largest UPI app.
Mentored over 2,000 software engineering aspirants.
Achieved 99.99% uptime in high-scale payment systems.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with strong capabilities in mobile engineering and technical leadership.

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Skills

Core Skills

Technical LeadershipAndroid DevelopmentSoftware DevelopmentFlutterJava

Other Skills

Amazon Web Services (AWS)C (Programming Language)C++CI/CDCascading Style Sheets (CSS)Cloud ComputingData AnalysisData StructuresDockerFirebaseGitOpsGithubGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)HTMLHTML5

About

Hi, I'm Shivam, a Software Engineer turned People Manager with deep expertise in Full-Stack Mobile Engineering. I'm passionate about building customer-facing products that drive tangible impact, and I thrive in high-growth, high-ownership environments with cutting-edge technology at the core. Currently, I lead the Android Engineering for Navi's UPI vertical, managing a team of 6 and owning end-to-end delivery of one of India's most sensitive and high-scale payment surfaces. I actively contribute to Architecture, Clean Code, and Engineering Strategy, and mentor teams to foster a culture of technical excellence and extreme ownership. Previously, I worked at Google India, where I contributed to Google Cloud's Revenue Systems. Beyond work, I'm deeply involved in the tech community: ✨ Tech Blogger - 250K+ views on my articles 🎯 Mentor - Guided 2,000+ mentees through 1:1 mentorship 👕 Tech Enthusiast - Collector of 100+ tech tees (because one can never have too many!) Scroll down to know more or shoot me a DM! 🚀

Experience

Navi

3 roles

Engineering Manager

Promoted

Jul 2025 – Present · 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Vertical | Navi UPI (India's 4th Largest UPI App)
Managing UPI Android Engineering Team to deliver seamless, reliable & scalable payment experiences for millions of users across India.
Focusing on People Leadership & Execution Excellence,
→ Driving roadmap delivery with >90% sprint commitments honoured.
→ Building zero-fault, highly reliable UPI systems with 99.99% uptime.
→ Establishing monitoring, incident response & operational excellence SOPs.
→ Orchestrating product, compliance, risk & business stakeholders for aligned execution.
Driving Management, Technical Leadership & Process Excellence,
→ Journey Uptime Ownership - Proactive monitoring & SLA-driven reliability.
→ On-Call Streamlining - Standardised SOPs for fast detection & resolution.
→ Regression Test Suite - Scaling quality through automation & CI pipelines.
→ Crash-Free Journeys - Ensuring near 100% stability across UPI payment flows.
→ Sprint Predictability & Release Governance - Reliable commitments with safe, zero-regret rollouts.
→ Knowledge Sharing & Career Growth - PR reviews, tech talks & mentorship to scale both people and systems.
Hiring, Managing & Mentoring engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, ownership & accountability while scaling Navi's UPI footprint to compete at the top tier of India's digital payments ecosystem.

Technical LeadershipProcess ExcellenceAndroid DevelopmentKotlinSoftware DevelopmentCloud Computing

Lead Software Engineer

Jan 2025 – Jun 2025 · 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Vertical | Recharge & Bill Payments
Led Engineering Effort for Navi's Bill Payments Roadmap by building Monetizable Payment Products.
Focused on Building Zero-Fault Systems & Agile Engineering Processes,
→ 99.99% System Uptime & Near Zero Negative App Experiences.
→ Operationally Excellent Incident & Alert Management SOPs.
→ Buttery Smooth & Forward Cached Zero-Loader Experiences.
→ 90%+ Honouring of Sprint Commitments.
Contributed to tons of other Game-Changing stuff,
→ Trust Features like Navi Protect+ (100% moneyback on delayed payments, even if they succeed).
→ Smart Features like Bill Auto-Detection & Payment Calendars.
→ Experience Features like Single Click Checkout & Near Realtime Offers.
→ Convenience Features like Autopay Mandates & Payment Reminders.
→ Industry Parity Products like Subscriptions & Gift Vouchers.
Hired & Mentored Engineers on Designing Scalable Engineering Systems & on Extreme Growth Mindset.

Android DevelopmentFlutterProcess ExcellenceSoftware Development

Senior Software Engineer

Jul 2023 – Dec 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Vertical | Growth, Personalisation & Home Page Experience
Led Engineering Effort for Navi's Growth Roadmap by building Differentiated Experiences & Offerings for Next Billion Users.
Focused on Building Inherently Performant Systems to handle Extreme Scale,
→ 100% Server / Config Driven UI w/ AutoGen.
→ Fully Automated & Highly Auditable Release Trains.
→ Buttery Smooth & Forward Cached Zero-Loader Experiences.
→ Low Vectored Infrastructure Cost against Scale.
→ Blazing Fast Experimentation Loops.
Contributed to tons of other Game-Changing stuff,
→ Revenue Products like Navi Trezo (Credit Line on UPI) & Advertisement Platform.
→ Customer Acquisition & Retention Products like Navi Coins (Cashback for Every Payment).
→ Engagement Products like CIBIL Score Checker & Money Manager.
→ Security Items like Integrity Protection, Fraud Prevention & Security Certifications.
→ Compliance Items like Cross Platform Lending & Statuary Audits.
Mentored Recruits & Juniors on Architecting Performant, Lean, Scalable & Overall Better Systems.

FlutterSoftware DevelopmentData Analysis

Mentro

3 roles

Course Instructor - Flutter Development

Aug 2022 – Sep 2022 · 1 mo · Remote

🔆 Work Areas / Responsibilities:
Taught Live Course on Flutter Development to Software Engineering Students and Professionals.
Helped mentees by explaining core concepts and making cool projects from an Interview Perspective.
Focused on collaborative learning by doing Doubt Resolutions & engaging in Group Peer Learning.

Flutter

Course Instructor - System Design

Mar 2022 – Apr 2022 · 1 mo · Remote

🔆 Work Areas / Responsibilities:
Taught Live Course on Low-Level System Design to Software Engineering Students and Graduates.
Helped mentees by explaining core concepts and making cool projects from an Interview Perspective.
Focused on collaborative learning by doing Doubt Resolutions & engaging in Group Peer Learning.

Career Coach

May 2021 – Dec 2022 · 1 yr 7 mos · Remote

🔆 Work Areas / Responsibilities:
Mentored & Coached 100+ Software Engineering Aspirants over one-on-one video calls.
Helped mentees by reviewing resumes, sharing my experiences, and navigating career paths.
Focused on understanding individual situations & creating a one-on-one direct impact.

Tots

Senior Flutter Engineer

Sep 2021 – May 2022 · 8 mos · Buenos Aires Province, Argentina · Remote

🔰 Team - Mobile Engineering
Built & Pushed multiple $100K+ Flutter Apps to production.
Developed CI/CD Pipelines and related integrations for better testing, accessibility & code quality control.

FlutterCI/CD

Google

Application Engineer - Backend Developer

May 2021 – Aug 2021 · 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

Team:
Google Cloud > Cloud Systems India > Finance Team
Work Areas / Responsibilities:
Built pipelines for Automated Data Migration from legacy Revenue Recognition Systems to new ones.
Wrote several automated migration scripts in Java that can be scheduled to run at a specific time.
These ETL scripts extract data from older systems, pre-process it, and then load it into the new system.
Tech Stack:
Java, GoogleSQL, Fluent SQL, Spanner DB, Blaze Build System, Google Data Studio
Community Contributions:
Google CodeJam 2021 - Internal Tester
Escape The Office - Game Facilitator

JavaGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)

Tots

Flutter Engineer

May 2020 – Apr 2021 · 11 mos · Buenos Aires Province, Argentina · Remote

Script foundation

Software Engineer - Flutter Developer

Mar 2020 – May 2020 · 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

Team:
Script > Mobile Engineering > Flutter Development
Work Areas / Responsibilities:
Developed a Community Building Mobile Application using Flutter Framework.
Deployed first working build to production on Play Store within just 30 days.
Wrote Automated Scripts to update Firestore DB in response to changes in a Google Sheet.
Tech Stack:
Flutter, Firebase, Firestore DB, Google Sheets API, Google App Script, Google Cloud Storage, Google Play Developer Console

Flutter

Enappd

Software Engineer - Flutter Developer

Jun 2019 – Jul 2019 · 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Team:
Enappd > Mobile Engineering > Flutter Development
Work Areas / Responsibilities:
Developed a Flutter App Template containing 10+ modules & 50+ screens.
Built UI Clones of WhatsApp, Instagram, Uber, and Spotify, to be used as templates.
Published Engineering & Tutorial Blogs with a reach of up to 100K+ audience.
Tech Stack:
Flutter, Firebase, Google Cloud Storage, Google Maps SDK, Jenkins CI/CD

FlutterFirebase