Oct 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 5 mos · On-site

• Responsible for solving platform and product challenges for Nykaa Beauty & Man applications, enabling efficient collaboration between developers, product and business teams, driving seamless shopping experiences by building & optimizing consumer-facing features, including search, product listings & details, login/signup, account management, and cart functionality.
• Handling 3.5M Daily active users, 18M Monthly active users and 16M Active devices.

Apr 2022 – Sep 2023 · 1 yr 5 mos · On-site

• Leading a team in the end-to-end development and delivery of Nykaa Beauty and Nykaa Man applications. From feature conception to final release, our focus remains on performance, scalability, and a seamless user experience.
• Key Achievements:
• Launched Nykaa Now (quick commerce) with in Nykaa Beauty Application.
• Maintained a 99.94% crash-free rate, ensuring app stability.
• Optimized startup time to under 1 second, enhancing user experience.
• Product details page architecture revamp using MVI + Jetpack compose.
• Spearheading Design SDK creation for Nykaa applications.
• Adopting MVI Architecture and Jetpack Compose for new and existing features.
• Responsibilities:
• . Overseeing development & release management for Nykaa apps.
• . Leading Play Store releases & rollout strategies to ensure smooth deployments.
• Key Technical/Product Contributions:
• Android 13 Migration – Successfully migrated both apps from Android 12 to Android 13.
• SDK Deprecations – Removed Xiaomi SDK and Omniture, streamlining the codebase.
• Cross-Poll Feature – Enabled seamless navigation from Nykaa Beauty to the Nykaa Fashion app.
• Guest User Login Guidance – Introduced a banner & bottom sheet on the Product Details Page to encourage guest users to log in.
• Account Privé Page – Developed a dynamic UI to distinguish customers based on their status (Gold, Privé, or Platinum).
• App Size Optimization – Reduced app size by 0.5MB by optimizing fonts and eliminating unused characters.
• Architecture Revamp – Refactored Product & Search Listing Pages using MVI (Model-View-Intent) to improve maintainability.
• Design SDK Development – Built and published a Design SDK with unified color & font support for Beauty, Nykaa Man, and Fashion apps.
• Excited to continue innovating and delivering best-in-class experiences.

Sep 2021 – Mar 2022 · 6 mos · On-site

• Thrilled to share some of the recent feature enhancements and technical initiatives I've implemented to improve the Nykaa Beauty and Nykaa Man apps!
• Feature Enhancements on Product & Search Listing Pages:
• Sort by Bottom Sheet UI – Enhanced UI for a better sorting experience.
• Seamless Redirection – Improved navigation between Nykaa applications.
• No Search Result Page – Introduced a generic page for unavailable product searches.
• Dynamic Price Range Filter – Added flexible price range filtering for better user control.
• Store Redirection Support – Enabled smooth navigation between different Nykaa stores.
• Product Card & Filters Revamp – Redesigned UI for improved usability.
• Barcode Scanner – Integrated a barcode scanning feature on home & search pages.
• Recently Viewed Products UI Update – Improved UI & dynamic positioning for better visibility.
• Technical Initiatives:
• App Size Optimisation – Reduced app size by 2.4MB through ProGuard optimizations & WebP format conversion.
• Design System Development – Contributed 5-6 reusable components (loaders, buttons, snackbars, tooltips) for UI consistency.
• Color Management Enhancement using SDK– Centralised color themes across Beauty, Man, Fashion, and Superstore apps.
• Constantly striving to enhance user experience, optimize performance, and create a scalable architecture for Nykaa’s growing ecosystem!