Gaurav Nijhara

VP of Engineering

San Francisco, California, United States14 yrs 10 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in iOS development and mobile architecture.
  • Proven track record in team leadership and operational efficiency.
  • Strong background in software engineering across multiple industries.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Mobile Development and SaaS expert with strong leadership capabilities.

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Skills

Core Skills

Technical LeadershipTechnical Architecture

Other Skills

CC++Core JavaDebuggingDevice DriversEmbedded SystemsGitJavaJavaScriptLinuxObjective-COperational EfficiencySQLSoftware DevelopmentSwift

About

Feel free to reach out to me regarding opportunities -> email : gaurav.nijhara@gmail.com

Experience

Meta

3 roles

Software Engineering Manager

Promoted

Feb 2021Present · 5 yrs 1 mo

  • Supporting MBS (meta business suite) product, helping enable improve Ads reachability and insights for small-medium business owners. My team is responsible for ensuring performance, reliability and efficiency of the product along with healthy releases and rollouts.
Technical LeadershipTechnical ArchitectureOperational EfficiencyTeam ManagementTeam LeadershipTeam Motivation

Staff Software Engineer

Promoted

Feb 2021Dec 2021 · 10 mos

  • Worked on mobile foundations, responsible for setting long term infra strategy, performance, reliability and efficiency (app size, n/w, disk I/O) of the app.
Technical LeadershipTechnical Architecture

Software Engineer

Jun 2018Jan 2021 · 2 yrs 7 mos

Yelp

Software Engineer

Feb 2017Jun 2018 · 1 yr 4 mos · San Francisco, California

  • Mobile (iOS):
  • Worked on features and improvements on the Yelp iOS App.
  • Implemented food ordering on Yelp iOS App working alongside other engineers.
  • Backend:
  • Implemented REST APIs for other services and web/mobile

Ebay

Software Engineer Internship

May 2016Aug 2016 · 3 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Worked on a cross platform deep linking framework (Android, iOS and Web) using Firebase dynamic links which involved having user install the app using URL and presenting them a personalized UI experience based on the URL.
  • Created an iOS store kiosk (iPad only) application for StubHub which is more search specific rather than user specific. The features included Mapview framework with clustering (using spatial indexing),adding checkout and expiration timers for auto checkout, explore section using custom collection view layouts.

University of southern california

Teaching Assistant (iOS and Advanced iOS)

Aug 2015May 2016 · 9 mos · Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Worked with professors in creating and grading assignments alongside helping students learn about iOS technologies.
  • Assisted in introducing Swift in advanced iOS coursework.
  • Managed close to 50 students.

Housing.com

iOS Developer

Dec 2014Jul 2015 · 7 mos · Mumbai Area, India

  • Participated in development of Housing.com’s rebranded iPhone and iPad application from scratch coded in Objective-C .

Kidaptive, inc.

Game Developer/iOS Developer

Feb 2013Nov 2014 · 1 yr 9 mos · Gurgaon, India

  • Worked on complete development on games on iOS using C++, LUA, Objective C and COCOS2D as game engines.
  • The Process involved understanding requirement document, creating design for the games and brainstorming on animation requirement, coding the game from scratch and bug fixes.
  • Some of the Games Released:LEO’S PAD, Stargazing

Samsung electronics

Senior Software Engineer

Aug 2010Feb 2013 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • a) Application Programming
  • Worked on complete development cycle of Instant Messenger Application with C and C++ language on Samsung’s Proprietary platform.
  • b) Systems and Middleware Development for Audio and Board Bringup.
  • Worked as a part of Systems Team for development and initial bring upof Audio feature on ST Ericsson Chipset for feature phones which involved GPIO configuration, writing drivers and integration for new accessories (like amplifier, Audience Chip(Noise Suppression) for Voice Call Processing). Also, worked on Accessory Detection and Music Player.
  • Handled Audio performance enhancement at Samsung HQ ( Korea ) and interacted with several customers like Texas Instruments , ST Ericsson , Audience.

Education

University of Southern California

Master of Science (M.S.) — Computer Science

Jan 2015Jan 2017

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) — Computer Science

Jan 2006Jan 2010

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