Arpit Ratan

Engineering Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India14 yrs 11 mos experience

Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

Led a 50-member team at Microsoft Teams.
Improved mobile app quality and developer productivity.
Developed critical frameworks for regression prevention.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS-focused engineering leader with expertise in mobile application development and developer productivity.

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Skills

Core Skills

Mobile Application DevelopmentProgram ManagementTeam ManagementSoftware EngineeringDeveloper ProductivityPerformance Improvement

Other Skills

AIAgile MethodologiesAlgorithmsAndroidAutomationBuild TimeCC#CI/CDClearCaseCore JavaData StructuresDeveloper experience toolsE-commerceEclipse

About

At Microsoft, our team has significantly advanced the capabilities of Microsoft Teams on mobile platforms. By focusing on the fundamental building blocks for the Android application, including critical app vitals, and the development of telemetry/feedback modules for iOS, we've fostered a robust environment for user experience and performance. Previously, as architect within the Microsoft Teams Engineering Systems team, our efforts in creating regression prevention frameworks and pipeline policies have substantially elevated developer productivity. These initiatives, complemented by tools designed to enhance the developer experience, underscore my commitment to delivering excellence in software engineering and management.

Experience

Youtube

Engineering Manager

Sep 2025 – Present · 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Youtube DevInfra team

Google

Engineering Manager

Sep 2025 – Present · 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Youtube DevInfra team

Microsoft

3 roles

Principal Group Engineering Manager

Promoted

Aug 2024 – Sep 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo

I lead the Fundamentals IDC team for Microsoft Teams, a ~50 member org focused on mobile app quality improvements, CI/CD and release engineering, cross-platform developer productivity powered by AI, and program management. I manage multiple managers and a hands-on team driving engineering excellence at scale.

Mobile Application DevelopmentCI/CDRelease EngineeringAIProgram Management

Principal Engineering Manager

Apr 2022 – Aug 2024 · 2 yrs 4 mos

EM for Microsoft Teams App Fundamentals (Android / iOS)
Fundamental building blocks for Android application including critical app vitals
Telemetry/Feedback modules for iOS.

Mobile Application DevelopmentAndroidTeam ManagementRelease EngineeringiOS

Principal Software Engineer

Apr 2021 – Apr 2022 · 1 yr

Worked in Microsoft Teams Engineering Systems team as their architect.
Regression prevention frameworks through pipeline policies, feature score cards etc.
Developer productivity such as Build Time, Android Studio plugin.
Pipeline gates to improve code quality and increase automation.

Regression prevention frameworksPipeline policiesDeveloper productivityBuild TimeAutomationSoftware Engineering+1

Microsoft

Senior Software Engineering Manager

Jun 2018 – Aug 2019 · 1 yr 2 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Engineering Manager for Microsoft Teams Android client team of around 10 engineers.
Team delivered multiple core features of the app
Shipped multiple perf and reliability improvements.

Hike messenger

2 roles

Senior Engineering Manager

Promoted

Nov 2017 – Jun 2018 · 7 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Part of executive leadership team at Hike. Was leading a client team (Android & iOS) of around 15 members responsible for many features and products.

Specialist Software Development Engineer

Dec 2016 – Nov 2017 · 11 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Tesco bengaluru

Principal Software Engineer

Jan 2016 – Dec 2016 · 11 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Working as an android engineer for Tesco Mobile App.

Quikr

Senior Software Engineer

Jun 2015 – Jan 2016 · 7 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Tech Lead for real estate Quikr Android Application.

Samsung electronics

Lead Engineer

Feb 2012 – Jun 2015 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Bangalore

Developed Mobile Applications for Tablet / Phone. (ChatON, Samsung Sports Experience etc)
IP Generation, suggesting patentable ideas, taking part in idea contests organised by Samsung.