Hirdesh Gupta

VP of Engineering

South Delhi, Delhi, India5 yrs 2 mos experience

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Key Highlights

19+ years of experience in engineering leadership.
Proven track record in mentoring engineers and driving digital transformation.
Expert in building scalable fintech platforms with high availability.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech Engineering Leader with expertise in scalable cloud-native platforms and digital transformation.

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Skills

Core Skills

Technology DirectionExecution ExcellenceBusiness AlignmentEngineering Leadership

Other Skills

AI/MLAPI & System IntegrationAPI GatewaysAWS (EC2, ECS, Lambda, RDS, S3, SQS, EventBus, CloudFront, Cloudwatch, WAF, Shield)AWS LambdaAWS microservicesAgile Engineering ManagementAgile MethodologiesAmazon CloudWatchAmazon EC2Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)Amazon S3Amazon SQSAmazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)Asset Management

About

I’m an Engineering leader with 𝟭𝟵+ 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 in scaling 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 and delivering 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 fintech and cloud-native platforms. Proven track record in 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀, driving 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, and aligning 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 with 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀. Skilled in organizational growth, modern software practices, and ensuring 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 with 𝗥𝗕𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, while enabling platforms that process ₹𝟭𝟱𝟬𝟬+ 𝗖𝗿 in yearly transactions. My core strengths include: * 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 & 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵: Hiring, mentoring, retention, org design * 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Cloud-native platforms, microservices, event-driven systems * 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: Agile delivery, CI/CD, process optimization * 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Driving measurable outcomes, ensuring RBI & data privacy compliance I’m passionate about building resilient teams and resilient systems that scale with the business.

Experience

Cardekho group

2 roles

Senior Engineering Manager

Feb 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 1 mo · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Set fintech tech strategy; enabled ₹1500+ Cr/yearly in digital disbursements
Led platform revamp — 70% scalability boost, <10 mins/month downtime
Launched digiPartner, digiAgent, digiBuddy, digiFOS — drove 40% revenue growth
Enabled real-time lifecycle for 3,500+ dealers and 1M+ customers
Implemented DevSecOps and Zero Trust & DPDPA programs post-RBI audit
Cut vendor costs by 20%, release cycles by 50%; 3x team scale with 35% higher retention
Managed ₹1.2 Cr annual tech budget and strategic product roadmap

Fintech tech strategyPlatform revampDevSecOpsZero TrustDPDPATechnology Direction+1

Associate Director of Technology

Dec 2020 – Jan 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Leading & Building Used Car Online Buy & Sell car platform. Leveraging AI/ML to solve complex problems and use cases in the Auto industry, both B2C and B2B use cases.
Led engineering, QA & Devops for Inspection, LMS, and Warranty products across 10+ business lines
Re-architected inspection platform; automated 80% manual tasks, increased revenue 35%
Migrated legacy to AWS microservices — achieved 99.9% uptime
Introduced ML, WhatsApp, IVR automation to scale CX ops
Collaborated with vendors (Tookan, ClearQuote) for tech synergy and delivery
Managed ₹7.5M budget, led 12-person cross-functional engineering team

AI/MLAWS microservicesCross-functional team leadershipEngineering LeadershipTechnology Direction