Apr 2023 – Aug 2025 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · Hybrid

• As an Engineering Manager, I owned the end-to-end design, development, and delivery of a new C2C car marketplace/classified platform, enabling direct transactions between car owners and buyers.
• Led system design from scratch, building the platform 0 to N, while leveraging and extending existing C2B systems for faster integration and infrastructure reuse.
• Drove entire SDLC — from requirement gathering and estimation to development, testing, deployment, and post-release support.
• Worked closely with cross-functional stakeholders across product, business, marketing, and support teams to align goals, manage expectations, and deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Managed a 10-member engineering team, instilling engineering best practices, setting up robust code review processes, and ensuring timely and stable releases.
• Took ownership of release readiness, including QA coordination, monitoring setup, rollout plans, incident support, and continuous improvement post go-live.
• ✅ Success Highlights
• Built and launched the C2C platform in record time, which now contributes significantly to the business and is approaching EBITDA-positive status.
• Created a modular and scalable system design, allowing the platform to evolve rapidly while keeping operational complexity low.
• Enabled 20% of sellers to actively list their cars within the first phase post-launch, validating product-market fit.
• Reduced API response time by 60% and set up caching layers to handle growing scale efficiently.
• Established real-time alerting and observability, bringing down incident response time by 30%.

Nov 2020 – Mar 2023 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · Hybrid

• As a Lead, I spearheaded the end-to-end execution and delivery of the C2B-Wholesale (Dealer Sales & Financing) project, enhancing operational efficiency. • Successfully migrated a legacy application to a microservice architecture, improving system reliability and scalability. • Provided post-release support to ensure user satisfaction and smooth operations, addressing any arising issues promptly. • Played a pivotal role in hiring and developing a skilled technical team, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.

Jan 2017 – Aug 2019 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Gurgaon, Haryana, India

• As a Senior Software Engineer, I developed the DealerAPP with a focus on auction and pricing models, which are core of CARS24. I engineered and delivered the application, ensuring timely delivery and robust performance. Additionally, I mentored junior engineers, enhancing their skills and productivity. I addressed various challenges to maintain a smooth system. The tech stack I used included Java, Spring Boot, Elasticsearch, Redis, RabbitMQ, MySQL, MongoDB, AWS, and Node.js. I collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate features and optimize the app for user needs.