Jun 2022 – Jan 2024 · 1 yr 7 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · Hybrid

• ● Led a team of 5 engineers in providing technical guidance, expertise, and support ensuring their work aligns with project requirements.
• ● Develop a strategic roadmap for digital growth initiatives, considering short-term wins and long-term goals.
• ● Establish strong relationships with other departments and stakeholders. Ensure alignment of objectives and share progress updates regularly.
• ● Identify individual strengths and areas for improvement among team members. Provide opportunities for skill development, whether through training programs, certifications, or hands-on learning experiences.
• ● Encourage a mindset of experimentation and risk-taking within the team, and create a safe space for trying new ideas and learning.

Jun 2021 – May 2022 · 11 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · Remote

• ● Led a team of 16 engineers in handling multifaceted roles encompassing different responsibilities.
• ● Orchestrated the lending tech team, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and innovation to consistently deliver optimal results.
• ● Spearheaded the conception and execution of lending products and features, leveraging industry insights and market trends to drive continuous improvement and meet evolving customer needs.
• ● Oversaw the planning, execution, and delivery of lending tech projects and initiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, timelines, and quality benchmarks.
• ● Collaborated seamlessly with stakeholders from diverse departments, facilitating integration efforts and ensuring alignment of lending tech projects with broader business objectives.
• ● Provided expert guidance and technical mentorship to the lending tech team, fostering a culture of learning and empowering individuals to solve complex challenges.
• ● Proactively nurtured the professional growth and skill development of team members, implementing training programs and initiatives to enhance expertise and performance.

Aug 2017 – Jun 2021 · 3 yrs 10 mos · Gurgaon, India · On-site

• ● Led the coupons team during a critical period, developing features that responded to the demands and changes induced by the COVID-19 situation.
• ● Took the initiative and led the design and implementation of an Orchestrator as a Service solution, indicating strong technical leadership and innovative thinking.
• ● Streamlined operations, enhanced efficiency, and provided a scalable architecture for various services.
• ● Successfully migrated services to AWS cloud infrastructure, leveraging its scalability and flexibility.
• ● Demonstrated expertise in cloud migration, ensuring the scalability and adaptability of the platform to meet evolving business needs.
• ● Led the payment orchestration team in migrating the service from OnPrem to AWS.
• ● Achieved a significant milestone by being the first service within Expedia to handle 100% live traffic on the cloud, showcasing pioneering efforts in cloud adoption and operational efficiency.

Jul 2016 – Aug 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo · New Delhi Area, India · On-site

• ● Spearheaded pivotal enhancements to Amazon's last-mile delivery station management software, pivotal in optimizing the operation and synchronization of the delivery network.
• ● Innovatively implemented new features and functionalities, significantly improving the software's performance and streamlining the intricacies of the delivery process.
• ● Prioritized scalability and reliability enhancements, ensuring seamless operations, particularly during peak periods of demand, bolstering the software's robustness.
• ● Conducted exhaustive testing and meticulous debugging, meticulously identifying and rectifying issues to uphold the software's high-quality standards and performance reliability.
• ● Played an instrumental role in code reviews, providing technical guidance to team members, and fostering a collaborative and high-performance engineering environment.
• ● Actively contributed to agile development methodologies, engaging in sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives, fostering continuous software enhancement to align with evolving customer needs.

Sep 2015 – Nov 2016 · 1 yr 2 mos · Gurgaon, India · On-site

• I wore multiple hats and contributed to various aspects of the startup, including product development, deployment, marketing, and user acquisition.
• I fostered a technology-driven approach while also focusing on marketing initiatives to drive user growth and engagement.
• conducted thorough testing and debugging to ensure the reliability and stability of the product.
• monitored system performance, identified and resolved issues promptly to minimize downtime, and optimize user experience.
• developed and executed marketing campaigns, leveraging various channels such as social media, email marketing, and content marketing.

Feb 2014 – Aug 2015 · 1 yr 6 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

• added functionality to prevent fraud losses associated with alphanumeric account numbers in TransferNow, a product of Fiserv. I implemented robust validation and verification mechanisms to ensure the integrity and security of account transactions, reducing the risk of fraudulent activities.
• worked on Navigator, a fraud prevention rules management system, also a product of Fiserv. I contributed to the design and development of the system, allowing users to define and manage rules that identify and mitigate potential fraudulent activities.
• designed and built CanvasMaker, an application for the Times of India. This application allowed users to assemble news widgets and dynamically render them into HTML pages.

Dec 2013 – Feb 2014 · 2 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

May 2012 – Nov 2013 · 1 yr 6 mos · Trivandrum, Kerala, India · On-site

• designed and built the Insight Analytics Engine, a powerful system that aggregates KPIs data and delivers valuable insights. This engine played a crucial role in providing meaningful analytics and facilitating data-driven decision-making.
• restructured the code for the Archiver Engine, an EJB application deployed to JBoss 5.1, by replacing Hibernate with JDBC sessions. This optimization resulted in a significant reduction in archiver data transaction time, improving overall system performance by over 80%.
• developed the CIMD Connector, which enabled the sending and receiving of messages to/from an SMSC (Short Message Service Center) using the CIMD (Computer Interface to Message Distribution) protocol. This connector facilitated seamless communication between systems and ensured reliable message transmission.
• redesigned the connector throttle calculator, which improved throughput and increased the Transport Server TPS (Transactions Per Second) by approximately 12%. This enhancement enabled higher performance and more efficient utilization of system resources.
• created SOAP web services, both with and without SSL (Secure Sockets Layer), to enable seamless integration and communication between systems.
• leveraged my technical expertise and problem-solving skills to design, develop, optimize, and enhance critical systems and components. I actively collaborated with stakeholders, conducted thorough testing and performance optimizations, and delivered high-quality solutions that improved system performance, data analytics capabilities, and overall efficiency.