Anuj Gupta

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Redmond, Washington, United States12 yrs 9 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led high-impact initiatives in app manifest infrastructure.
Fostered a culture of inclusion and continuous learning.
Passionate about platform agility and customer-centric innovation.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS Mobile Development Expert with strong leadership capabilities.

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Skills

Core Skills

Software DevelopmentMobile Development

Other Skills

AlgorithmsAndroidBackend DevelopmentCC++Code ReviewCritical ThinkingData StructuresDeveloper ExperienceGame DevelopmentJavaJavaScriptObject Oriented DesignOffline DevelopmentPeople Management

About

Engineering leader at Microsoft, delivering platform-scale solutions across M365 and Teams. Led high-impact initiatives in app manifest infrastructure and developer experience, enabling secure, high-velocity rollouts across diverse environments. Passionate about platform agility, AI extensibility, and customer-centric innovation. Leadership grounded in empathy, accountability, and growth. Foster a culture of inclusion, psychological safety, and continuous learning through structured learning series, regular 1:1s, and team-building initiatives. I drive clarity, execution, and cross-functional alignment—scaling developer ecosystems and mentoring future leaders with a blend of technical depth and strategic foresight.

Experience

Microsoft

6 roles

Principal Engineering Manager

Promoted

Jun 2024 – Present · 1 yr 9 mos

Senior Software Engineer

Mar 2021 – Jun 2024 · 3 yrs 3 mos

Senior Software Engineer

Promoted

Sep 2019 – Mar 2021 · 1 yr 6 mos

Software Engineer 2

Sep 2016 – Aug 2019 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Kaizala – Android / iOS
Integrated UPI (Unified Payment Interface) Payments
Worked with third party bank to integrate UPI payments platform.
Led back-end design and development in shared layer across platforms (Android/iOS). Defined
client-server contracts, front-end/ back-end interfaces on client application and led testing effort.
Code Improvements
Introduced proper code layering, redesigned the storage structure, reduced data packets spent in
syncing information, performance improvements in passing data across layers (C++ and Java/Obj.
C). High quality participation in code/design reviews.
Several Feature Developments
Led, designed and developed group policies infrastructure, profile for tenant users, Group Invite via
Link, Mobikwik Payments mini app and Mini Apps data storage on client application.
Rapidly prototyped customer requirements for feasibility
Kaizala – UWP
Integrated library for connecting to Kaizala Service, ensured good connectivity under 2g / poor
WIFI, developed offline experience, login UX, PLM handling and accessibility.