Neerav Mehta

VP of Engineering

Gurugram, Haryana, India13 yrs experience
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Key Highlights

  • Over 13 years of experience in engineering management.
  • Led teams delivering high-scale distributed systems.
  • Expert in Agile methodologies and technical leadership.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in Ad Tech and E-commerce with extensive experience in software development and team management.

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Core Skills

Team ManagementTechnical LeadershipSoftware Development

Other Skills

Agile DevelopmentAmazon Web Services (AWS)CSSCoaching & MentoringCommunicationDesign ReviewFlexGulp.jsHTML5JiraNoSQLPWAReact.jsSQLTypeScript

About

Seasoned engineering manager with more than 13 years of experience in designing, architecting and implementing large scale distributed systems along with 5 years of relevant experience in handling large engineering teams Graduated from IIT Varanasi, and worked at Uber, Airtel, Myntra, Morgan Stanley

Experience

Phonepe

Engineering Manager

Aug 2023Present · 2 yrs 7 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

  • I currently lead the strategic direction and implementation of the Pincode seller platform, an ONDC-based hyperlocal ecommerce solution at PhonePe.
  • Navigating through considerable ambiguity and evolving business strategies to establish product-market fit, I maintain team morale and focus.
  • During the critical 0 to 1 development phase, I steered the team towards rapid iteration and experimentation, ensuring timely delivery while managing feature development and technical debt.
  • I collaborate closely with external vendors to align deliveries with business requirements.
  • I work in tandem with AppSec, Compliance, and Legal teams to address any loose ends in the fast-paced development process, ensuring regulatory compliance and risk mitigation.
  • Additionally, I manage staffing and engineering hiring processes, overseeing annual reviews and fostering professional development initiatives.
SQLTeam ManagementSoftware DevelopmentTechnical LeadershipCommunicationAgile Development

Uber

Engineering Manager II

Sep 2021Oct 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • As the leader of Uber's advertising data platform, I oversaw a critical function integral to evaluating ad spend effectiveness. Our responsibilities included processing and preparing data for downstream analysis, with a focus on attribution and spend assessment.
  • I ensured the implementation of essential transformations and quality checks, guaranteeing the accuracy, freshness, reliability, and availability of collecteddata.
  • Under my direction, the implementation of the Jupiter platform—a self-serve solution—resulted in a 50% reduction in developer bandwidth requirements.
  • By introducing smart on-call systems and auto-assign strategies, we successfully improved on-call load by 80%, enhancing operational efficiency.
  • Furthermore, I spearheaded the adoption of Scrum Agile software development practices, leading to a 40% increase in development productivity. This was evidenced by heightened code output volume and reduced implementation windows.
  • In addition to these initiatives, I was responsible for hiring, managing, and motivating a team of 18 engineers dedicated to advancing our critical data platform.
SQLTeam ManagementSoftware DevelopmentTypeScriptTechnical LeadershipNoSQL+6

Airtel x labs

Engineering Manager - Airtel Ads

Aug 2020Sep 2022 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Gurgaon, Haryana, India

  • Headed Advertising technology platform of Bharti Airtel. We are collating demand from advertisers and supplying ads on Airtel properties including Wynk, Xstream and Airtel Thanks by running sophisticated targeting algorithm and rule engines based upon user attributes, affinity and market demands. We have built a high expectancy platform from scratch to serve 100 million monthly active users within a 95 percentile response time of 100ms and a peak load of 4500 TPS.
  • This platform was built under guidance of CPO and Global CIO with a vision to provide complete solution to partners by owning their metrics. Here we close the loop through targeted distribution of partner coupons and listing partner products on Airtel channels. I am responsible for deliveries and performance of this platform.
  • A dedicated team of 35 engineers is supporting this platform as well as incorporating new supplies and better demands. Their career progression and mentorship is also my responsibility.
  • References:
  • https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/airtel-enters-advertising-business- launches-adtech-platform-11614149055111.html
SQLTeam ManagementSoftware DevelopmentTypeScriptTechnical LeadershipNoSQL+5

Myntra jabong

Engineering Manager

Sep 2016Aug 2019 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Gurgaon, India

  • Responsible for website, m-site and PWA of Myntra and Jabong. This role involved roadmap planning, requirements gathering, architecture discussion and execution of overall business strategy. In this role I used to lead a team of 18 engineers and I was responsible for their mentorship and career growth. Process setups and stakeholder management were intrinsic part of this role. My team delivered PWA in shortest possible time and executed many high traffic sales.
SQLTeam ManagementSoftware DevelopmentTechnical LeadershipNoSQLCommunication+5

Guavus

Sr. Software Engineer

Jun 2012Jan 2016 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Gurgaon

  • Guavus provides a data driven analytics platform primarily used by telecoms for their decision making. I was working on creation of dashboards with flex, actionscript, angularJS and nodeJS. Verizon, Sprint and Vodafone were few of our clients.
SQLSoftware DevelopmentNoSQLJiraAgile Development

Morgan stanley

2 roles

Sr. Technology Associate

Jan 2012May 2012 · 4 mos

  • Worked with Global wealth management division of Morgan Stanley. I used to provide technology support to front end financial advisors in their day-to-day operations. Primarily worked on .net technologies to develop thin and thick client business applications.
SQLSoftware DevelopmentNoSQLAgile Development

Technology Associate

Aug 2010May 2012 · 1 yr 9 mos

SQLSoftware DevelopmentAgile Development

Education

Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi

B Tech — Engineering

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