Apr 2023 – Apr 2025 · 2 yrs · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · Hybrid

• Spearheaded the architecture and launch of India’s first low-value Daily SIP investment product, enabling micro-investments and boosting financial inclusion.
• Led a 10+ member backend engineering team to deliver the product from concept to launch in under 7 months; now ranked 7th in India for customer acquisition in its category.
• Drove multiple strategic mutual fund initiatives, including:
• > SBI JanNivesh, in collaboration with SBI
• > Mutual Fund Marketplace, integrating 40+ AMCs with SIP functionality
• > Free Mutual Fund Report, offering cross-platform portfolio insights
• > ASK AI, a large language model-based assistant for mutual fund customer queries
• Blended strong product thinking, architecture, and hands-on leadership to scale impactful fintech solutions.

Apr 2022 – Mar 2023 · 11 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · Hybrid

• Led a team of 15+ engineers in the end-to-end development and maintenance of the Mutual
• Funds product at Paytm Money, ensuring high availability, scalability, and reliability.
• Redesigned core system components, achieving a 90% reduction in customer-reported issues,
• improved performance, and optimized infrastructure costs.
• Spearheaded the migration to the BSE Star MF platform, a critical strategic initiative aligned with
• the company's long-term business goals.
• Directed the full-cycle implementation of UPI Autopay as a payment method for mutual fund
• transactions, enhancing customer convenience and broadening payment flexibility.

Aug 2021 – Mar 2022 · 7 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · Hybrid

• Spearheaded a team of 15 engineers in the design and development of the consumer-service
• module, enabling cohort-based targeting and customer re-engagement strategies, which contributed
• to a 10x increase in revenue within two quarters.
• Implemented real-time integrations across multiple Paytm verticals, including FASTag, Challan, and
• Payments, to enrich user profiles and enhance precision in targeting initiatives.
• Drove operational excellence by leading the adoption and optimization of observability tools such as
• Grafana, New Relic, Sentry, and Kibana, resulting in improved system reliability and faster incident
• resolution.

May 2020 – Jul 2021 · 1 yr 2 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · Hybrid

• Led a team of 10 engineers in designing and implementing a scalable, event-driven microservices
• architecture, enabling asynchronous and distributed system capabilities.
• Managed end-to-end development of the motor insurance product, encompassing order
• management, notifications, quote generation, proposal processing, and integrations for business
• growth.
• Delivered the product within six months, achieving the capacity to handle 50,000+ insurance
• premium queries per minute.
• Accelerated partner onboarding by reducing insurance partner integration time from 30+ days to 10
• days, achieving a 60% improvement in efficiency through a newly developed integration framework.

Jul 2018 – May 2020 · 1 yr 10 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

• Designed and developed a custom Bookkeeping System from the ground up using Java, Spring
• Core, Apache Kafka, and IBM DB2, successfully eliminating reliance on a third-party vendor solution.
• Built a Test Orchestration Framework to automate UI and backend test suites, significantly
• enhancing test coverage and product quality across multiple squads.
• Served as a key individual contributor, dedicating over 80% of time to system design and hands on coding within the core development team.
• Actively participated in Agile practices and contributed to the evolution and maintenance of a
• robust microservices architecture.

Dec 2015 – Jun 2018 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

• Developed business-critical APIs for the iContract platform using Java, Spring, Hibernate, REST,
• and MS SQL Server, enabling seamless contract lifecycle management.
• Optimized search module performance with Apache Lucene, enhancing responsiveness and
• improving the user experience for over 80% of active users.
• Integrated e-signature solutions, including DocuSign and Adobe Sign, to streamline digital contract
• execution workflows.
• Led the design and technical implementation of the Salesforce integration, enabling seamless
• CRM connectivity and data synchronization.
• Mentored junior developers and actively supported Agile practices, contributing to team growth
• and delivery efficiency.

Nov 2012 – Dec 2015 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

• Developed interactive dashboard modules using YUI, jqPlot, Java, Struts, Hibernate, JSP, and
• MySQL, enabling data-driven insights for end users.
• Implemented a real-time notification system leveraging the Atmosphere framework, enhancing
• user engagement and responsiveness.
• Built bulk card management features with Excel/CSV import-export functionality using Apache
• POI, streamlining administrative workflows.
• Designed and integrated advanced search capabilities with Apache Solr and created performance
• testing scripts using JMeter to ensure system scalability and reliability.