Jan 2021 – Jan 2024 · 3 yrs · Singapore, Singapore · Hybrid

• Heading the Engineering Org - Product, Quality, Platform, Data Science, Data Engineering, Data Management, Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, Data Governance, Regulatory and Compliance, IT & Security.

Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 · 2 yrs · Singapore · Remote

• Led development of a secure marketplace platform, increasing user satisfaction by 30% and driving 20% growth in corporate client adoption, with 99.99% data security and zero major breaches.
• Built a product roadmap based on analysis of key verticals, aligning with market demand and boosting feature adoption by 25% while prioritizing scalable architecture for a 40% improvement in platform scalability.
• Fostered agile product engineering teams, enhancing collaboration and reducing time-to-market by 15%, while establishing real-time monitoring protocols for 99.95% platform uptime.
• Optimized team structure, increasing productivity by 20% and improving delivery efficiency, while driving continuous platform refinement through feedback loops, contributing to a 25% higher customer retention rate.

Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 · 1 yr · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

• Scaled IoT platforms for connected cars, handling 400,000 QPS and increasing scalability by 50% through migration to microservices architecture, while achieving 99.9% platform reliability with strong QA processes.
• Led a team of 100+ engineers using the Spotify model, boosting team autonomy and decision-making efficiency by 30%, and driving a 40% increase in leadership promotions through effective mentorship.
• Implemented cloud strategies and automation to optimize infrastructure, cutting costs by 15% and improving feature delivery speed by 25% through enhanced security and integration.
• Delivered executive roadmap presentations with a 90% on-time delivery rate, effectively addressing major challenges.

Jan 2013 – Jan 2016 · 3 yrs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

• Built scalable and secure enterprise messaging platforms using microservices architecture and open-source technologies (Node.js, Kafka, RabbitMQ), achieving 99.9% uptime and real-time messaging while ensuring flexibility and scalability.
• Archiected AWS infrastructure (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda) and DevOps automation, improving deployment efficiency by 25% and ensuring end-to-end encryption and secure authentication for data protection compliance.

Jan 2011 – Jan 2014 · 3 yrs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

• Architected the Perk rewards-based platform across desktop (Windows, Mac) and mobile (Android, iOS, Windows Phone 8), scaling the engineering team from 4 to 100+ and establishing operations in India.
• Hired and mentored top engineering talent, implementing efficient software development processes that enhanced operational efficiency and ensured high-quality product delivery.
• Contributed to product design, engineering strategy, and fundraising as part of the executive team, driving growth and operational excellence through hands-on leadership and collaboration.

Jan 2006 – Jan 2011 · 5 yrs

• Designed and scaled large-scale social networking games, including Scrabble, achieving million Daily Active Users (DAUs) through a microservices architecture that enabled modular development and independent scaling.
• Leveraged AWS services (EC2, RDS, S3, CloudFront) to create a resilient infrastructure, implementing auto-scaling, sharding for MySQL, and secure payment gateways, ensuring optimal performance and availability.