Bhushan K. — Director of Engineering
A versatile engineering leader with over 20 years of experience across e-commerce, fintech, and on-demand services domains. Adept at architecting and scaling products & platforms, steering technology roadmaps, fostering innovation, and driving large-scale transformations.A technologist at heart with a keen interest in business, passionate about solving complex large-scale business problems by applying technology innovation to drive impact. As the Director of Engineering at Razorpay, providing strategic technology leadership for their flagship Business Banking platform and spearheading the development of their greenfield Source to Pay SaaS offering. Drove large-scale architectural re-engineering efforts that reduced infrastructure costs by 25-30%. Closely collaborated with cross-functional stakeholders to outline OKRs/Goals and corresponding technology roadmaps, ensuring clear direction and alignment. Instituted reusability-focused engineering practices, created centers of excellence, and steered technology roadmaps aligned with achieving business profitability through optimal unit economics. Led an engineering unit of ~40 engineers, including organizational restructuring, performance management, and budgeting. Prior to Razorpay, I led the engineering division at Gojek (now GoTo Group) from April'17 to June '22 as the Head of Engineering for their On-Demand Delivery & Hyperlocal services. Conceptualized and built Gojek's on-demand logistics tech platform and product portfolio from scratch, scaling it 10x to deliver over 600K+ orders daily across Southeast Asia with $20 million in monthly gross revenue. Pioneered the launch of a unique and cost-effective Same-day Dynamic Multi-Pickup and Drop Service delivery across Indonesia, improving structural unit economics by 110% over six months. Orchestrated initiatives across Product, Data Science, Engineering, and Operations to create in-house custom mapping technologies, reducing external API dependency costs by up to 70%. At Flipkart, I architected near real-time, high-throughput merchandise serviceability engines, content discovery layers, and a real-time pricing engine, contributing to a 5% increase in Gross Merchandising Value within six months. Skills Technology leadership Strategic planning and execution Product Strategy Team building Technical expertise Proficient in Java, Golang, C++, high performance scalable & distributed systems architecture, NoSQL, RDBMS, Ingestion pipelines - Kafka, Cassandra Transportation mobility problems, hyperlocal fulfilment, payment processing systems
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and On-Demand Services expert with a strong focus on scalable architecture.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 22 yrs 8 mos
Skills
- Engineering Leadership
- Software As A Service (saas)
- Product Engineering
- Architectural Design
- Distributed Systems
Career Highlights
- Over 20 years of experience in engineering leadership.
- Successfully scaled Gojek's logistics platform to 600K+ orders daily.
- Drove architectural changes at Razorpay, reducing costs by 30%.
Work Experience
Kong Inc.
Director of Engineering (8 mos)
Razorpay
Director of Engineering (2 yrs 2 mos)
Gojek Tech
Head Of Engineering (5 yrs 2 mos)
Flipkart.com
Architect (2 yrs 7 mos)
Symantec
Principal Software Engineer (3 yrs 2 mos)
Senior Software Engineer (10 mos)
Senior Software Engineer (1 yr 11 mos)
Avaya
Technical Lead (1 yr 9 mos)
SunGard
Senior Software Engineer (1 yr 4 mos)
BMC Software
Product Developer (2 yrs 2 mos)
Premier Technology Group
Associate Software Engineer (10 mos)
Education
B.E at Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur