Mar 2022 – Feb 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · Remote

• As a Technical Lead for the AutonomIQ product, I led the design and delivery of scalable backend systems for a low-code, AI/ML-powered test automation platform (AutonomIQ), while driving team execution and cross-functional collaboration
• Led the architecture and production launch of the Prioritizer service, a critical concurrency control system for multi-tenant test execution
• Translated high-level product goals into actionable engineering tasks, guiding end-to-end development from refinement to release.
• Mentored team members, conducted code reviews, and promoted engineering excellence across the backend team
• Collaborated with global engineering, product, and platform teams to integrate AutonomIQ into the core Sauce Labs ecosystem, enhancing the overall automation platform offering

Jan 2018 – Feb 2022 · 4 yrs 1 mo · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

• At Dream11, I was part of the Revenue Team where I led the backend development of high-impact, revenue-generating features. I was responsible for building and scaling critical systems that directly contributed to monetisation, while mentoring engineers and driving architectural improvements for performance, reliability, and scalability
• Led and mentored a backend engineering team focused on revenue-generating systems, collaborating with product managers and designers to deliver high-impact features for 110M+ users in a fast-paced agile environment
• Architected and developed a real-time contest personalization engine capable of serving millions of personalised experiences per minute; empowered product teams with tooling for cohort-based experimentation
• Revamped the notifications system to handle high throughput with improved scalability and extensibility, significantly reducing delivery failures
• Redesigned Dream11’s lineups architecture in collaboration with third-party feed providers, reducing load latency and increasing reliability
• Built backend systems for user trust features like top-winners display and transactional messaging (e.g., WhatsApp Business API integration), which improved transparency and user satisfaction
• Played a key role in multiple initiatives including loyalty program enhancements, launching new sports/partner platforms (IPL, ICC, BBL), and breaking the legacy monolith into scalable microservices
• Actively onboarded and mentored new hires, fostering a strong engineering culture and faster team ramp-up

Jul 2016 – Jan 2018 · 1 yr 6 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

• As a backend engineer, I was responsible for designing, optimising, and maintaining critical components of Airtel’s e-commerce platform, focusing on optimising API performance, search optimisation.
• Designed and developed RESTful web services using Spring MVC, leveraging Java Concurrency to significantly reduce response times and improve system throughput
• Developed robust search and discovery features using Apache Solr, with Aerospike for caching to ensure low-latency access

May 2015 – Jun 2015 · 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Conducted a comparative analysis of NoSQL (MongoDB) and relational (MySQL) databases based on various real-world query patterns
• Evaluated performance, scalability, and efficiency across different use cases to identify strengths and trade-offs
• Provided data-backed recommendations on optimal database selection strategies based on workload characteristics

May 2014 – Jun 2014 · 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

• Developed an internal Employee Suggestions Portal with a hierarchical approval and feedback workflow
• Designed and implemented the application using C# and .NET Framework, with MS SQL Server for backend data management
• Enabled efficient tracking and storage of employee inputs, streamlining the feedback process within the organisation