Gaurav Kalra

CTO

Delhi, India29 yrs 11 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Built over 10 products in diverse domains.
  • Architected AWS IoT platform for Fortune 500 companies.
  • Expert in building Minimal Viable Products.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and eCommerce expert with strong capabilities in mobile applications and cloud solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Mobile ApplicationsProject ManagementIotCloud ComputingJavaIos

Other Skills

Agile MethodologiesAlgorithmsAmazon Web Services (AWS)Android DevelopmentAngular 2CConsultingCore JavaDB2Ionic FrameworkJIRAJSONJUnitJava Enterprise EditionJavaScript

About

Partnering up with business & managing tech end-end... 15 Years of experience building tech solutions from ground up. Built Next Gen content commerce and influencer platform from scratch @ simsim. Expert in building Minimal Viable on Product on cutting edge technologies. Built more than 10 Products over last 5 years in varying domains Education/Healthcare/IOS/eCommerce/Logistics. Architected and built AWS IOT platform for one Fortune 500 companies from scratch. Expert in iOS/Android/Java/AWS, In Depth Knowledge of UI Frameworks Angular or React. Certified AWS Solutions Architect. Semi Professional Poker Player :)

Experience

Google

2 roles

Leading Technology @Youtube Create App

Jul 2024Present · 1 yr 8 mos · Hybrid

  • Driving the engineering vision and execution for YouTube Create, a mobile app designed to simplify video editing for creators. My team is dedicated to building and scaling a product that enables seamless creation of both long-form videos and Shorts.
  • YouTube Create is an app that lets you edit your videos with helpful, easy-to-use production tools. Use YouTube Create to edit long-form videos and Shorts
Mobile ApplicationsProject ManagementAgile MethodologiesSoftware Development

Leading Technology @ Youtube - Shopping

Aug 2021Jul 2024 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Hybrid

Simsim

2 roles

Chief Technology Officer

Jan 2021Feb 2025 · 4 yrs 1 mo · Delhi, India

Chief Technology Officer

Jan 2019May 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos · New Delhi Area, India

  • Responsible for building highly scalable/reliable content commerce platform & multi platform Mobile/Web App.
  • Launched the MVP in 10 weeks, grew the tech team to size of 30 within 10 months.Built the influencer/content generation platform from scratch.
  • Responsible for overall tech, mentoring hiring and setting roadmap of product. Took from start to 50 DAU & 2M$+ GMV within a year.
  • SimSim is a new and fun way to shop online. You can shop for beauty, skincare, intimate care, personal
  • hygiene and wellness products for women on the go!
  • https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=live.video.shopping.simsim
Mobile ApplicationsProject ManagementSoftware Development

Kickdrum

Director Of Engineering

Apr 2015Jan 2019 · 3 yrs 9 mos · New Delhi

  • I manage Delivery of Products/Projects end-end. Scope of my role spans from overseeing the high level requirements to grass root level code. Managing pool of vendors, managing ~50 people & their deliverables.
  • Built IOT platform from scratch for one of Fortune 500 Companies.
  • Responsible for architecting/building highly scalable, reliable Webb & cross platform Apps
  • "Getting the Product right, in schedule & with high quality"
IoTProject ManagementSoftware Development

Dev factory

Chief Architect

Oct 2013Apr 2015 · 1 yr 6 mos · New Delhi Area, India

  • Worked as a Chief Architect for porting Banking Apps to Cloud AWS. Figuring out all the dependencies & intricacies, performing reverse engineering to understand the applications in/out.
  • Also was leading the product VDI, an AWS Cloud Provisioning platform, which automates the process to provision custom AMIs/VM. Custom AMIs comprises of Rack AMI + OpenSourced/Licensed s/w installed on it + Custom Product dependencies installed, all from a simple User Driven Interface.
  • Today, DevFactory manages over 100 million lines of code in over a hundred enterprise product code bases from industries as diverse as financial services, network management and engineering services.
Cloud ComputingReverse EngineeringProject Management

Devfactory

Technical Lead

Oct 2013Mar 2015 · 1 yr 5 mos · New Delhi Area, India

  • Work as a Technical Delivery Owner / Tech Lead at DevFactory, world's first true Software Factory. Today, DevFactory manages over 100 million lines of code in over a hundred product code bases from industries as diverse as financial services, network management and engineering services.
JavaiOS

Accolite

2 roles

Automotive Business Unit Head

Promoted

Apr 2011Apr 2015 · 4 yrs

  • Technlogy Head: Managing Multiple Teams/managers across Domains. Managed the Ford Automotive Business Unit spanning multiple applications :
  • Ford.com
  • Ford.ca
  • Ford iPad Dealership Program
  • Ford NewVehicleOwner Program
  • Fort Next Gen Platform

Technical Delivery Manager (IOS and JAVA)

Apr 2011Oct 2013 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Manage Auto Business Unit
  • Expert in Java and iOS technology and providing services to Ford US/Canada

Trilogy

3 roles

TDM (Technical Delivery Manager)

Jan 2010Apr 2011 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Technical Delivery Manager for our Client MassMutual Financial Group

Sr Technical Associate

Jan 2008Dec 2009 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Core Development and Client Facing Role, Working with business requirements and working all the way through Analysis/Design to Module Level Devlopment

Technical Analyst

Jul 2005Jun 2006 · 11 mos

  • Completed my Masters in Computer Application and joined Trilogy as Technical Analyst. Was part of TU2K5 (Trilogy University) from 15 July 2005 to 30 Oct 2005. Worked on various J2EE application like Bike Selling portal (bikewala.com), Dealer Management sites for Maruti and Lead Management (CRM) application

Massmutual financial group

Technical Lead DCM

Jun 2006Dec 2007 · 1 yr 6 mos · Springfield, Massachusetts Area

  • Handled the account @Massmutal, Product Expert in DCM, Complex product for Insurance Compensation calculation Engine. Expert at performance improvements.

Dav shreshtha vihar

Student

Jan 1989Jan 1999 · 10 yrs

Education

Delhi University

MCA — IT

Jan 2002Jan 2005

Delhi University

Bachelor’s Degree — Mathematics Major

Jan 1999Jan 2002

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