Dec 2023 – Jan 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

• Contributed to the Turbo Engineering team at Razorpay, helped take the UPI Turbo plugin to production while owning critical modules including VPA and Contact management.
• Drove POCs to improve shipping velocity by leveraging Kotlin Multiplatform for SDK development and prototyping over-the-air SDK updates using dynamic DEX delivery.
• Co-created a new authentication mechanism with NPCI, which secured authentication and decreased onboarding (device binding) time by 80%
• Led key merchant go-lives for marquee merchants like Ola, iXigo adding to the monthly GMV of Rs. 120 Million+

Nov 2022 – Dec 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

• A gamification & engagement platform used by major consumer apps.
• Led the SDK squad owning SDK delivery across Android, iOS, React Native and Flutter, improving performance and security while streamlining integration and tooling resulting in faster merchant go-lives and more reliable releases.
• Drove cross-functional initiatives to improve gamification performance and merchant onboarding, achieving an 85% reduction in load time and a 60% decrease in merchant onboarding time.
• Strengthened SDK security by owning data-in-transit and at-rest protections, implementing SSL pinning and AES-256 encrypted secure storage.
• Led SDK go-lives across 10+ merchant apps (including Zepto, ET Money and Rebus), scaling the platform to 75 Million DAUs while maintaining 98% crash-free sessions through disciplined release management and stability-focused quality gates.

Jul 2021 – Sep 2022 · 1 yr 2 mos

• DriveU is a super app designed for simplification of car ownership.
• Played a key role in the architectural shift from MVP to MVVM, enhancing feature delivery and reducing bug incidences, post-stabilization of Jetpack components.
• Mentored and coached junior front-end and mobile engineers, significantly improving the engineering team's skills and project outcomes.
• Boosted crash-free sessions to 96% by effectively utilising CrashAnalytics, Firebase Performance Monitor, and LeakCanary to identify and resolve crashes and ANRs.
• Led cost optimisation initiatives for Google Maps and other navigation APIs, successfully implementing MapMyIndia Search APIs and reducing mapping API costs by 60%.
• Led and implemented a gamification experience in the DriveU consumer app, significantly increasing user engagement and retention.
• Directed the strategic transformation of DriveU from a driver booking platform to a comprehensive super app, integrating multiple new verticals such as Insurance, Fastag, Car Wash and Car trading, and ensuring seamless functionality across Android and iOS

Jan 2020 – Jun 2021 · 1 yr 5 mos

Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 · 1 yr

Dec 2016 – Nov 2018 · 1 yr 11 mos · Bangalore

Sep 2015 – Sep 2016 · 1 yr · Bangalore