Akshay Hegde

Director of Engineering

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India13 yrs 6 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Five years of iOS application development experience.
Expertise in leading cross-functional engineering teams.
Proven track record in developing scalable design systems.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Mobile Engineering expert with a strong focus on iOS development and design systems.

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Skills

Core Skills

Engineering ManagementDesign Systems

Other Skills

React NativeProduct AnalyticsSecurity solutionsCollaborationRoadmap definitionAutomated toolsMobile engineeringiOSiOS developmentSwiftObjective-CData StructuresiPhone Application DevelopmentXcodeC

About

Technology professional with five years of experience in designing and developing iOS applications. Swift developer recognised for expertise in delivering innovative solutions, influencing customer decisions and driving cross-functional project teams. Akshay started his career building mobile applications for iPhone and iPad. Coming from an Electronics and Communication background, he has proved himself to be a strong self learner with a desire to stay highly informed on best practices and latest developments to Apple’s iOS Platform. He has excellent problem solving, critical thinking, communication skills and a profound ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Equipped with a strong object oriented programming and designing skills, he has worked on Cocoa Touch Layer, Media Layer and Core OS layers of iOS.

Experience

Rippling

Engineering Manager - Mobile Platform

Sep 2024 – Present · 1 yr 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Engineering ManagementReact Native

Goto group

3 roles

Engineering Manager - Mobile Platform

Oct 2023 – Aug 2024 · 10 mos · On-site

Leading a team of 20+ engineers across platforms to build solutions at scale to support the development of Gojek app. The problem space ranges from Developer experience, Frameworks, SDKs, Product Analytics, Static/run time analysis and Security solutions for Mobile apps.

Engineering Management

Engineering Manager - UX engineering, Design Systems

Promoted

Jul 2020 – Sep 2023 · 3 yrs 2 mos · On-site

Led a team of 10 to develop and deliver the Aloha Design system in iOS, Android and Flutter. (https://asphalt.gojek.io/pages/foundations.html).
Championed efforts for the adoption of the design system across all apps at Gojek bringing brand compliance and consistency.
Led collaboration with Design, engineering and Product leadership teams to define the system roadmap.

Engineering ManagementDesign Systems

Principal Engineer - iOS

Oct 2019 – Dec 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos · On-site

lead the development of the Aloha Design system on iOS. Built automated tools and processes and rolled out the new design system that is the foundation for All Gojek mobile application UI with millions of active users.

Design Systems

Uber

Software Engineer II

Dec 2017 – Oct 2019 · 1 yr 10 mos · Bengaluru Area, India · On-site

Enhanced map/pickup experiences for the Uber app on iOS.
Developed tools and SDKs for effective in-app bug reporting at Uber.

Signeasy

Senior iOS Developer

Oct 2015 – Dec 2017 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Designing and development of SignEasy iOS App. Work closely with the Product, QA and Customer Support to bring the best of iOS to SignEasy. Architecting the iOS App, make sure the quality of the app is worthy of millions of active users around the world.

Sourcebits, inc.

2 roles

Senior Software Engineer

Promoted

Apr 2014 – Oct 2015 · 1 yr 6 mos · Bangalore

Designing key features of the applications, Gathering and analyzing product requirements, proposing
innovative solutions and thereby gaining buy in from the clients.Coordinating with designers, system integrators, and quality assurance groups to work towards a quality product.

Software Engineer

Jul 2012 – Mar 2014 · 1 yr 8 mos · Bangalore

Developed innovative apps for iPhone and iPad, working directly with product and program management, designers, testers and lead Developers to design the applications. Managed to implement many new, remaining features and ensured to meet the business, project, and design goals and objectives