Gaurav Bhatnagar

Director of Engineering

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India17 yrs 6 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • Expert in engineering leadership and agile methodologies.
  • Proven track record in delivering mobile and web product initiatives.
  • Strong focus on team empowerment and continuous improvement.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Senior Engineering Manager specializing in mobile and web product development within the SaaS industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Engineering ManagementEngineering LeadershipAgile MethodologiesTeam Management

Other Skills

People ManagementIT StrategySolution ArchitectureServant LeadershipCollaborative Problem SolvingSolution-orientedProduct DevelopmentGenerative AIAndroidMobile ApplicationsXMLJavaC++CEclipse

About

With extensive expertise in engineering leadership and management, I contribute to the success of A.P. Moller - Maersk as a Senior Engineering Manager. I support a team of experienced professionals across UI, backend, and cloud infrastructure, fostering a collaborative environment to build a strong engineering culture. My focus lies in empowering teams to employ agile methodologies, delivering value-driven solutions, and ensuring continuous product improvement aligned with corporate strategy. I work closely with product owners to define and execute plans that guarantee timely, high-quality delivery of mobile and web product initiatives. Collaborating with technology and finance organizations, I support the development of innovative digital solutions while maintaining alignment with the company’s goals. My approach is rooted in measurable outcomes and a commitment to driving results through effective team management and streamlined processes.

Experience

17 yrs 6 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 2 mos
Average Tenure
8 yrs
Current Experience

A.p. moller - maersk

5 roles

Senior Engineering Manager

Promoted

Sep 2023Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • Manage, mentor, and facilitate the team of experienced professionals across UI , Backend and cloud infrastructure.
  • Empower the larger team to continue building engineering culture and to employ agile techniques to deliver value and continuously improve our products.
  • Work on team objectives to support corporate strategies together with measurable method to monitor and drive the outcome.
  • Manage design and implementation of product initiatives along with the team within set timeframes and budgets.
  • Collaborate with technology/finance organisations to help development of new and existing mobile products.
  • Working closely with product owners to oversee definition, development, and delivery of a plan to guarantee mobile releases are maintained in accordance with the Product Development Plan which ensures the needs and expectations of our customers.
Engineering ManagementEngineering LeadershipPeople ManagementIT StrategySolution ArchitectureServant Leadership+2

Lead Solutions Architect (Mobile)

Jul 2021Sep 2023 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • I am responsible for optimisation of solution with product's business goals while managing expectations related to scope of work
  • Maps business functional requirements to technical requirements for mobile apps.
  • Engaged in practice development initiatives like Secure By Design, Server Driven UI in mobile and frequently drive knowledge bootcamps
  • Ensure clear and effective communication with existing or concurrent projects stakeholders
  • Ensure that different mobile apps do not duplicate functionality or diverge from roadmap
  • Work with enterprise and platform architect(s) to provide a consensus based enterprise solution that is scalable, adaptable and in synchronisation with ever changing product needs
  • Adherence with best practices related to solution design, documentation, and guidelines.
  • Strengthening the mobile engineers knowledge and skills through development of training course and mentoring.

Solutions Architect (Mobile)

Sep 2020Sep 2023 · 3 yrs

  • As a solution architect, I am responsible to maintain overview of technical capabilities across
  • the mobile channel and identify relevant technologies for further development or
  • architectural simplification.
  • My responsibilities also include the following :
  • Developing and maintaining the roadmap for all technologies, applications
  • and components in mobile’s scope
  • Ensuring that all architectural choices and decisions for mobile channel align
  • with the corresponding platform and enterprise reference architecture
  • Identifying and championing new technologies for further development
  • of mobile and for simplification of the platform architectural landscape
  • Conducting IT impact assessments for new business requirements
  • Supporting the Product Owner with feature backlog prioritisation and articulating impacts of trade-offs.
  • Working closely with Enterprise Architecture to revise the mobile
  • architectural guardrails.
  • Supporting in the solution architectural design and on scrum team delivery
  • wherever relevant.
  • In line with the accountabilities, key metrics are optimising run/maintenance
  • costs, delivery of KPIs related to architectural principles, decommissioned applications and accuracy of development prediction.

Feature Team Lead/Architect (Mobile)

Jun 2019Sep 2020 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Working as the technical anchor of the mobile team and responsible for driving team towards the successful technical delivery of features. Involved in upcoming feature related discussion that would become a distraction to the wider team. Responsible for setting the technical vision and approach for feature development. Working hands on with the design and development of change. Responsible for the implementation quality and ensuring that correct procedures are in place to assure (code and feature) quality.
  • In addition to above tasks , diligently involved in the following functions as listed below :
  • Ensuring the product has an appropriate technical roadmap to support future enhancement and maintain a reasonable cost of future change.
  • Appropriately embracing new and emerging technologies and solutions to ensure that the product remains relevant.
  • Forming strong and trusted relationship with the Product Owner; ensuring that the Product Owner is fully aware of the technical capabilities and shortcomings of the product.
  • Drive agile thinking to maximise collaboration and value creation.
  • Increase release cadence and quality through automated delivery pipeline implementation; focusing on the reduction of time to value while minimising defect leakage.
  • Hands-on software design, architecture, development & maintenance.
  • Work across teams to define efficient solutions and implementation strategies to create highly cohesive implementation across products.
  • Contribute to architectural discussions, influence architectural outcomes
  • Mentor junior staff in the software development method; coding and testing techniques.

Lead Android Developer

May 2018Jun 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Lead Android Developer at Maersk . Responsible for enhancing performance and efficiency of multiple apps in Maersk Ecosystem by implementing new tools and tech-stack. Creating working proof of concepts including detailed documentation. Working closely with the product owner to define, document, and communicate the solution architecture and approach for new features in different apps. Lead and mentor junior/senior engineers in order to continually increase the productivity of the teams.

Ilink software - india

Lead Android Developer

Dec 2016May 2018 · 1 yr 5 mos · Bangalore

  • Technically leading a small team of two developers and two testers. Involved in architecture design and mentoring along with interaction with product managers. Involved in the complete UI revamp for the application and following an agile process to achieve monthly release for the application. Using all the latest tools like Fabric, New Relic, Mix-Panel, Intercom for user engagement and performance monitoring.

Nuance communications

Senior Development Engineer

Apr 2014Dec 2016 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Pune Area, India

  • Working on the Radiology and Clinician Mobile Applications in the R&D Department of Nuance Communications. Involved in feature enhancements and also incorporating new designs for the new mobile applications being developed in the department of Healthcare in Nuance Communications.

Improvement interactive

Software Lead

May 2013Mar 2014 · 10 mos · Pune Area, India

  • Supporting the health care mobile app for the client(www.crothall.com) along with working on different features for the new release of the health care application to be used by different health care centers supported by Crothall Healthcare.

Mediaglint pvt ltd

Android Team Lead

Dec 2012Apr 2013 · 4 mos · Pune Area, India

  • Leading a team of Android Developers and Responsible for delivering Android Projects in given time line with correct software process being followed.

Freelancers union

Freelancer Android Application Developer

Nov 2011Dec 2012 · 1 yr 1 mo · Auburn, Alabama Area

  • Voluntarily Involved in Android Application Development for personal up-gradation on-campus.Was Involved in Various Android Projects.Responsible For Developing Android Application and Learning Advanced Android Development skills like NDK, Device Driver Development, OPEN GL skills

Auburn university

Student/Graduate Teaching Assistant

Jan 2010Aug 2011 · 1 yr 7 mos · Auburn, Alabama Area

  • Studying for my Master's Degree in Computer Science
  • Teaching assistant for Web application development course comprising of different features of JSP and XML.
  • Course instructor for three COMP1000 courses, accommodating around 40- 45 freshmen and sophomore from different majors of the university.
  • Taught Microsoft office applications, including Access database, SharePoint Software.
  • Taught Android Application Development also.

Mascon global limited

Software Engineer

Apr 2008Nov 2009 · 1 yr 7 mos · Bangalore

  • It was a great learning Experience for me to be a part of Esteemed Company like MGL. It was in brief the best possible training for me in order to grow in Career.

Education

Sunbeam Institute of Information Technology

P.G. Diploma — Wireless and Mobile Computing

Jan 2007Jan 2007

Auburn University

Master of Science (M.S.) — Computer Science

Jan 2010Jan 2012

Savitribai Phule Pune University

B.E. Electrical — Electrical engineering

Jan 2001Jan 2006

Tejas Vidyalaya

High School H.S.C — Science

Jan 1998Jan 2001

Rungta Vidya Bhavan

1993 — 1998

Jan 1993Jan 1998

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