Ram Chauhan

CEO

Delhi, India20 yrs 4 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 20 years of engineering and leadership experience.
Led development of 25+ super apps and frameworks.
Expert in aligning technology with business outcomes.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with extensive experience in mobile payments and scalable platform architecture.

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Skills

Core Skills

LeadershipProduct DevelopmentProject DeliverySolution Architecture

Other Skills

Strategic PlanningBusiness StrategyProject ManagementProcess EngineeringMachine LearningDeep LearningNatural Language Processing (NLP)Data ScienceBig DataMobile ApplicationsAgile MethodologiesSoftware DevelopmentScrumC++Android

About

With over 20 years of engineering and leadership experience, currently serving as Vice President at Paytm, contributing to the development of India's leading mobile payments and financial services app. My core strength lies in aligning technology with business outcomes, driving end-to-end software delivery, and architecting scalable, resilient platforms across mobile, web, and enterprise ecosystems. I’ve successfully led the development of 25+ super apps and cross-platform frameworks, shaping product and engineering strategies that deliver measurable impact. My leadership style thrives on close collaboration across Technology, Product, UX, and Business teams—taking ideas from concept to production efficiently and at scale. Proven expertise in building and mentoring cross-functional, globally distributed teams. Driving large-scale architecture initiatives and product development. Navigating startup ambiguity and enterprise complexity with equal ease. Agile delivery, Scrum methodologies (Certified Scrum Master), and engineering excellence. A strong believer in outcome-driven teams, people-first culture, and continuous learning, I bring a hands-on, entrepreneurial approach to every challenge—always with a focus on solving real business problems through technology and innovation

Experience

20 yrs 4 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 4 mos

Average Tenure

9 yrs 6 mos

Current Experience

Paytm

4 roles

Vice President

Promoted

Apr 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 1 mo

At Paytm, I played a pivotal role in shaping a mobile payments and financial services app that serves over 300 million users. By fostering collaboration among diverse teams, I ensured the rapid delivery of impactful features. My efforts contributed to the growth of a platform that powers India's digital economy, while also building a strong engineering culture that enhanced agility and reduced costs.

LeadershipProduct DevelopmentStrategic PlanningSolution ArchitectureProject Delivery

Associate Vice President

Promoted

Apr 2021 – Mar 2022 · 11 mos

Re-architected the consumer app to enhance modularity, performance, and maintainability, accelerating time-to-market. Integrated 25+ business units into a unified super app, boosting user engagement and cross-sell opportunities. Delivered 25+ functional modules, overseeing architecture, engineering execution, and regulatory compliance. Cultivated a strong in-house engineering culture, reducing vendor reliance and optimising delivery speed.

Project DeliveryBusiness StrategyProduct DevelopmentProject ManagementSolution Architecture

General Manager Engineering

Promoted

Apr 2018 – Mar 2021 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Spearheaded the scaling and architectural redesign of Paytm app modules, enhancing the release and delivery process. Developed a central promotions module, integrating diverse use cases across payments, commerce, and loyalty programs.
Successfully migrated dynamic delivery of modules to improve the app installations significantly

Solution ArchitectureLeadershipProject ManagementProject DeliveryProcess Engineering

Senior Engineering Manager

Aug 2016 – Mar 2018 · 1 yr 7 mos

Paytm is one of India’s largest digital financial services and mobile commerce platforms, offering a wide range of services across payments, banking, lending, insurance, wealth management, and commerce
Built and scaled the engineering organization from the ground up—growing the team from 0 to 100+ engineers and establishing full-stack capabilities across Android, iOS, backend, QA.
Led the end-to-end development of core digital banking services including UPI, Wallet, CST, KYC, P2P/P2M, Recharge & Utilities, Entertainment Movies and Events, eCommerce and Storefront, Orders and PG Checkouts, all built from scratch and delivered at scale.

Sd2 labs pvt ltd

Head Of Engineering

Jul 2015 – Jul 2016 · 1 yr · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

Shoto was a photo discovery app that allowed users to find and share unseen photos captured together with friends, automatically organising memories based on time, location, and people.
Led Shoto’s India engineering team and site operations as Head of Engineering—overseeing iOS, Android, Backend, QA, and DevOps functions.
Built and scaled the engineering team from scratch, including hiring, mentoring, and establishing development best practices and technical culture.
Architected the core Shoto platform, ensuring scalability, performance, and seamless cross-platform photo-sharing experiences.
Owned the engineering roadmap and execution, driving collaboration across product, design, marketing, and sales teams to align technology with business goals.
Managed the entire product backlog, balancing engineering priorities with product vision, and ensuring timely delivery of high-quality features.
Led the end-to-end software lifecycle including requirement analysis, sprint planning, implementation, code reviews, testing, and release for smartphone product lines.
Played a pivotal role in cross-functional coordination, ensuring feature delivery met both customer expectations and technical excellence.

Nimbuzz

Engineering Lead

Feb 2012 – Jul 2015 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

Led the engineering team for Nimbuzz Messenger, focusing on Symbian and iPhone/Mac OS platforms.
Designed and implemented features for single and multi-user chats, voice SIP calls, and group chat rooms. Integrated multiple IM solutions using XMPP protocols, enhancing user experience across platforms like Facebook and Twitter.
Contributed to the growth of Nimbuzz, which acquired over 300 million subscribers before being acquired by New Call Telecom.

Samsung electronics india pvt ltd

Lead Engineer

Jul 2010 – Feb 2012 · 1 yr 7 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Worked as Technical leader / Team lead and has leaded browser team and handled social networking (Face book/Twitter/Mobile Blog) applications completely in NXP/SGP2 platform in Samsung

Nokia

4 roles

Senior Engineer, SW

Aug 2009 – Jul 2010 · 11 mos

Primarly worked on Software Development, designing and Implementation of the feature enhancements for IM Application UI, Engine and Framework in Messaging Area.
Acted as a scrum master and leads 10 member scrum team in Nokia.

Senior Engineer SW

Aug 2009 – Oct 2009 · 2 mos

Relocated at Helsinki Finland for urgent work in different area for three month in august 2007 and supported Helsinki Phone book team by implementing and fixing major features and bugs.
Also pParticipated in Skype integration camp held in Oulu Finland in May 2009 and TestFest event for IMPS engine1.3, held in Helsinki Finland in February 2007.