Prerna Arya

CTO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India14 yrs 7 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Proven expertise in building high-performance engineering teams.
Successfully managed complex provisioning systems at Airbnb.
Launched scalable applications enhancing user experience.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS expert with a strong focus on scalable systems and team leadership.

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Skills

Core Skills

Systems DesignProject ManagementScalabilityTeam ManagementSoftware Project Management

Other Skills

ArchitectureSystem ArchitectureSoftware DevelopmentData StructuresC++Operating SystemsJavaMySQLPHPPythonJavaScriptGitDjangoSQLjQuery

About

A highly passionate Technology Leader with a proactive "Go-Get-Done" attitude, bringing extensive experience in building and scaling teams from the ground up. Proven expertise in leading and managing teams of 30+ engineers, structuring large teams into efficient pods, and creating high-performance teams through strategic hiring and development. Skilled in driving seamless product roadmaps while fostering collaboration with stakeholders and effectively navigating complex projects. As a leader, I prioritize cultivating an ownership-driven culture within teams and emphasize simplifying products to deliver impactful solutions that align with business goals.

Experience

14 yrs 7 mos

Total Experience

5 yrs 6 mos

Average Tenure

3 yrs 5 mos

Current Experience

Airbnb

Engineering Leader

Nov 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Serving as the inaugural manager for the Customer Support (CS) sub-organization at Airbnb India, successfully building and scaling a high-performing team from scratch. Owning and managing the company’s most complex provisioning system platform, providing strategic guidance to ensure its effective functionality and long-term success.
Collaborated closely with the team to identify areas for improvement and spearheaded efforts to re-architect and upgrade the platform, leading to substantial enhancements in performance and efficiency. In the absence of a dedicated Product Manager, stepped in to fill the gap by driving the identification and implementation of impactful product improvements. Ensured that enhancements aligned with business objectives and user needs, while fostering clear communication and prioritization within the team.
Demonstrating a hands-on leadership approach by effectively managing challenges, delivering strategic solutions, and contributing to the growth and success of both the team and the organization.

Systems DesignScalabilityProject ManagementArchitectureTeam Management

Goibibo

6 roles

Associate Director

Promoted

Jan 2022 – Oct 2022 · 9 mos

Launched Host App and InGoMMT Express (a lighter version of the main App). This enables User experience basis their Property type. For this, we have built a very scalable backend for different pricing models and template engines for various modules.

Systems DesignScalabilityTeam ManagementSystem ArchitectureSoftware Project Management

Senior Engineering Manager

Apr 2020 – Dec 2021 · 1 yr 8 mos

Conceptualized and implemented the highly Scalable Rates and Inventory system re-architecting basis for the learnings and evolution of the Industry.
Vernacular project- Hindi and Arabic already launched. The solution is generic and can be extended to n number of languages.

Systems DesignScalabilityTeam ManagementSystem Architecture

Engineering Manager

Promoted

Apr 2018 – Mar 2020 · 1 yr 11 mos

Conceptualized and implemented the Generic Integration platform for Channel Manager Integration.

Systems DesignScalabilityTeam ManagementSoftware Project ManagementSystem Architecture

Tech Lead

Promoted

Apr 2016 – Mar 2018 · 1 yr 11 mos

Built Inventory and Rates, promotion and Cancellation Policy Management System for Hotels.
Migrated the whole hotel supply price search system for customers from Python to goLang to reduce the latency. It was a huge success.

Systems DesignScalability

Sr Software Engineer

Apr 2014 – Mar 2016 · 1 yr 11 mos

Built the Hotel Supply-side platform of Goibibo along with the Efficient Search and Booking Engine. Goibibo launched Hotels with its own supply in 2013 and in 2015 platform scaled to 35K Hotels.

Scalability

Software Engineer

Jul 2011 – Mar 2014 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Worked as PHP Developer for External Apps platform where external developers can integrate their gaming or non-gaming apps with Ibibo platform and earns money and exposure.
Built the Hotel Supply platform from Scratch. Adoption reached 25K Hotels within 2 years.