Gamandeep Sethi

Engineering Manager

Almere, Flevoland, Netherlands15 yrs 6 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

14+ years of engineering leadership experience.
Proven track record in building high-performing agile teams.
Expertise in delivering high-scale consumer applications.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a B2C Travel Tech expert with a strong focus on mobile and web applications.

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Skills

Core Skills

Engineering ManagementAgile MethodologiesSoftware DevelopmentIos DevelopmentTeam LeadershipProject ManagementMobile DevelopmentInteractive Application DevelopmentAudio/video Codec Modification

Other Skills

Technical Project ManagementTeam DevelopmentStakeholder ManagementAgile Project ManagementTechnical LeadershipPerformance ManagementProduct DevelopmentUI/Unit TestingClean ArchitectureScalable CodeUser Experience DesignPerformance OptimizationAndroid DevelopmentUnity3DCoaching

About

Engineering leader with 14+ years of industry experience, including 5+ years as an Engineering Manager. Proven track record of building and scaling high-performing agile teams that deliver high-traffic, high-scale consumer applications and websites used by millions.

Experience

15 yrs 6 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 6 mos

Average Tenure

3 yrs 7 mos

Current Experience

Booking.com

Engineering Manager

Oct 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 7 mos · Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands · Hybrid

Led and scaled cross-functional engineering teams building high-traffic, customer-facing applications used by millions of travelers globally. Accountable for delivery, technical quality, and team health in a fast-paced, data-driven environment.
Built, coached, and managed high-performing teams of engineers across mobile and web platforms
Drove execution of complex product initiatives operating at global scale and high availability
Partnered closely with Product, Design, Analytics, and stakeholders to align technical delivery with business outcomes
Fostered strong engineering culture focused on ownership, reliability, experimentation, and continuous improvement
Led hiring, onboarding, performance management, and career growth for engineers
Balanced short-term delivery with long-term technical and organizational sustainability

Engineering ManagementAgile MethodologiesTechnical Project ManagementTeam DevelopmentStakeholder Management

Grab

2 roles

Software Engineering Manager ll

Promoted

Sep 2019 – Oct 2022 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Singapore

Lead and manage a cross-functional team with a strong focus on Agile principles.
Developed and delivered multiple features within critical user flows of consumer apps using clean architecture, scalable and testable code with a strong focus on the state of the art UX
Maintain a high bar for operational excellence by keeping high UI/Unit test coverage, systems uptime, and crash-free users at 99.99%
Work with product, design, and other stakeholders to manage and deliver the business roadmap
Link to Grab’s consumer app: https://apps.apple.com/SG/app/id647268330?mt=8

Agile MethodologiesSoftware DevelopmentProduct DevelopmentUI/Unit TestingStakeholder Management

Senior Software Engineer

Dec 2017 – Sep 2019 · 1 yr 9 mos · Singapore

Zomato

Lead Engineer

Aug 2015 – Nov 2017 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Gurgaon, India

Working on Zomato Consumer app by writing maintainable and scalable code in a team environment.
I am leading the iOS team at Zomato and is responsible for timely sprints and releases.
We are always working towards keeping the app's quality to top notch by keeping it 99.9% crash free, loading times to minimum and overall performance as high as possible.
Zomato's consumer app has been in top 3 in most of our focus markets and even at rank 1 in a few of them.
I also help other teams develop internal tools and apps on iOS to optimise company's productivity.
Link to Zomato's consumer app : https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/zomato-food-restaurant-finder/id434613896?mt=8

iOS DevelopmentTeam LeadershipPerformance Optimization

Times internet ltd.

Technical Lead, Mobile (Chief Manager 1)

May 2014 – Aug 2015 · 1 yr 3 mos · Noida Area, India

I was responsible for the project and release management of TimesCity and Dineout for iOS and Android platforms.
Lead a team of designers, mobile developers, backend developers and QA.
Dineout iOS App : https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/dineout-restaurant-reservations-deals-reviews/id779442711?mt=8

Project ManagementMobile DevelopmentTeam Leadership

Auryn india

Software Engineer

Aug 2011 – Jan 2014 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Pune, Maharashtra

Worked on Quickbook SDK to create highly interactive, customizable and scalable books for children on iPad and other tablets.
Worked on children book apps which were heavily dependent on audio visual animations, games and other interactive widgets.'
Worked on a book store app called Stories Alive which was made using iOS, Android and Unity3D platforms.

iOS DevelopmentInteractive Application Development

Ace thought technologies pvt. ltd.

R&D Software Engineer

Jun 2010 – Jul 2011 · 1 yr 1 mo

Modified existing audio/video codecs to correct errors, upgrade interface and improve performance.
Worked on an iOS app for video streaming with chat support on top of it.

Audio/Video Codec ModificationiOS Development