Ajay Kumar

VP of Engineering

Gurugram, Haryana, India11 yrs 5 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led development of scalable backend technology for E-commerce.
  • Revamped multiple mobile applications for enhanced user experience.
  • Built and scaled high-performing engineering teams.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend and Mobile Development expert in E-commerce and Travel Tech.

Contact

Skills

Core Skills

Apache KafkaPostgresTeam BuildingPostgresqlScalaMobile Application DevelopmentTeam LeadershipSqlSwift (programming Language)Ios DevelopmentSwiftObjective-cCocoa Touch

Other Skills

Auto LayoutCC++CSSCocoaPodsCore JavaCross-functional Team LeadershipData StructuresElasticsearchGo (Programming Language)HTMLJavaJavaScriptLeadershipLinux

About

Product oriented Engineering leader focussed on solving complex business challenges with technology. I am an engineer with great interest in product design with a strong coding background, having worked on multiple languages and frameworks who has ability to work independently as well as in a team.

Experience

11 yrs 5 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 10 mos
Average Tenure
3 yrs 8 mos
Current Experience

Goto group

2 roles

Senior Engineering Manager

Promoted

Jul 2024Present · 1 yr 11 mos

Engineering Manager

Sep 2022Jun 2024 · 1 yr 9 mos

Apache KafkaElasticsearchPostgresGo (Programming Language)Redis

Zilingo

4 roles

Engineering Manager

Apr 2019Sep 2022 · 3 yrs 5 mos

  • Built the Apparel Sourcing backend technology for Zilingo from scratch single-handedly, then hired and scaled the team post-launch to further develop features and maintain the system
  • Led a team of backend engineers, frontend engineers, QA along with product manager and design for Sourcing Tech product
  • Worked very closely with the Apparel Sourcing business team to understand the Sourcing business and its challenges.
  • Worked with multiple teams for planning and execution of the tech for Apparel sourcing solutions.
Team BuildingCross-functional Team LeadershipPostgreSQLScalakafkaPlay Framework

Senior Tech lead

Promoted

Jan 2018Apr 2019 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Hired and scaled team of mobile apps, backend and QA.
  • Worked and lead development of various features and api's on the backend systems like order ratings, feature configurations systems, product ratings surfacing etc.
  • Led entire team of mobile apps for Zilingo consisting of developers, QA's and product manager to build and maintain all mobile applications in Zilingo.
  • Rebuilt iOS and Android applications from scratch to incorporate better design and functionality and use the latest features of the platform.
  • Worked closely with Head of Design to revamp the existing design to make the app more user-friendly.
  • Part of the A Team which drives the tech roadmap of the organization for B2C business.
  • Involved in marketing efforts, user research, and customer analytics for promoting the app and getting new users from both paid and organic channels.
  • Involved in analyzing and defining the product flow to improve the conversion funnel.
  • Worked closely with a team of backend engineers in developing the consumer-facing APIs to support both web and mobile applications and being conformant to REST for the new feature developments in Zilingo
Team BuildingTeam LeadershipLeadershipScalaSQLkafka+2

Tech Lead

Jan 2017Dec 2017 · 11 mos

  • Reworked on multiple modules of the Zilingo Seller App to make it more stable and modular for scalability.
  • Worked on various new features for Zilingo Shopping App to support the business in multiple geographies like dynamic layouts, product rating system, new payment integrations, Live streaming, bidding etc.
  • Hired and built a new iOS team from scratch when the existing members transitioned out of the organisation.
Swift (Programming Language)Team BuildingTeam ManagementTeam Leadership

Senior Software Engineer

Jul 2016Dec 2016 · 5 mos

  • Revamped and rewritten the entire code base of the Zilingo shopping App including the dynamic layouts and payments to improve the performance and design of the app.
  • Scaled and Launched the Zilingo shopping app in new geographies Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines and Australia
Swift (Programming Language)XcodeiOS Development

Redbus

Software Engineer

Apr 2015Jul 2016 · 1 yr 3 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Developed a revamped brand new redbus customer facing iOS App from scratch with a new language SWIFT, working with two other team members.
  • Built Bus ticket booking, Login Signup, Wallet, Filters, Ratings & Reviews flow of the App.
  • Integrated 3rd party SDKs like GTM, and AppsFlyer for analytics reporting in the App.
  • Technologies Used: Xcode, Autolayouts, Rest APIs, SQLite.
Auto LayoutXcodeSQLSwiftREST APIsiOS Development

Apostek software india pvt. ltd.

Software Engineer

Oct 2014Apr 2015 · 6 mos · Bangalore

  • Developed mini-game, Lucky Pot for the iOS Slot Machine game App.
  • Developed Solitaire game in iOS
  • Optimisation of the code of the Slot Machine app including minimising memory leaks.
CocoaPodsObjective-CSQLiteCocoa Touch

Zoom technologies

Summer Trainee

May 2013Jun 2013 · 1 mo · Hyderabad Area, India

Education

National Institute of Technology Raipur

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) — Information Technology

Jan 2010Jan 2014

JVM SHYAMALI

High School — Science

Jan 2007Jan 2009

Stackforce found 100+ more professionals with Apache Kafka & Postgres

Explore similar profiles based on matching skills and experience