Darshan Pania

Director of Engineering

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India13 yrs 10 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led the development of multiple Mobile and Web SDKs.
Spearheaded the integration of Leanplum and CleverTap SDKs.
Revamped Doctor and Patient apps using MVVM architecture.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS-focused Engineering Manager with expertise in mobile application development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Cross-functional Team LeadershipAgile Project ManagementSoftware DevelopmentMobile Application Development

Other Skills

Agile Application DevelopmentAgile MethodologiesAndroidAndroid SDKAndroid StudioAndroid TestingApp DevelopmentAwkC++CGICSSCommunicationComputer ScienceCordovaDeployment

About

Accomplished Engineering Manager with 12+ years of experience at CleverTap, driving mobile innovation and in-app engagement. I lead teams that bridge cutting-edge mobile development (Android/iOS) with robust backend systems (Java, AWS), ensuring end-to-end ownership of scalable solutions. My track record includes spearheading initiatives like Leanplum integration and cross-platform SDK architecture—while driving key features such as Remote Configs, A/B testing, and no-code tools for enhanced user experiences. Passionate about aligning agile, frontend innovation with comprehensive backend infrastructure to deliver high-standard technology solutions.

Experience

13 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 5 mos

Average Tenure

9 yrs

Current Experience

Clevertap

4 roles

Director of Engineering

Promoted

Jul 2024 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos

Cross-functional Team LeadershipAgile Project ManagementJavaScriptJavaAndroidUnity

Associate Director Engineering

Promoted

Jan 2022 – Sep 2024 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Spearheaded the SDK development team, growing it to 13 members, and led the development of 10 Mobile SDKs, 2 Web SDKs, and 3 data integration partner SDKs, significantly contributing to CleverTap's offerings in Android, Flutter, iOS, React Native, Cordova, and Unity.
Architectured the 2021 refactoring of CleverTap's Android SDK, emphasizing unit testing and code quality improvements using Detekt, Mockito, JUnit, and GitHub Actions. Established UI automation testing with BrowserStack and in-house tools.
Enhanced collaboration across Back-end, Product, Support, and Customer Success teams, ensuring seamless SDK releases. Mentored team members in coding best practices, encouraged their professional development through technical blogging and supported their participation in industry conferences.
Played a pivotal role in the Leanplum acquisition project, leading the integration of Leanplum and CleverTap SDKs to merge key features smoothly and effectively.
Instrumental in the creation of the CleverTap RenderMax SDK, aimed at boosting push notification deliverability and enhancing user engagement.
From 2024, transitioned to leading the Gaming and LiveOps full-stack team, overseeing 12 technical professionals and collaborating with product management and design leaders to deliver innovative In-App Experiences, Remote Configs, and A/B Testing features tailored for mobile and console gaming applications.

Cross-functional Team LeadershipSoftware DevelopmentPeople ManagementUnityMobile Application DevelopmentAgile Project Management

Android Team Lead

Aug 2020 – Feb 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos

AndroidJavaScriptReact NativeFlutterUnityAgile Project Management+2

Lead Android Engineer

Jun 2017 – Aug 2020 · 3 yrs 2 mos

AndroidSoftware DevelopmentReact NativeFlutterUnityMobile Application Development

Dawaibox

Android Lead

Nov 2016 – Jun 2017 · 7 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Worked on a complete revamp of the Doctor and Patient Android apps using MVVM
Used majority of native Android APIs like Camera, Fragments, AsyncTasks, ViewPagers, TabLayouts, Services, etc
Worked on many Android libraries like Retrofit, Volley, Glide & MPAndroid Charts.

Software DevelopmentUnityMobile Application DevelopmentGitAgile Application DevelopmentAndroid Studio+1

Grabstr

Product Lead

Aug 2015 – Oct 2016 · 1 yr 2 mos · Mumbai Area, India

Handled the Grabstr app right from the launch
Worked on all features, requirements planning right up to execution, testing and deployment on Google Play Store
Lead a team of 5 interns who were assigned various modules like UI/UX designing, core logic coding, etc
Also handled the social media accounts and advertising, including efficient click thorough spend for app downloads

Software DevelopmentMobile Application DevelopmentGitAndroid Studio

Accenture

Software Engineering Analyst

Jul 2012 – Aug 2015 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Mumbai, Maharashtra

Used to lead the deployment of tested code in different regions of the AT&T universe.
Sole developer for migration of deployment scripts from Unix to Linux.
Worked on automation of several manual processes in the system using Unix Shell Scripting and Cron Batch Jobs.
Worked on ad-hoc CRs related to Data Migration from COBOL to JAVA.
Used basic fundamentals of Core JAVA and Collections Framework.

Software Development