Dec 2021 – Feb 2025 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area · On-site

• Led engineering at Zee5 OTT & Zee Ecosystem across key charters:
• 1. Monetisation
• 2. Payments
• 3. B2B Partner Ecosystem (India and Global)
• 4. Zee5 Addons - Aggregator Platform
• 5. Platform Services - Core Backend engineering
• 6. Blockchain NFT Rewards Platform for ILT20
• 7. Content syndication
• 8. Customer Acquisition
• 9. Playback services
• 10. Architecture
• 11. Customer Engagement
• 12. Hipi ( UGC )
• 13. Gen AI Marketing studio
• Platform Architecture
• Critical initiatives include Monolith to micro-services architecture, event driven systems, self serve tools, multi tenancy and multi region architecture, observability among others
• Business Initiatives
• Key business endeavors encompass the introduction of new revenue-generating initiatives, enhanced customer experience, and work automation features, among others.

Mar 2021 – Sep 2021 · 6 mos · Hybrid

• Built SOLV, a B2B e-commerce & FinTech platform, showcasing expertise in establishing, leading, and scaling software engineering teams within a startup environment. Successfully transitioned SOLV from 0 to 1 and 1 to 10x growth.
• Key Contributions:
• 1. Addressed e-commerce challenges, focusing on building and sustaining hyper-growth.
• 2. Led the engineering and delivery of Maximus, a comprehensive supply chain management system covering IMS, WMS, PIM, and Logistics.
• 3. Engineered and delivered Solv Buddy 2.0, encompassing Seller/Buyer CRM, homegrown Feet on Street, sales, and operations SAAS systems.
• 4. Drove SOLV's global expansion for cross-border B2B e-commerce through Proxtera.
• 5. Defined the product engineering roadmap for e-commerce, Solv Buddy, and the platform vision. Provided guidance to team members, peers, and cross-functional stakeholders.

Aug 2019 – Mar 2021 · 1 yr 7 mos · Hybrid

• Architected and led the development of SOLV, a Conversational E-Commerce and FinTech platform, focusing on B2B marketplace experiences for SMEs.
• Key Achievements:
• 1. Built a scalable and distributed platform for e-commerce and financial services, emphasizing FMCG, Apparels, Home furnishings, Mobiles & Electronics, and HORECA. Managed the entire B2B e-commerce ecosystem, including Onboarding, StoreFront, Home, Search, Catalogue, Order Lifecycle Management, SCM, Logistics (First and last mile), Payments, BNPL (Davinta, Indifi, Paylater, Rupifi), and Seller Hub.
• 2. Contributed from conceptualization to commercialization of SOLV App, SOLV Buddy, SCM Logistics, SOLV Seller Hub, and various back office applications.
• 3. Envisioned and influenced product features with customer-centric approaches, aligning business requirements, value proposition, product-market fit, and tech choices.
• 4. Drove SOLV platform tech and product roadmap as Tech Principal, emphasizing Engineering Excellence, product growth hacking, and other horizontal initiatives.
• 5. Led the delivery of the supporting e-commerce platform ecosystem (SOLV Buddy, Supply Chain Management - Maximus, Payments).
• 6. Defined functional and conceptual architecture, actively participating in research, envisioning customer expectations, and contributing to critical decisions during product discovery and MVP(s) for SOLV.
• Explore SOLV: solv.link/app
• Tech Stack: Java, SpringBoot, Kafka & ecosystems, Ionic, Angular, Android, Kotlin, AWS, ELK, Redis, Kubernetes, Grafana, Sentry, Python, and more.

Dec 2017 – Aug 2019 · 1 yr 8 mos · Bengaluru, Kuala Lumpur · On-site

• Led AirAsia Global SuperApp digital transformation as technical leader, overseeing architecture and end-to-end product delivery. Established and grew a diverse product engineering team in Bangalore. Architected scalable solutions for AirAsia.com, boosting flight search capabilities to 150k requests/sec. Implemented CI/CD, transitioning from monolithic to microservices architecture. Mentored engineers, led tech delivery for various domains, and orchestrated platform migrations from AWS to GCP. Driven technology roadmap, contributed to architecture models, fostering agile delivery across global agile PODs.
• Tech stack: Python, Flask, Nodejs, Angular, Ada, Go, Java, GCP services.
• Explore our work: airasia.com/en/gb, airasia.com/check-in, airasia.com/flightstatus, and AI-driven AVA chatbot.

May 2016 – Dec 2017 · 1 yr 7 mos

• Led Innovation, R&D, and Customer Experience Management at Wells Fargo Digital Channels Technology in India, driving impactful initiatives in the digital virtual channels realm. Spearheaded key research and development projects spanning API management, Microservices Architecture, Augmented Reality, Machine Learning, cognitive intelligence, and analytics, advancing next-gen customer experiences.
• Notable initiatives include:
• 1. API Management: Implemented Banking as a Service strategy with APIGEE & WSO2.
• 2. ULTRON: Designed, architected, and delivered Conversational UX for banking and payments engine with Microservices Architecture & biometric authentication.
• 3. IFTTT: Introduced Wells Fargo Service or Channel using Banking API to publish recipes or applets.
• 4. WF Smart Custom Keyboard: Engineered a one-click smart payments solution.
• 5. Banking Transactions with Markers on Google Map: Integrated live personal goals analytics.
• 6. Augmented Reality in Real Estate: Explored geospatial intelligence and lending options with Microsoft Hololens.
• 7. Big Data Analytics: Developed a Log Analytics system with live streaming of web logs using the Big Data ecosystem.
• 8. Wells Fargo Control Tower: Initiated the inception/discovery phase.
• Online Banking Delivery Project:
• Owned and implemented micro front end build, refactoring and modularizing the Online banking application front end for separate deployment. Utilized a stack comprising UX design tools (Figma, UXPin, Invision), Mobile Native (Android and iOS), Python, Java, Microservices, Spring Boot, API Gateway, and Big Data technologies (Hadoop, Hive, Sqoop, Pig).

Feb 2014 – Apr 2016 · 2 yrs 2 mos

• Elevated to lead the Business Banking Credit Tools development and QA teams, steering the inception and execution of new projects from design to delivery. Orchestrated a comprehensive redesign of the legacy Athena platform, integrating cutting-edge technology. Pioneered the adoption and implementation of code quality measures, coverage analysis, and Static Application Security Testing (SAST) using SonarQube, alongside the establishment of a robust CI/CD pipeline.

Sep 2011 – Jan 2014 · 2 yrs 4 mos

• Designed and implemented end-to-end solutions for Loan Management Systems in the business banking sector. Spearheaded key initiatives for the SeeMorePlus business banking platform, enhancing functionality in areas such as Quick Search, Utilization Analytics, Support Module, Process Excellence, and Records Retention. Leveraged a tech stack including IBM FileNet, Java, and Adobe Flex to optimize loan origination and fulfillment processes.

Mar 2010 – Aug 2011 · 1 yr 5 mos

• Key Contributor for SMPSUV (SeeMorePlus Single Unified View and Flex optimisation) for Business Banking Group for the entire back-office business banking workflow management.

Aug 2008 – Feb 2010 · 1 yr 6 mos

• Built multiple back office products for LMS right from loan origination to fulfilment for business banking domain.

Jul 2007 – Dec 2007 · 5 mos · Bangalore

• Discovery project on Metro Ethernet Network

May 2006 – Jul 2006 · 2 mos · Goa, India

• Designed an Application for the Stability Control Process for the Medical kit testing (QA) department for Orchid bio medical systems part of Tulip group.