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Prashanth Gurunath

VP of Engineering

Brighton, Hove, United Kingdom9 yrs 7 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Led a tech startup with 10,000 daily active users.
  • Mentored over 1,600 individuals in tech.
  • Developed India's first equidistant location app.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fullstack Developer with strong leadership in EdTech and Mobile Applications.

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Skills

Core Skills

Software DevelopmentLeadershipAgile DevelopmentKotlin

Other Skills

AlgorithmsAndroidAndroid DevelopmentAndroid SDKAndroid StudioAndroid SupportAndroid TestingAngularJSCC++Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)Data StructuresEngineeringEntrepreneurshipFirebase

About

As a Senior Engineering Manager at American Express, I drive technology innovation and lead teams to deliver high-impact solutions. With a strong foundation in leadership and full-stack development, I am passionate about leveraging technology to solve complex business challenges and elevate user experiences. I hold an MS in Computer Science from Queen Mary University of London (Distinction) and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Engineering from SRM University (First Class with Distinction). My career spans various industries, including corporate and investment banking at J.P. Morgan Chase, where I served as a Senior Software Associate, leading initiatives that enhanced system performance and streamlined operations. Beyond the corporate world, I have a diverse background in different startups that created products for the winery industry and I have developed software for cinema, travel, and transportation sectors, showcasing my adaptability and breadth of experience. I’ve also contributed to the edtech space, mentoring over 1,600 individuals through MyCaptain, an edtech startup, where I helped guide the next generation of tech talent.As an entrepreneur, I founded a tech startup that developed multiple products, achieving 10,000 - 15,000 daily active users. This venture sharpened my skills in leadership, strategic planning, and innovation, allowing me to scale products from concept to market. My experience at Google London further solidified my ability to work in fast-paced, agile environments, delivering technology solutions that align with business objectives.I am also proud to be India's first software developer to create an app called City Square, which identifies in-between and equidistant locations—a project that earned recognition from major news outlets. Throughout my career, I have consistently driven revenue and business growth through my tech leadership. I excel in aligning technology strategies with business goals, optimizing processes, and implementing innovative solutions that deliver measurable results. My ability to guide teams through complex projects, foster a culture of innovation, and deliver business value is at the core of my leadership style.

Experience

9 yrs 7 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 10 mos
Average Tenure
1 yr 11 mos
Current Experience

American express

Senior Engineering Manager

Jul 2024Present · 1 yr 11 mos · Burgess Hill, England, United Kingdom

Jpmorgan chase & co.

Senior Associate Software Engineer

Jun 2023Jul 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo · Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom · On-site

Software DevelopmentLeadership

Google

Web Solutions Engineer

Oct 2022Feb 2023 · 4 mos · Greater London, England, United Kingdom · On-site

Agile DevelopmentKotlin

Redblacktree

Software Engineer

Sep 2019Oct 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo · Greater Chennai Area

  • As a skilled software developer, I have an extensive track record of creating high-quality applications for a variety of clients. I have experience working on diverse projects, including creating a Customer Portal for a US-based client named PairAnything, utilizing React and Redux architecture to enhance the application's performance. Additionally, I was responsible for API integrations and integrating chat functionality using socket programming and push notifications using FCM.
  • My expertise extends to project management, where I worked on a desktop application called Open Gantt using ElectronJS, Angular, and Typescript. Furthermore, I served as a contract developer for Trane Technologies (formerly known as Ingersoll Rand)- RedBlackTree’s client from May 2020 to Oct 2020.
  • Overall, I am a results-driven professional with a passion for developing innovative software solutions that meet client needs. I have excellent problem-solving skills and am highly proficient in a range of programming languages and technologies.
Agile DevelopmentCascading Style Sheets (CSS)

Influx worldwide

2 roles

Software Research Engineer

Jan 2019Aug 2019 · 7 mos

  • Worked on a Movie Subscription Service called Infinity that is going to be launched in the US (https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamos/2019/03/26/the-list-of-cinema-subscription-services-expands-as-infinity-enters-u-s-market/).
  • Responsible for building web pages that are more User Interactive using Angular7.
  • Expertise in creating Frontend Services using Typescript , RxJS.
  • Link: www.influx.co.in.
Agile DevelopmentCascading Style Sheets (CSS)

Software Research Engineer Intern

Jan 2019Mar 2019 · 2 mos

Mycaptain

Mentor

Jul 2018Aug 2021 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Bangalore · Remote

  • Climber is a youth-run education startup, currently incubated out of NSRCEL at IIM Bangalore.
  • Have mentored more than 1600+ mentees and counting with an overall rating of 4.8/5
  • United Nation's Sustainable Development Solutions Network recognised MyCaptain amongst the top 50 youth led projects that aim to solve the world's toughest issues.
  • Leading Month Long Online workshops for a group of understudies in a platform called MyCaptain.
  • Created tasks, videos , curated content from the web and engaged inlive interactions to clear doubts.
  • Link: "Android App Development - MyCaptain" https://www.mycaptain.in/workshops/Android-App-Development
Leadership

Zed digital, digital software & digital marketing strategy

Android Developer

Dec 2017Jun 2018 · 6 mos · Chennai Area, India

  • Created a Transportation App called, Zig, which is used by the Government of Ohio.
  • Involved in Design, Development, Bug-Fixing, and maintenance of the application.
  • Used HTTP Libraries (Volley) to plot a System Map and to map all places, display the same for all places in Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA) and Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK) Cincinnati, USA region.
  • Integrated Uber, Lyft , Braintree SDK Integrations to enable easy to use Ride Options and for creating Mobile Payments(for user's to buy tickets) respectively.
  • Numerous contributions to bug-fixing, performance enhancement of the app.
  • Link: https://zed.digital/.

1000lookz.com

Android Developer

Jun 2017Jul 2017 · 1 mo · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  • - Developed an android app for capturing and saving images, videos in a virtual makeover android app called 1000lookz. This work was leveraged by the ML team to perform face detection on the captured media.

Srm university elab

Software Developer

Dec 2016Jan 2017 · 1 mo · Chennai Area, India

  • Developed solutions for several programming challenges in C++, Java for SRMIST CARE eLAB- an Auto Evaluation Tool built at SRM University.
  • http://care.srmuniv.ac.in/elabstarter.html

Tequip software solutions

Founder and Director

May 2015Aug 2021 · 6 yrs 3 mos · India

  • Founder and Director of a product development startup called Tequip Software Solutions Pvt Ltd.
  • We have a core product called City Square which is an android app that's the first and only app/platform in India to implement the concept of equidistant locations.
  • We've been featured in YourStory, DailyHunt, Yahoo News, The New Indian Express, Dinamani, and other news publications.
  • Role as Founder:
  • Creating and implementing the company's vision.
  • Setting measurable goals and making sure that the work is done.
  • Leading the development of the company's long-term strategy.
  • Handling the outreach of the company - social, digital media presence
  • Monitoring the various employees, interns of the company
  • Getting more clients, businesses, and projects and delivering quality software on time.
Agile Development

Education

Queen Mary University of London

Master's degree — MSc In Computer Science

Sep 2021Sep 2022

SRM IST Chennai

B.Tech — Information Technology

Bala Vidya Mandir

High school — Computer Science

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