Apr 2022 – Jun 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · On-site

• Zeno is a product-focused startup building digital membership and NFT-based commerce platforms for premium brands. In this role, I worked as a senior individual contributor with end-to-end ownership across user-facing and business-facing applications, collaborating closely with product and design to deliver production-ready systems.
• Key contributions and impact:
• Led end-to-end development of core product features across consumer and business applications, collaborating closely with the product manager, backend architect, and designers to deliver high-quality releases.
• Built a responsive, production-grade Progressive Web Application (PWA), ensuring a consistent and optimized user experience across mobile, tablet, and desktop devices.
• Designed and implemented a scalable business dashboard with clearly defined CRUD workflows for managing NFTs, collections, and airdrops, enforcing business rules and data integrity across user actions.
• Implemented secure authentication and compliance-critical flows, including Firebase Authentication, OTP/TOTP verification, and KYC-enabled bank-based payment journeys.
• Managed secure file uploads and media handling using cloud storage, optimizing storage, access control, and retrieval of user-generated content.
• Integrated hosting and deployment solutions to support reliable delivery, and established automated deployment workflows to streamline releases and reduce manual overhead.

Apr 2018 – Mar 2021 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · On-site

• Markk is a social network for places, enabling users to discover, share, and curate locations through stories and lists. As part of an early-stage product team, I played a key role in shaping the iOS application, owning feature architecture, delivery, and long-term maintenance.
• Key contributions and impact:
• Starting with foundational Objective-C and iOS knowledge, quickly learned Swift and modern Swift practices, delivering production-ready features with improved maintainability.
• Actively contributed across the full development lifecycle, including feature planning, technical design, implementation, testing, and verification of new iOS capabilities.
• Collaborated closely with design and backend teams to define APIs, user flows, and UI interactions, ensuring smooth end-to-end feature delivery.
• Led end-to-end architecture planning and implementation for multiple iOS features, establishing clear ownership and scalable patterns as the product evolved.
• Built core social and discovery features, including location-based discovery using CoreLocation and media-rich storytelling experiences using AVFoundation.
• Implemented an Instagram-style story viewing experience with smooth photo and video playback, improving user engagement and content consumption.
• Developed custom media sharing templates with photo and video add-ons, enabling seamless sharing to external social platforms.
• Integrated Apple Push Notifications, including rich push notifications, to support timely user communication and engagement.
• Owned App Store publishing, release management, and ongoing application maintenance, ensuring stable deployments and reliable post-release support.

Oct 2016 – Apr 2018 · 1 yr 6 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · On-site

• SMINQ (See My In No Queue) is a doctor appointment booking platform designed to reduce waiting times at clinics. I worked across web and mobile systems, contributing to consumer-facing products and internal business tools, with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and operational usability.
• Key contributions and impact:
• Developed the SMINQ consumer website from scratch using AngularJS, delivering core booking and discovery functionality for patients.
• Designed and built a business dashboard using Angular Material to support clinic operations, appointment scheduling, and queue management.
• Rewrote the consumer website in Vue.js, significantly improving performance and reducing page load times from ~20–30 seconds to ~8 seconds on low-bandwidth (3G) networks.
• Built and deployed a Progressive Web Application (PWA), improving accessibility and usability across devices and network conditions.
• Integrated online payment gateways including Razorpay and Paytm, enabling secure and seamless appointment payments.
• Created a proof of concept for a global-ready product using the NativeScript hybrid framework, exploring cross-platform mobile delivery.
• Supported the iOS application by identifying and fixing production issues, implementing in-app purchases using StoreKit, and contributing to App Store releases.
• Collaborated closely with product, operations, and clinic stakeholders to ensure smooth day-to-day usage and continuous improvement of business tools.

Oct 2015 – Oct 2016 · 1 yr · Pune, Maharashtra, India · On-site

• Code Pandora was a service-based startup focused on building web and mobile platforms for wellness and lifestyle businesses. I worked as a full-stack engineer, owning both client-side and server-side development across multiple production projects.
• Key contributions and impact:
• Built a feature-rich web platform (PepDeck) for wellness providers including spas, salons, gyms, and fitness centers, enabling improved online presence and customer engagement.
• Owned end-to-end client-side and server-side architecture for the PepDeck platform, ensuring clean integration between frontend, backend, and data layers.
• Developed RESTful APIs using Node.js and Express.js to support core business workflows and frontend consumption.
• Designed and managed NoSQL data storage using MongoDB, creating scalable and flexible data models.
• Implemented responsive, production-ready front-end interfaces using AngularJS, ensuring usability across devices.
• Developed a cross-platform mobile application (ATH Journal) using the Ionic framework, enabling a single codebase for multiple platforms.
• Implemented secure OTP-based authentication using Firebase Authentication for mobile users.
• Built daily journaling features with image support, allowing users to create, store, and manage personalized entries.
• Integrated Firebase Firestore for real-time data storage and synchronization across devices.

Jan 2015 – Sep 2015 · 8 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · On-site

• GDR Technologies was a service-based startup delivering web, mobile, cloud, and digital solutions for business clients. This role gave me hands-on exposure to full-cycle web development and client-driven delivery.
• Key contributions and impact:
• Developed inventory management and business websites for multiple clients, supporting core operational workflows.
• Built responsive, production-ready web interfaces using PHP, HTML, CSS, jQuery, and Bootstrap.
• Implemented dynamic UI behavior and form-driven interactions to improve usability and data handling.
• Worked across the full development lifecycle, from requirement understanding and implementation to testing and client delivery.
• Gained foundational experience in end-to-end web development, including debugging, maintenance, and iterative improvements based on client feedback.