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Saurabh Rajpal

CEO

Gurgaon, Haryana, India12 yrs 11 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over a decade of experience in software development and management.
  • Expert in cloud migration and backend architecture.
  • Established tech speaker and content writer.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS expert with a strong focus on backend development and cloud solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Backend DevelopmentCloud MigrationPeople ManagementCloud Architecture

Other Skills

3P Integrations3rd Party IntegrationsAWSAWS CloudAWS CloudFormationAgile MethodologiesAgile MethodologyAmazon API GatewayAmazon CloudWatchAmazon EC2Amazon LambdaAmazon RDSAmazon S3Amazon SQSAmazon Web Services (AWS)

About

Seasoned s/w professional with over a decade of diverse experience across people / project / program management, technical sales / product consulting and full stack software development. Specialises in: (a) Scaling and evengelizing product adoption & feedback driven development for early access features (b) Tech consultation on developing advanced web apps using modern browser capabilities across web frameworks (c) Consultation for building modern web formats like web stories, short form videos, etc (d) Building full stack apps for web & android; (e) Designing scalable back-end applications including micro-services, data related solutions and scripting over cloud providers like AWS & GCP. Established tech speaker and content writer for web, cloud, tensorflow.js, firebase, modern application development and business case studies!

Experience

12 yrs 11 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 2 mos
Average Tenure
7 yrs
Current Experience

Google

3 roles

Staff Customer Engineer

Promoted

May 2023Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

  • India Head and APAC Tech Lead, Web Ecosystem Consulting: Customer success leader for Chrome and Web Platform tech partnerships in APAC

Senior Customer Engineer

Nov 2020Apr 2023 · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Work with external partners and Web Platform Engineering teams to make sure that the web has the tools, APIs, and guidance it needs to fulfil the next-generation of Web apps and content needs.
  • The Web Ecosystem Consulting team works with Partners, Product and Engineering teams to improve the quality and increase creation of types of web experiences, make the web a compelling platform for end users, and ensure the web remains a viable ecosystem both for businesses and end users.
  • We aim to do this by working across partners and strategic creators, consulting on product integrations of Google and third-party site dependencies or services, in order to scale learnings across Platforms, Frameworks, and Content Management Systems. We work cross-functionally with teams (e.g., Web Platform, Chrome, Search Ecosystems, Global Product Partnerships, etc.) on priority initiatives (e.g., Web Privacy, Core Web Vitals, Modern Web Formats, Advanced Apps and much more)!

Developer Relations - Developer Advocate | Program Manager

May 2019Nov 2022 · 3 yrs 6 mos

  • Web developer advocate:
  • Evangelise web by delivering tech talks, writing tech articles and driving developer sentiment insights with dashboarding and data analysis.
  • Web Indian community program manager:
  • Work involves leading, strategising and launching web programs in India cutting across various DevRel Ecosystem’s community initiatives like Google for Startups, Google Developer Groups, Developer Student Clubs and more.

Expedia, inc.

Senior Software Engineer

Jan 2017Mar 2018 · 1 yr 2 mos · Gurgaon, Haryana, India

  • Worked as the Backend Developer for Hotwire.com native apps!
  • Skills:
  • Leadership- Project Management and xFunctional xRegional Collaboration
  • Tech- AWS (Kafka, EC2, S3, IAM, Batch), Java8, SQL, Jenkins, SpringBoot, Dropwizard
  • Highlights / Summary of Work:
  • Lead multiple backend projects for migrating the monolithic legacy app to cloud(AWS) based microservices
  • Architect, design & implement product features aimed at growth, acquisition & improved app conversions.
  • Was promoted within a year.
LeadershipProject ManagementAWSJava8SQLJenkins+4

Micromax informatics ltd

2 roles

Software Engineering Manager

Promoted

Jun 2016Jan 2017 · 7 mos

  • Role: People Manager of 2; Back-end Tech Lead of 3.
  • Skills:
  • People Management: Hiring, opportunity & professional development, reward recognition & cyclic ratings, empathy & empowerment, leadership and effective communication.
  • Agile Methodology: Scrums, TDD, BVD MVPs, Iterative Planning & Scoping
  • AWS Cloud: API Gateway, Lambda, Batch, ECS, SQS, SNS, SES, S3, ELB, Elastic Transcoder, DocumentDB, Device Farm
  • 3P Integrations: Wallets & Payment Gateways, Media & News Content APIs, Utility Services and Voucher Codes
  • Google Ecosystem: Google Adwords and gSuite (AppScript)
  • Summary of work:
  • (a) Leadership & Management:
  • Manage and grow the Vuliv back-end team.
  • Introduce structure to the functioning & planning of the team activities via utilizing industry best practices & standard methodologies like agile.
  • Serve as product owner and project manager.
  • (b) Technical:
  • POC and documentation for migration of legacy code & architecture to AWS cloud in order to scale effectively.
  • Evolve VuLiv Media Player's 3P content offering via unification & contract modelling of multiple API integrations.
  • Act as pre-sales and post-sales consultant for technical support during 3P contract exchanges.
  • Performance optimization of ad network integrations, notification & content management systems and micro services.
People ManagementAgile MethodologyAWS Cloud3P IntegrationsGoogle EcosystemCloud Architecture

Technical Lead

Aug 2015May 2016 · 9 mos

  • Role: IC & Technical Lead for a team of 3 backend developers
  • Skills: Java, REST, Redis, mySQL, mongoDB, Linux, Scripting, Tooling
  • Summary of work:
  • Designed & conceptualized backend of VuLiv Infinity Player App from scratch. This included using Spring MVC & Jersey (JAX-RS) frameworks for REST services, mySQL for Transactional data, MongoDB for Analytical data and 3rd Party Cotracted API(s) for content & services.
  • Implemented scripts for alerts, CMS Panel for content & Partner Management, Notification Panel & Community Building for user engagement, configurable Queue to maintain distributed TPS, Redis Caching for targeted synchronization and SOLR for search engine.
  • Round the clock support for Frauds and High CPU Utilization issues with minimal turn-around time.
  • Lead team to prioritize & delegate deliverables for steering project delivery within established deadlines
JavaRESTRedismySQLmongoDBLinux+3

Cisco

3 roles

Senior Application Developer

Apr 2014Aug 2015 · 1 yr 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Business Application Developer

Promoted

Jul 2012Mar 2014 · 1 yr 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Been involved in delivery of multiple projects spanning across varied domains and skill sets in two Cisco IT Business Units- Supply Chain Operations and Product Development Services.
  • Successfully played the dual role of Offshore Lead and Developer for the Supply Chain IT Mobility Track on Android Platform from September 2014 - August 2015 to ensure end to end development of software products from requirement analysis to system study, designing, coding, testing, debugging, documentation and implementation, all within the boundaries of AGILE development model.
  • Projects:
  • Android Development: Supply Chain Container, Disti Inventory Visibility, Build/Ship Tracker, Daily Note, CQAA, STAR, AnaMobilitics, Cisco Feature Navigator.
  • Web Development: Integrated Release Tooling, Cisco Feature Navigator ( UI Enhancements, Accessibility Requirements, Security Vulnerabilities)
  • Others: CFN Backend Support and Report Generation.

Business Application Developer

Jan 2012Jun 2012 · 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Transforming Cisco IT tools such as CFN, PV, SDM on Mobile Platforms (Android, HTML5 )

Ongc

Network Engineer

Jun 2010Jul 2010 · 1 mo · New Delhi, Delhi, India

  • Co-monitor the ONGC India Network Infrastructure. Gained real hand experience on networking concepts across LAN & WAN topologies.
  • Prepped up for CCNA course!

Hpcl

Software Engineer

Dec 2009Dec 2009 · 0 mo · New Delhi, Delhi, India

  • Developed a working offline HTML application to be used for calculating time taken for resolving IT related issues for customers and then calculate penalty depending upon the delay duration.
  • Underwent a short training on ‘ethics of corporate world’

Education

Manipal Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) — Information Technology

Jan 2008Jan 2012

Modern School

Senior Secondary — Non-Medical

Jan 2006Jan 2008

Delhi Public School Ghaziabad Vasundhara

Higher Secondary Certificate — General Studies

Apr 2000Mar 2006

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