Jan 2021 – May 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

• Managed projects:
• Smart Payment System (SPS) – Enabled seamless in-game transactions.
• Task Center (Loyalty/Retention) – Built scalable rewards & engagement systems.
• Battle Center (Game Tournaments) – Developed leaderboard and real-time competition mechanics.
• Trivia Quiz Multiplayer Game – Architected a high-performance quiz platform.
• Score Keeping System (SKS) & Geo Fencing – Designed real-time data tracking for gaming interactions.
• Led and mentored a team of 25+ engineers (tech leads, developers, QAs) to deliver high-scale, real-time gaming applications.
• Managed hiring, onboarding, and performance reviews, ensuring talent retention and fostering a high-performance engineering culture.
• Developed personalized growth plans for engineers, leading to improved skill development and career progression.
• Drove collaboration between cross-functional teams (Product, UX, QA) to align technical execution with business strategy.
• Architected and developed scalable, event-driven microservices for real-time gaming platforms, processing millions of transactions daily.
• Designed high-performance APIs for in-game payments, loyalty systems, and leaderboards, ensuring seamless user experiences.
• Optimized cloud infrastructure using AWS services (EC2, Lambda, RDS, S3, ElastiCache), enhancing system scalability and reliability.
• Streamlined software development processes by implementing CI/CD pipelines and engineering best practices, accelerating time-to-market.
• Collaborated with senior leadership to define product roadmaps, align technology strategies with business goals, and support platform scalability.

Oct 2018 – Jan 2021 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Jun 2017 – Oct 2018 · 1 yr 4 mos

• Managed projects:
• H5 Mobile Site Builder (Mobivite) – Led the architecture and development of a no-code platform for mobile site creation.
• Customer Lifecycle Management (CLM) & Loyalty System – Developed scalable retention systems to enhance customer engagement.
• Central Authentication System (CAS) – Built a high-performance authentication layer to secure millions of transactions.
• PCS (Virtual Currency System) – Designed a distributed virtual wallet system for seamless payments and rewards.
• Led and mentored a team of 10+ engineers (including tech leads, developers, and QA), fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
• Maintained a hands-on role in architecture and development—actively contributing to design, conducting code reviews, troubleshooting critical issues, and implementing code changes to ensure high-quality deliverables.
• Architected and migrated monolithic applications to microservices, improving service availability and reliability by 60%.
• Developed a plugin-based architecture for third-party service integration, reducing onboarding time by 50% and boosting operational efficiency.
• Drove cloud adoption strategies using AWS services (EC2, Lambda, RDS, S3, API Gateway) to enhance scalability and system performance.
• Implemented CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployments and accelerate time-to-market.
• Collaborated with senior leadership and business teams to align engineering roadmaps with strategic goals, ensuring that technical initiatives directly supported growth objectives.

Oct 2015 – Jun 2017 · 1 yr 8 mos

Oct 2012 – Oct 2015 · 3 yrs

May 2008 – Oct 2012 · 4 yrs 5 mos

• Spearheaded the end-to-end development of Mobivite, an H5 mobile site builder built from scratch using Java, Spring, Hibernate, MySQL, DOJO, GWT, JQuery, and JavaScript.
• Provided both technical direction and team leadership—managing and mentoring a high-performing, cross-functional development team to consistently meet project milestones.
• Drove R&D initiatives on open-source technologies to transform the platform into a robust, market-ready solution.
• Took charge of leadership responsibilities throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring alignment between technical execution and strategic goals.
• Played a pivotal role in the strategic merger of Mobivite into Paytm by delivering compelling executive demos and maintaining clear communication with key stakeholders.

Feb 2008 – Jun 2008 · 4 mos

• Spearheaded the development of a Mobile Emulator, enabling users to play J2ME games directly on the company website.
• Resolved a long-standing technical challenge that had stumped the company for over a year, earning recognition for innovative problem-solving.
• Actively contributed to design, coding, and testing phases, ensuring a seamless and engaging mobile gaming experience.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate mobile functionality with web platforms, enhancing the company's digital offerings.

Jun 2007 – Feb 2008 · 8 mos

• Led the design and development of web applications, including comprehensive web portals and an in-house ERP solution.
• Collaborated with clients to gather requirements and translate them into robust software solutions using J2EE, Struts, and Hibernate.
• Contributed to the development of Nirvana’s ERP system and a POS solution for garment shops, utilizing Swing and Hibernate to resolve design challenges and enhance user interaction.
• Worked closely with a dynamic development team to ensure high-quality code delivery and timely project completion.