Being there for my wife as we navigate parenthood with our first child
Experiencing a depth of love unlike any other, fostering a powerful emotional bond
Engineering Manager
Acko General Insurance
04.2023 - 09.2024
Led a full-stack team of 8 engineers (5 backend, 1 frontend, 1 app developer, 1 QA) to develop and launch a new Travel Insurance product. Implemented Agile methodologies and fostered a collaborative environment, resulting in on-time delivery within budget. The product achieved a 20% increase in new customer acquisition in the first quarter post-launch.
Spearheaded the development of a B2B embedded insurance product, managing a team of 4 backend developers and extending Acko's embedded product offering.
Improved code quality by 15% and implemented full CI/CD pipelines for all microservices, reducing deployment time by 25%.
Leveraged AI solutions, including Codium and GitHub Copilot, to enhance developer productivity by 20%.
Developed and executed strategic plans to streamline development processes, improving time-to-market by 10% without any production issues.
Contributed to the overall Acko architecture development as a member of the technical architecture committee.
Engineering Manager
Housing.com
12.2021 - 04.2023
Managed a team of 9 engineers (7 backend, 2 QA), ensuring optimal performance and project success in a fast-paced environment.
Led a critical initiative to optimize housing internal PostgreSQL/MySQL linking cron jobs, achieving a 93% reduction in execution time.
Optimized bot crawl time, enabling Google Analytics to achieve its most comprehensive crawl ever, indexing ~40 million pages.
Championed a tech debt reduction strategy, prioritizing and resolving recurrent bugs within sprints to minimize on-call disruptions and improve system stability.
Provided technical leadership through collaborative code reviews and design discussions, ensuring high-quality and scalable solutions.
Software Engineer-3
Nike
10.2020 - 12.2021
Led a team of 9 engineers in the development and launch of a new Order Management System (OMS) for NIKE Move, contributing to improved order processing efficiency.
Software Engineer-2
OLX
05.2019 - 10.2020
Ensured the successful development and launch of a new dealer's app backend, exceeding initial functional and performance expectations.
Designed and implemented a scalable and flexible backend architecture to accommodate diverse dealer needs across multiple regions.
Software Engineer
Paytm Payments Bank
01.2018 - 05.2019
Designed and delivered a system for Paytm Payments Bank, supporting smooth recurring transactions for key services like APY and NACH, processing up to 300 transactions per second (TPS).
Proactively identified and resolved software defects, ensuring optimal performance and stability of existing systems.
Software Engineer
Vara United
12.2016 - 01.2018
Architected and implemented a microservice-based infrastructure for the iquippo app, enabling future growth and agility.
Sr.Analyst(Consultant at Paytm)
Polestar Solutions
09.2014 - 12.2016
Contributed as a backend developer at Paytm, driving platform transitions through system analysis, documentation, testing, implementation, and user support.
Founding member of the Paytm Movies and Events Tech team, playing a key role in setting up the entire booking solution from scratch.
Education
Executive MBA -
IIM Kozhikode
Kozhikode, India
12.2021 - 04.2024
Bachelor of Technology - IT
CBP Government Engineering College (NSUT West Campus)