Gaurav Govilkar

Seasoned engineering leader with 14 years of experience in frontend technologies (iOS, Android, Flutter, React.js) and strong knowledge of backend systems (Node.js, AWS). Proven track record in OTT, Real Money Gaming, and Media domains, delivering high-performance solutions and leading cross-functional teams. Adept at driving innovation, optimizing processes, and aligning technical strategies with business goals.

A23 Rummy (https://www.a23.com)

• Led and managed team of 40+ developers, driving 10% increase in team efficiency.
• Oversaw the comprehensive rewrite of a consumer-facing project, achieving a 0.15% crash rate iOS/Android & bought down ANR Rates below threshold 0.47% in Android.
• Designed multi-modular architecture, boosting productivity by 20%. Implemented CI/CD automation and TDD approach, resulting in 30% reduction in QA efforts
• Facilitated cross-functional collaboration, ensuring alignment across product, engineering, and business teams.
• Led complete rewrite of consumer-facing project, achieving 100% reduction in performance issue reviews.
• Led the successful completion of multiple high-profile projects, ensuring timely delivery within budget constraints.

Zee5 (https://www.zee5.com)

• Led Frontend Development: Oversaw frontend development for Zee5, managing four specialized teams in iOS, Android, Node.js, and AWS, ensuring seamless integration and high-performance delivery.
• Team Motivation & Performance: Motivated Agile teams to achieve outstanding performance and quality, significantly enhancing Zee5's business value and user experience.
• Efficiency & Process Improvement: Improved efficiency by 20% through the application of SOLID principles, BDD, and TDD approaches. Successfully reduced the QA build cycle from 4 to 2 weeks, while maintaining vital metrics like crashes and ANRs within acceptable thresholds.
• Feature Prioritization & Delivery: Collaborated closely with product teams to prioritize and deliver key features, ensuring they aligned with Zee5's strategic goals and were delivered on time
• Technical Innovation: Developed and implemented innovative technical solutions that supported Zee5's objectives and enhanced platform performance, driving growth and improving functionality.
• Comprehensive Project Management: Managed entire project lifecycle for Zee5, including planning, resource allocation, scope management, scheduling, status tracking, and thorough documentation.
• Team Collaboration: Facilitated strong team collaboration by managing effective meetings, maintaining open communication channels, and resolving conflicts swiftly to keep projects on track.

Moneycontrol (http://moneycontrol.com)

• Moneycontrol.com: Led the development and optimization of key features for Moneycontrol.com, one of India's leading financial platforms. Focused on improving performance, user engagement, and scalability, ensuring a seamless experience for millions of users accessing real-time financial data and news.
• Technology : Wireless (Android, iOS, ReactJS, WebRTC)
• Role - Engineering Lead

Gaana (https://gaana.com)

• Gaana is the one-stop music streaming, made in India app for all your music needs. Gaana offers you free, unlimited online access to all your favourite Songs.
• Technology : Wireless (Android, iOS) SSO Expert
• Role - Frontend expert (SSO implementation)

Voot App (https://www.voot.com)

• Voot Mobile App: Served as the Frontend Solution Architect for the Voot mobile app, a leading OTT platform. Spearheaded the architecture and design of the frontend, optimizing performance and enhancing user experience. Led the implementation of cutting-edge technologies and best practices, ensuring seamless integration and scalability across iOS and Android platforms.
• Technology : Wireless (Android, iOS, NodeJS, API development)
• Role - Engineering Lead

Times Of India

• Times of India Citizen App: Acted as the Frontend Mobile Architect for the Times of India Citizen app, a platform empowering users to report news and events. Architected and developed the mobile frontend, focusing on user-friendly design, high performance, and cross-platform compatibility. Implemented innovative solutions to ensure scalability and a smooth user experience across both iOS and Android devices.
• Technology : Wireless (Android, iOS, NodeJS, API development)
• Role - Engineering Lead

• Handled Large scale Projects with User-base of 6M. 
• End to end product architecture design
• Designing to final delivery looked after every aspect of product
• Successfully reached to 2M MOU milestone with minimal infra
• Developed prototypes like ChatBOT & CarPlay in a week's time