PRATAP DEVENDRA VHATKAR
Lead Software Engineer
Bengaluru
Summary
Innovative and results-driven Lead Software Engineer with 12 years of experience in mobile application development, payments, and cloud-based solutions. Demonstrated ability to lead high-performing teams, drive strategic initiatives, and deliver scalable mobile applications across banking, fintech, and enterprise domains. Proficient in managing war rooms, sprint planning, CI/CD implementations, and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to drive technology excellence and business growth. Consistently solves complex technical challenges while maintaining a focus on delivering cutting-edge designs for Fintech. Well-organized and customer-focused with proven skills in project management and team leadership.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Lead Software Engineer
Zeta
Bengluru
01.2022 - Current
- Spearheading the mobile payments, Bill Payments team for Pay with Payzapp, overseeing architecture, design, and feature rollouts
- Managing end-to-end development and production environments for a scalable payments ecosystem
- Driving CI/CD pipeline automation, reducing release cycle time by 20%
- Defining coding and execution standards, improving performance, maintainability, and security
- Leading a cross-functional team, collaborating with product managers, QA, and backend teams to align technical initiatives with business goals
- Managing incident response and war room strategies, reducing feature downtime by 35%
- Conducting technical roadmap planning, resulting in a 25% faster feature release rate
- Leading engineering hiring efforts, increasing team size by 30% while ensuring high talent quality
- Designed and implemented Passbook, Recharge & Bill Payments, Wallet, Card Activation, and Rupay Card Floater features, improving user engagement and increasing transaction volume by 7%
- Optimized wallet and card activation processes, reducing customer onboarding time by 40% and enhancing security compliance
- Integrated Rupay Card Floater, streamlining transaction processing and increasing card adoption by 30%
- Enhanced overall team productivity with continuous training and mentoring of junior engineers.
- Improved engineering processes by streamlining workflows and implementing efficient project management techniques.
- Identified areas of improvement in existing systems, providing recommendations that resulted in significant cost savings over time.
- Implemented quality control measures to reduce errors, resulting in increased customer satisfaction and repeat business.
- Checked design compliance with product specifications and standards requirements.
- Managed risk assessments during project planning phases, proactively mitigating potential issues before they arose during execution stages.
- Created innovative solutions to architectural problems, enabling successful project completion.
- Fostered a culture of innovation and continuous improvement by encouraging the sharing of ideas, leading to increased creativity and problem-solving capabilities within the team.
- Led cross-functional teams for successful product development, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to specifications.
- Presented progress reports to executive leadership, demonstrating success in meeting project milestones on time and within budget constraints.
- Evaluated project requirements to identify and mitigate risks.
Mobile Tech Lead
Gojek
Bengluru
03.2020 - 12.2022
- Successfully onboarded Jago Bank in Indonesia, increasing fintech penetration by 25%
- Designed and developed a paperless KYC SDK, reducing onboarding time by 40%
- Managed the complete mobile payment flow, optimizing latency and transaction reliability to increase success rates by 20%
- Defined and enforced coding best practices, reducing bug reports by 30%
- Managed sprint planning, retrospectives, and team productivity, achieving a 95% sprint completion rate
- Reduced system downtime with proactive monitoring, timely troubleshooting, and efficient issue resolution.
- Built strong relationships with stakeholders, ensuring clear communication channels for project updates and progress reports.
- Established coding standards to ensure consistent quality across the development team''s output.
- Optimized resource allocation by effectively prioritizing tasks based on business needs and project timelines.
- Developed comprehensive documentation to facilitate knowledge sharing among team members and support long-term maintenance efforts.
- Led by example, actively contributing to codebase and review processes.
- Led cross-functional teams to innovate and deploy high-quality software solutions, meeting critical business needs.
- Improved system reliability with implementation of comprehensive testing protocols.
- Optimized resource allocation, introducing tools for better tracking of project progress and team productivity.
- Reduced system downtime, implementing robust monitoring tools and processes.
- Achieved shorter release cycles by streamlining continuous integration and delivery pipeline.
Cloud-Mobile Solution Architect
Astro Malaysia Holdings (Blazeclan Technologies)
Bengluru
03.2016 - 03.2020
- Designed and developed solutions including Go Shop, Astro Go, BITS, SMS Gateway, and Email Distribution Management
- Led mobile architecture decisions, ensuring scalability and maintainability with a 30% improvement in application performance
- Implemented Agile methodologies and mentored teams, improving delivery efficiency by 20%
- Architected AWS serverless applications using Lambda, DynamoDB, EC2, and RDS, achieving 99.99% uptime
- Created and managed staging and development environments, reducing testing cycle time by 25%
- Provided technical leadership across multiple teams to ensure high-quality and timely project deliveries
- Managed vendor relationships and third-party integrations, reducing costs by 15%
- Improved solution efficiency by designing and implementing scalable architectures for enterprise clients.
- Conducted research to evaluate systems design and process efficiency.
- Worked with customers or prospective customers to develop integrated solutions and lead detailed architectural dialogues to facilitate delivery of comprehensive solution.
- Facilitated seamless communication between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders by effectively translating complex concepts into understandable terms for all parties involved in projects.
- Worked closely with product teams to define and prioritize partner feature requests
- Optimized resource allocation across multiple projects by utilizing advanced project management tools and techniques for more efficient scheduling and task prioritization.
- Collaborated with developers on creating user-friendly interfaces that simplified complex workflows within custom-built solutions.
Senior Mobile Engineer
Barclays Bank
03.2015 - 03.2016
- Developed iOS banking applications for South African and UK markets
- Enhanced mobile security and compliance in fintech applications
- Provided technical mentorship to junior engineers, improving team efficiency by 20%
Junior Mobile Engineer
Aretove Tech
03.2014 - 03.2015
- Developed and maintained mobile applications, reducing crash rates by 35%
Junior Mobile Engineer
Arkenia Tech
12.2012 - 06.2013
- Gained foundational experience in mobile app development
Education
Bachelor's - Computer Engineering
Maharashtra Institute of Technology
Pune 01.2007 - 01.2011
Skills
- Android (Kotlin, Java)
- iOS (Swift, Objective-C)
- React Native
- Flutter
- RESTful APIs
- Microservices Architecture
- serverless frameworks
- integration with cloud services
- AWS (EC2, Lambda, DynamoDB, ECS, RDS)
- Bitrise (CI/CD)
- MVC
- MVVM
Certification
Led multiple fintech projects handling millions of transactions daily
Key Qualifications
- Mobile Technology Leadership: Extensive experience in Android (Kotlin, Java) and iOS (Swift, Objective-C) development.
- Cross-Platform Expertise: Proficient in developing high-performance mobile applications using React Native and Flutter.
- Payments & Fintech Expertise: Successfully led payment platform implementations, handling over 10 million transactions per month.
- Backend Systems Integration: Designed and developed backend services, microservices, and APIs that support robust mobile and web applications.
- Advanced Problem Solving: Demonstrated excellence in diagnosing complex issues, optimizing code and infrastructure, and implementing innovative solutions under tight deadlines.
- Strategic Team Management: Led and mentored on-call, development, and QA teams, improving resolution time by 40% and reducing production incidents by 30%.
- Cloud & Serverless Solutions: Architected AWS-based serverless applications, reducing infrastructure costs by 20% while maintaining 99.99% uptime.
- Agile & CI/CD Implementation: Expert in Agile methodologies, sprint planning, and CI/CD automation, leading to a 50% reduction in deployment time.
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Partnered with business leaders, product managers, and stakeholders to define technical roadmaps, accelerating feature delivery by 35%.
- High-Performance Engineering Culture: Defined coding standards, best practices, and architectural guidelines, reducing code review time by 25% and increasing developer productivity.
- Technical Vision & Strategy: Developed long-term technical strategies, innovation roadmaps, and best practices for sustainable growth, resulting in a 15% improvement in app performance.
- Stakeholder Communication: Effectively engaged with C-level executives, product teams, and external partners to ensure business alignment.
- Hiring & Talent Development: Led hiring initiatives, performance reviews, and mentorship programs, reducing attrition by 15% and enhancing team retention.
- Budget & Resource Management: Resource allocation, and cost optimization, saving the company $63K+ annually through process efficiencies.
Timeline
Lead Software Engineer
Zeta
01.2022 - Current
Mobile Tech Lead
Gojek
03.2020 - 12.2022
Cloud-Mobile Solution Architect
Astro Malaysia Holdings (Blazeclan Technologies)
03.2016 - 03.2020
Senior Mobile Engineer
Barclays Bank
03.2015 - 03.2016
Junior Mobile Engineer
Aretove Tech
03.2014 - 03.2015
Junior Mobile Engineer
Arkenia Tech
12.2012 - 06.2013
Bachelor's - Computer Engineering
Maharashtra Institute of Technology
01.2007 - 01.2011
Led multiple fintech projects handling millions of transactions daily
Successfully scaled mobile payments infrastructure for high-traffic fintech applications
Improved mobile app performance by 30% through architectural optimizations
Delivered solutions that contributed to $5M+ annual revenue growth
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