Rajat Gupta
Engineering Manager
Bengaluru
Summary
Engineering Manager with over 12 years of experience leading agile development teams to deliver high-quality software products. Proven track record of improving team productivity, reducing time-to-market, and increasing user engagement. Skilled in various technologies related to Backend, Frontend and DevOps.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Engineering Manager
MPokket
Bengaluru
04.2024 - Current
- Managing team of 12+ members including (BE/ FE/ DevOps/ QA).
- Managing the Pod of Disbursement/ Rewards/ Offline Business.
- Helped business to multiply loan requests by 1.5x by migrating from legacy to modernized tech stacks.
- Setup tech processes for vendor managements (such as banks, affiliates) and incorporated security guidelines (specifically to handle callbacks through Two Way SSL Handshakes, Encryption, IP Whitelisting).
- Foster the standards-must culture which include SOLID Principles, making use of correct design patterns, Secure Software Design, Test case Code coverage above 80% etc.
- Helped Program managers to execute effective Sprint Planning, Grooming, Refinements, Demos, Retros.
- Presented progress reports to executive leadership, demonstrating success in meeting project milestones on time and within budget constraints.
- Setup multiple processes to improve Code reviews, Design reviews, Release Management, Infrastructure Stability, System Scalability.
- Improved performance reviews by adopting OKR based objectives and goals settings.
- Developed the sense of ownership and responsibilities among team member.
Technical Lead
MPokket
Bengaluru
06.2023 - 03.2024
- Lead the development of multiple projects based on Java, ReactJs, Spring Boot, PHP, Kafka, MySql, Redis, Postgresql, AWS Dynamo DB, AWS Document DB, RabbitMQ, DataDog, Coralogix.
- Created multiple HLDs/ LLDs and collaborated with cross team to get the approval.
- Lead multiple Agile best practices and executed Sprint ceremonies such as Sprint Planning, Grooming, backlog refinements, sprint demos, retros.
- Collaborated with product managers, project managers, designers, and business stakeholders to define project requirements, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
- Collaborated with Department head / HR Business partners, to setup the Goals & Objectives & run the performance appraisal.
- Conducted multiple 1 on 1 with team members to learn more about them and to exchange timely feedbacks.
- Setup multiple processes to improve Documentation, Communication, Productivity, Code Reviews, Unit Testing, estimation
Technical Architect
Rakuten India
Bangalore, KA
04.2023 - 06.2023
- Worked as a Technical Architect in Rakuten Pay which is a mobile application that offers payment services through various modes such as QR Code, Bar Code, Card Payment, Net Banking.
- Developed and managed components based on Java, kotlin, J2EE, Redis, Apache, Nginx, Mysql, Mongo, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Rakuten One Cloud.
- Collaborated with business and engineering leaders to determine project specifications and scope.
- Lead sprint ceremonies such as planning, grooming, refinement, scrum, retrospection.
- Lead team of 6 dev focused on implementing backend solution & helped them with reviewing their HLDs and LLDs
- Lead multiple hiring and team building initiatives.
Senior Technical Lead
Rakuten India
Bengaluru
11.2021 - 04.2023
- Worked as a Technical Lead in Rakuten Sports which is an OTT platform offers VOD content and digital learning opportunities by famous sports personalities.
- Created architecture of Rakuten Sports Digital Hub & Rakuten Sports Digital Academy.
- Created HLDs & LLDs of Rakuten Sports Digital Hub & Rakuten Sports Digital Academy.
- Collaborated with Engineering leaders & cross teams to get approval on HLDs & LLDs
- Lead the development of Rakuten Sports Ecosystem (PAAS) based on Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, Redis, Nginx, Mysql, Mongo, Kubernetes, Jenkins, GRPC, Rakuten One Cloud
- Collaborated with business leaders to determine project
specifications and scope. - Lead many sprint ceremonies such as planning, grooming, refinement, scrum, retrospection.
- Mentored & lead teams (of 15 personnel) focused on
implementing backend solution & helped them reaching
greater heights in their career inclined with organization vision - Lead multiple hiring and team building initiatives.
Have setup multiple processes for Code Reviews, Release
management, Git Branching Strategies, Estimation Techniques. - Defined parameters for technical development tasks such as
API, Deployment & data acquisitions - Collaborated with DevOps for continuous integration /
continuous delivery (CI/CD) processes - Lead multiple trainings, imparting knowledge of
best practices for protecting data and minimizing errors - Have attended various trainings such as Presentation
Fundamentals, Conflict Management in workspace, Kubernetes
Administration, Certified Scrum Master
Technical Lead
Rakuten India
Bengaluru
11.2019 - 10.2021
- Worked as a Technical Lead in Rakuten Energy which offers energy services such as electricity, gas, batteries in various states of Japan.
- Lead & developed multiple projects of Rakuten Energy from India based on Java, PHP, MySql, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes, Jenkins
- Lead multiple hiring initiatives and built a team of 12 members in India.
- Collaborated with offsite team located in Tokyo to migrate Rakuten Energy legacy application from monolith to Microservice based environment.
- Migrated multiple application from Docker Swarm to ZXD (In house Kubernetes based Platform as a service)
- Collaborated with offsite team to move legacy deployment to Rakuten One Cloud.
- Attended Security Champion training & Lead Secure software design practices & security audit from the team.
- Have setup multiple processes for Code Review, Release
management, Git Branching Strategies, Estimation, WBS. - Mentored team of 12 members and helped them setting up their Goals & Objectives (OKRs) and their learning curve.
- Worked with program manager for teams performance evaluation.
- Delivered in-depth Software training, imparting knowledge of
best practices for protecting data and minimizing errors - Have attended various trainings such as Presentation
Fundamentals, Conflict Management in workspace, Kubernetes
Administration, Certified Scrum Master.
Senior Software Engineer II
Rakuten India
Bengaluru
03.2019 - 10.2019
- Joined as a first developer of Rakuten Energy team from India and helped business to transfer the ownership from Rakuten Tokyo to Rakuten India.
- Developed multiple applications of Rakuten Energy ecosystem using Java(Spring Boot), PHP(CakePHP & Laravel), Node, React
- Worked as a full stack developer to design, develop and deploy applications.
- Collaborated with offsite teams to do low level designs and reviews.
- Initiated microservice based development & helped migrating applications from monolith to microservice based environment.
- Lead Java based development from Tokyo and Bangalore team.
- Helped business & product to setup QA team from India.
- Collaborated with offsite team & product manager to do knowledge transfer to India Team.
- Lead multiple hiring initiatives of Rakuten Energy India Team.
Senior Software Engineer-2
Zivame
Bangalore, KA
04.2016 - 03.2019
- Developed and managed multiple projects such as Order Management, Inventory Management, Catalog Management, Retail Platform, Trade Platform, Merchandising Platform, Reports Platform
- Have worked on skills such as Java, Spring Boot, Mysql, Redshift, Mongo, PHP, Laravel, Magento, Nginx, Apache, Solr, Kibana, AWS
- Worked with various leaders such as Engineering, Finance, Retail, Marketing, Product, Business to collect requirement specification & helped them by reducing tech dependencies.
- Coordinated with other engineers to evaluate and improve software and hardware interfaces.
- Led software development initiative as subject matter expert and primary point-of-contact for project management staff.
- Revised, modularized and updated old code bases to modern development standards, reducing operating costs and improving functionality.
- Improved system performance by making proactive adjustments and resolving bugs.
- Worked as individual contributor & as a project specific lead
- Designed, Architected & Developed Zivame Retail Platform
- Designed, Architected & Developed Zivame Trade Platform
Software Engineer
Costrategix Technologies Pvt. Ltd
Bangalore, KA
09.2014 - 04.2016
- Worked on various projects based on PHP, Magento, Zend, Laravel, Wordpress, Drupal, Core Java, HTML, CSS, Java Script, JQuery, Ajax
- Worked with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability, and performance.
- Designed, implemented and monitored many web pages, plugins and functionality for continuous improvement.
- Applied knowledge of JavaScript and Object-Oriented Programming to create successful designs.
- Implemented Google-based SEO and ad campaigns to meet budget specifications.
- Conducted testing and review of website design for responsiveness, clarity and effectiveness.
- Collaborated with Senior Developer for DataBase Schema Design
Software Engineer, Junior Web Developer
Dream Notion
03.2014 - 08.2014
- Developed wireframes, site maps and content inventories for new website designs.
- Planned website development, converting mockups into usable web presence with HTML, JavaScript, AJAX and JSON coding.
- Designed, implemented and monitored web pages, plugins and functionality for continuous improvement.
- Analyzed proposed technical solutions based on customer requirements, budget and product goal.
- Revised, modularized and updated old code bases to modern development standards, reducing operating costs and improving functionality.
Software Engineer
ITVillage Software Services
01.2013 - 02.2014
- Developed multiple Web Application using PHP YII Framework & Content Management System
- Worked on web scrapping to collect restaurant data from multiple restaurant websites and store them into mySql database
- Designed and Developed Frontend Pages Using HTML/CSS/ JavaScript & jQueries
- Performed manual testing to uncover bugs and troubleshoot issues prior to application launch.
- Contributed ideas and suggestions in team meetings and delivered updates on deadlines, designs and enhancements.
Education
BTech - Information Technology
Kanpur Institute of Technology
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 07.2008 - 06.2012
Intermediate - Physics, Chemistry & Maths
BNSD Inter College
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 07.2005 - 06.2007
High School -
PVMHS Inter College
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 07.2004 - 06.2005
Skills
JAVA
Spring Boot
PHP/ Laravel/ CakePHP
Nginx
Apache
Docker/ Kubernetes
Amazon AWS
MySql
Postgres
Dynamo DB
Document DB
Microservices
Apache Kafka
Redis
Memcache
Datadog
Jenkins
GitLab/ Bitbucket/ Git
JIRA/ Confluence
Amazon API Gateway
Application Load Balancer
People Management
Timeline
Engineering Manager
MPokket
04.2024 - Current
Technical Lead
MPokket
06.2023 - 03.2024
Technical Architect
Rakuten India
04.2023 - 06.2023
Senior Technical Lead
Rakuten India
11.2021 - 04.2023
Technical Lead
Rakuten India
11.2019 - 10.2021
Senior Software Engineer II
Rakuten India
03.2019 - 10.2019
Senior Software Engineer-2
Zivame
04.2016 - 03.2019
Software Engineer
Costrategix Technologies Pvt. Ltd
09.2014 - 04.2016
Software Engineer, Junior Web Developer
Dream Notion
03.2014 - 08.2014
Software Engineer
ITVillage Software Services
01.2013 - 02.2014
BTech - Information Technology
Kanpur Institute of Technology
07.2008 - 06.2012
Intermediate - Physics, Chemistry & Maths
BNSD Inter College
07.2005 - 06.2007
High School -
PVMHS Inter College
07.2004 - 06.2005
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