Sumit Garg
Delhi
Summary
Result-driven Senior Engineering Manager with 16+ years of experience in diverse industries, leading engineering teams, and driving project success. Expertise in mobile app development, distributed systems, and Agile methodologies
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Engineering Manager
REA India (Housing.com)
07.2022 - Current
- Led a team of 25+ members, fostering a collaborative environment, resulting in a 10% efficiency boost across projects.
- Orchestrated a comprehensive rewrite of the consumer journey, driving a 10% increase in customer satisfaction, a 15% improvement in app startup time, and a 40% reduction in crash rates.
- Achieved a 30% annual cost savings through strategic vendor selection for engineering projects.
- Designed a multi-modular architecture, enabling a 20% boost in overall productivity by facilitating concurrent work across multiple teams.
- Managed the maintenance of program modules, including operational support, problem resolution, production support, preventive & corrective maintenance, and enhancements
- Assisted in determining operational feasibility through analysis, problem definition, requirement analysis, and proposing solutions
- Prioritized and scoped tasks effectively in collaboration with stakeholders, project managers, and senior developers, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.
- Trained and developed team of qualified and motivated employees and managed resources.
- Strengthened internal communications within the engineering department by establishing regular meetings, progress updates, and feedback mechanisms.
- Established performance metrics for monitoring team progress towards key objectives, driving accountability and transparency among team members.
Senior Engineering Manager
Paytm Payments Bank
03.2021 - 07.2022
- Led and mentored a team of over 15 members, fostering a feedback-driven culture that enhanced developer efficiency by approximately 10%
- Implemented a server-driven UI architecture that facilitated 40% more experiments and feature variations without requiring app releases, significantly expediting the experimentation process and reducing deployment cycles
- Proposed and executed API caching based on key metrics, resulting in a 50% reduction in network data transfer
- Introduced a search feature in Passbook with filters, which contributed to a 25% increase in user adoption rate and a 30% rise in search usage frequency.
Engineering Manager
Aspiring Minds Pvt Ltd.
04.2019 - 03.2021
- Successfully delivered the Smart meet App from scratch and managed the AMCAT app through strong coordination with product, engineering, and business teams
- This cross-functional approach ensured timely delivery and alignment with project goals
- Achieved a 25% increase in system efficiency through the introduction of the proctoring feature, which improved fraud detection and overall system integrity
- Implemented unit test cases and a test automation suite, resulting in a 30% reduction in bugs and enhanced system stability.
Engineering Manager
Travel Triangle Pvt Ltd.
02.2016 - 03.2019
- Developed a server-driven UI for the home page and filters, enabling the addition of new components and experiments at runtime without requiring app releases
- This approach enhanced experimentation capabilities by 50% and reduced feature deployment time by 30%
- Tracked data funnels to analyze user behavior and prioritize work, resulting in a 25% improvement in user engagement through targeted adjustments to key behavior trends
- Launched a Sentiment Analysis project that increased customer satisfaction scores by 7%, indicating improved user experience and enhanced feedback management
- Maintained the app crash rate below 0.15%, ensuring high reliability and bolstering user trust in the app's performance
- Successfully delivered an iOS app MVP from scratch within 4 months with a team of 2 resources, demonstrating robust project management and execution capabilities.
Technical Cofounder
Nearby
07.2015 - 02.2016
- Co-founded and led a technology startup, successfully driving innovation and delivering market-ready products.
Technical Lead
Spice Labs Pvt Ltd.
10.2011 - 07.2015
- Lead games and apps on Android, iOS, and Blackberry.
Software Manager
Ajani Infotech Pvt Ptd.
11.2008 - 09.2011
- Lead a team of around 300+.
Education
B-TECH - Electronics And Communications Engineering
Chitkara Institute of Engineering And Technology
Punjab07.2006
Skills
- Mobile App Development: Android, iOS, React Native
- Backend: AWS, SQL(Postgresql), NoSQL (Elastic Search, Cassandra, MongoDB, Redis), Kafka, RabbitMQ
- Programming Languages: Java, Kotlin
- Project Management Tools: Jira, Confluence
- Analytics: GA
- Architecture: MVVM, MVP, MVC, VIPER, Event Driven Systems, Microservices
- Leadership: Team Building, Mentorship, Project Management, One on One, Skip level discussions
- Communication: Effective Communication, Stakeholder Management
- Organization: Appraisals, Strategic Planning, Prioritization, Decision Making
Certification
- Introduction to Generative AI, Google Cloud, 2024
- Introduction to Information Technology and AWS Cloud, AWS, 2024
Timeline
Senior Engineering Manager
REA India (Housing.com)
07.2022 - Current
Senior Engineering Manager
Paytm Payments Bank
03.2021 - 07.2022
Engineering Manager
Aspiring Minds Pvt Ltd.
04.2019 - 03.2021
Engineering Manager
Travel Triangle Pvt Ltd.
02.2016 - 03.2019
Technical Cofounder
Nearby
07.2015 - 02.2016
Technical Lead
Spice Labs Pvt Ltd.
10.2011 - 07.2015
Software Manager
Ajani Infotech Pvt Ptd.
11.2008 - 09.2011
B-TECH - Electronics And Communications Engineering
Chitkara Institute of Engineering And Technology
- Introduction to Generative AI, Google Cloud, 2024
- Introduction to Information Technology and AWS Cloud, AWS, 2024
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