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Singapore

• Worked as a lead software engineer to build the Pandago courier services from scratch and launched it in 8+ countries within 4 months, resulting in a growth of orders from 0 to 40K per month.• Brainstormed and implemented the schedule collection feature that increased the conversion rate by 4%. This feature allowed users to choose convenient time slots at a lower price, making it more appealing to place orders.• Led iOS chapter in APAC, driving initiatives for a linear dependency… Show more • Worked as a lead software engineer to build the Pandago courier services from scratch and launched it in 8+ countries within 4 months, resulting in a growth of orders from 0 to 40K per month.• Brainstormed and implemented the schedule collection feature that increased the conversion rate by 4%. This feature allowed users to choose convenient time slots at a lower price, making it more appealing to place orders.• Led iOS chapter in APAC, driving initiatives for a linear dependency graph in the app by removing third-party library dependencies from internal SDKs. Developed CI Cron job for unit test code coverage data upload to Google Cloud and created a KPI dashboard for tech leadership.• Initiated the shift from run-time to compile-time dependency injection. Removed Swinject library dependency from Pandago SDK resulting in a significant improvement in app launch time.• Joined the company as the first iOS engineer in APAC, actively participating in the hiring process and contributing to building a team of engineers. Acknowledged for conducting an exceptional 87 technical interviews in APAC during the year 2020.• Designed and implemented the Loyalty framework and successfully integrated it into the checkout flow, leading to a remarkable 11% surge in order conversion rate.• Conducted knowledge-sharing sessions and developed open-source projects on architecture patterns, dependency injection, code review guidelines, service locator patterns, dependency injection, etc. to foster a helpful engineering culture. Show less

Gurgaon, India

• Developed and owned the architecture of a VPN-based client app on iOS and Mac OSX using Swift and Objective-C.• Implemented inter-process communication using Darwin notification to provide communication channel among different processes in the app.• Designed the app to have common business logic in the Carthage framework for iOS and Mac both, saving the company time and resources by 30%.• Aligned business requirements and technical plan with client stakeholders.

Gurgaon, India

• Pioneered the end-to-end development of an iOS app, integrating cutting-edge video calling functionality using the WebRTC protocol (OpenTok).• Managed the frame rate dynamically, adapting to varying network conditions, to ensure optimal videoperformance and user experience.

New Delhi Area, India

Created an iOS application that utilized XMPP and Socket IO technologies to establish an aggregator platform, enabling seamless communication between customers and vendors.

Noida Area, India

Designed and implemented a tours and travel portal using ASP.NET.

Master Of Science - Ms, Computer Science

B.Tech, Computer Science & Engineering