Raghavendra Harwadekar Email & Phone Number

Senior Engineering leader with 20+ years of Software Development experience and a passion for creating innovative and engaging software solutions. My strengths in deep technical aspects, strategic thinking, and leadership have enabled me to grow Development teams and engage in organization values and strategic growth objectives delivering sustained ROI results.My core competencies include Web Development, Mobile Applications, Data Engineering, Game Development, Machine Learning (ML), Experimentation (A/B Testing), Player Engagement, and Revenue Generation. My Core areas of expertise include Design, Development, Deployment, and Performance tuning of multiple products in various genres and platforms, using cutting-edge technologies, and CICD tools. I oversaw the compliance control, organization strategic roadmap, recruitment, coaching, and mentoring of my cross functional Engineering teams of 30+ associates, ensuring that we follow the best practices, standards, and processes in the industry. Career Highlights- Led Engineering team in leveraging AI/ML models to deliver personalized content combatting player retention shortfalls, contributing to growth in the Call of Duty player base over 3 years by improving retention, acquisition rates, and reducing player attrition.- After years of steady market share loss, led strategy and execution of the revitalization of eHarmony's acquisition and engagement metrics within 1-year, halting market regression, marking a turnaround for the company.- Proposed and delivered an Ad Serving system within 6 months from scratch by building and leading a rockstar team of 5 Engineers resulting in the reduction of cost per lead (CPL) by XX% and increasing click through rates (CTR) by X% through a Keyword/Locale based auction model at YP.- Built, led, and developed a 30+ skilled Developer’s organization both onshore and offshore at various times from the ground up in Activision and eHarmony.Areas of expertise:✔Web Development✔Mobile Development✔Game Development✔AI/ML Integration✔REST API & Marketplace (Personalization, and Monetization)✔Marketing-tech, including Ad-tech✔Product Architecture✔Data Architect✔Agile Methodologies✔Engineering Leadership: Engagement, Mentorship, Talent Retention✔Cross Functional teams✔Strategic Roadmaps✔Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)

Listed skills include Spring, Hibernate, Web Services, Oracle, and 24 others.

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  B V B College Of Engg. & Technology, Hubli

  Computer Software Engineering