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Pune, Maharashtra, India

• Led a team of 4 engineers to conceptualize and develop a cloud-based configuration management system using Microsoft Azure, taking full product ownership and managing the product roadmap, resulting in a 10x.
• Led a team of 4 programmers in designing AI systems for adaptive NPC (non-playable characters) behaviour, using ML algorithms to boost product performance thereby increasing user engagement by 2x.
• Scaled the telemetry systems to collect real-time game data across all studios, cutting down debugging times by ~50%.
• Collaborated with design, engineering, and QA teams in an agile environment, leveraging CI/CD pipelines to consistently deliver well ahead of timelines, reducing development cycle time by ~20% while meeting stakeholder.

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

• Led a cross-functional team of 6 engineers to design and develop an Entity Editor tool which removed major workflow barriers for art and animation departments increasing productivity by ~30%.
• Led a cross-functional team of 6, including artists, animators, programmers, and QA testers, to develop Generative AI systems which used ML models to generate the world dynamically, thereby optimizing resource.
• Implemented Python automation scripts to streamline and improve the processes within the SDLC, reducing redundancy by ~80%.
• Conceptualized and developed a proprietary telemetry system as an individual contributor, using SQL, C++ and Python to enable data-driven decision-making through real-time insights on game server performance, enhancing.
• Created an internal product to streamline troubleshooting and improve cross-functional efficiency, reducing debugging time by ~25%.
• Designed data-driven tools to align product features with stakeholder expectations and shape product roadmaps, streamlining decision-making and optimizing iteration cycles for ~35% faster and more effective outcomes.

Bengaluru Area, India

• Led a cross-functional team of 5 to develop Rockstar’s proprietary Generative AI tools for procedural world generation, optimizing workflows and reducing design time by ~30%, resulting in an estimated 20% reduction in.
• Led a team of 2 to overhaul, optimize and revamp the in game live edit system, increasing efficiency significantly and adding support for continuous product iteration thereby boosting the productivity of artist and.
• Developed the telemetry system that provided actionable data to key stakeholders enabling them to use descriptive and predictive analytics to align product decisions with user engagement goals, improving user.
• Collaborated with a cross-functional teams, leveraging scrum methodologies to rapidly iterate and refine product features, ensuring alignment with user expectations and achieving a 17% faster time-to-market.
• Developed Grand Theft Auto 6 (GTA 6), the recently released YouTube trailer of which became that platform's highest-viewed non-music upload in 24 hrs.
• Developed Red Dead Redemption 2, the 7th best-selling game of all time (65 million copies worldwide), generating ~$3.3 bn in revenue.

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Integrated ML models to automate environmental asset generation, improving game scalability and world-building efficiency by 50%.
• Utilized project management tools like Jira, Perforce, GitLab, Confluence, and Miro extensively in an agile environment to streamline workflows and enhance collaboration, reducing project turnaround time by 20%.
• Collaborated with senior developers to troubleshoot and debug existing tools, resulting in a 25% reduction in system errors.
• Developed and maintained tools and features, enhancing the development pipeline by optimizing full-stack and web technology design, which improved development efficiency by 30%.
• Developed Grand Theft Auto 5 (GTA 5), the 2nd most sold game of all time (200 million copies worldwide), generating $8.93 bn in revenue.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Activities and Societies: President of the TechX club Member of the IIP committee

Education record

International Immersion Program

Bachelor'S Degree, Mathematics And Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Head of the Cultural Committee Served as a key member of the organizing team for the annual college fest.

High School

Activities and Societies: Member of a student-run poetry club, Elomelo Mile Gelo