Piyush Gupta

Cofounder, Chief Product & Technology Officer, JumpingMinds                                 (Jul 2021 - Present)

• Orchestrated end-to-end strategic technological blueprint, company-wide architecture, product development, data configuration processes, and implementation protocols (reduced implementation time by ~40%)
• Led & directed complex engineering projects in a fast-paced tech environment (reducing production costs by ~15%)
• Implemented cutting-edge technological advancements such as Conversational Intelligence (NLP), Generative-AI & ML models to build an intelligent product (increased customer experience by ~30%)
• Formulated business continuity plans for data protection & security in the event of outages
• Spearheaded product & customer experience to achieve 1.1 Mn+ users scale with globally best-in-class metrics
• Raised $1.5Mn overcoming funding winter & received 12+ National awards, 5/10 from Google

Engineering Lead: Social, Gaming & Sports, Disney+Hotstar                                   (Jan 2018 - Jun 2021)

• Led Engineering, Product Strategy, Developer Productivity & Quality for a 40+ member team across 3 countries, to drive global strategic initiatives for senior leadership
• Developed a patented product generating substantial ad revenues and doubling the user engagement for 500 Million+ viewers
• Spearheaded innovative real-time messaging Infrastructure, enabling messaging capabilities for an Interactive Social- Feed for 50 Million+ Concurrent users with sub-second latency
• Established the Architecture Council, driving a strong engineering culture with architecture experts & top engineering leaders, for improved engineering quality and scale
• Created robust, modular, and API-centric infrastructures for functionality, scalability, and peak performance (resulting in a 99.99% up-time and a 60% decrease in latency)

Mobile Lead & Developer Evangelist, HyperTrack                                                      (Jun 2016 - Dec 2017)

• Led Engineering Lifecycle, Product Design & Developer Experience for 6+ mobile platforms for global clients 
• Coordinated cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Marketing, & Customer Experience teams to achieve strategic objectives to increase sales and revenue by 20%
• Championed Open-Source Software initiatives, resulting in the creation of highly acclaimed libraries that gained top spots for 2 months+ on esteemed international tech forums like HackerNews and GitHub Explore
• Pioneered & nurtured a vibrant 10K+ Developer Community, fostering emerging technologies and groundbreaking product innovation alongside industry experts

Android Lead, Shuttl                                                                                                        (Aug 2015 - Jun 2016)

• Led Product Development, Architecture, & Release cycles of all Android apps for a rapidly growing office commute aggregator to deliver scalability, resilience, & quality user experience
• Managed all aspects of the Android app lifecycle from research and planning through deployment and post-launch support, including authored code fixes & enhancements for inclusion in future releases
• Mentored a team of 6+ developers & established strong engineering practices to increase productivity & code quality through regular feedback, documentation & knowledge-sharing forums
• Created testable frameworks, and promoted test-driven development and code reviews by checking adherence to coding standards

Software Developer, Qualcomm                                                                                     (Jun 2014 - Aug 2015)

• Developed software projects for 5+ Qualcomm products, including Snapdragon processors, modems, and chips
• Built and maintained customized forward-thinking systems that meet the needs of Qualcomm's customers, including OEMs, Network operators, & Automotive companies
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure successful software integration to meet project goals
• Investigated new & emerging software applications and produced proofs of concept to optimize, modify & upgrade software for better performance

Bachelor of Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India
 

Duration: Jul 2010 - Apr 2014
Branch: Electronics & Communication with a focus on Computer Systems & Software Development
Score: (83% Score)