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Pune, India

Experience

Jun 2023 - Present

2 years 9 months

Pune, India

Director of Software Engineering – India Engineering Pods

Guidepoint Global

Currently working on the modernization of different parts of the CRM (along with advisor and client portal) by moving them to microservices.
Completed PHP-8 transformation of entire systems to achieve SOC2 compliance within two months of joining.
Revamped the Guidepoint Now client-facing portal by migrating the backend from a monolith to microservices.
Designing module-federated microfrontend to unify client experiences for Advisor Search, Guidepoint Insights 2.0, and AI Co-pilot.

Feb 2021 - Jun 2023

2 years 5 months

Pune, India

Manager, Engineering – Cloud Data and ACN Upgrades

Acquia

Hired and developed a team of SDEs and SDETs ranging from freshers to 10+ years of experience.
Delivered approximately USD 660K in COGS savings by migrating Acquia Cloud Classic customers to Acquia Cloud Next, while managing AWS monthly expenses of around USD 2.5 million.
Managed end-to-end delivery of Cloud Next feature sets to drive adoption from Cloud Classic to ACN.

Nov 2016 - Feb 2021

4 years 4 months

Gurugram, India

Java Tech Lead (Architect) and Engineering Manager

One MobiKwik Systems Private Limited

Developed and deployed the hotels backend architecture for website and aggregator APIs, hotels admin dashboard, scheduled jobs, and customer operations dashboard in three months.
Integrated Cleartrip hotels into the MobiKwik platform for instant inventory addition and bookings, and launched hotels on the Android app.
Proven track record of hiring top performers across experience bands (SDE-1/2/3).
Changed the payment flow from wallet only to wallet-as-payment gateway in compliance with new RBI PPI guidelines.
Delivered bike rentals and cab booking features in collaboration with OLA on the MobiKwik Android app, integrating wallet payment systems.
Launched insurance products within two weeks, powered by ICICI Lombard, ICICI Prudential, Bajaj Allianz, and Aegon Life.
Introduced and built ELK monitoring for backend applications from scratch, providing real-time insights to product and engineering teams.
Organized and participated in a Bug-a-thon event for the recharge vertical, solving critical tech and product hurdles and increasing average GMV from ₹181 crores/month to ₹210 crores/month.

Sep 2015 - Nov 2016

1 year 3 months

Gurugram, India

Staff Software Engineer (TLM for Catalogue Team)

Clues Network Private Limited

Enhanced new product creation throughput from 30K to 100K products per day via bulk upload.
Transformed product CRUD operations into single-point RESTful services using the PHP Phalcon framework, including a dedicated API for inventory changes.
Refactored the forbidden/banned product detection mechanism to remove such products within a day of creation (previously five days).
Contributed to hiring and people management tasks, including appraisals and one-on-one meetings.

Nov 2011 - May 2015

3 years 7 months

Noida, India

Senior Software Engineer and Lead Engineer

InfoEdge (India) Public Limited

Refactored and revamped the complete website by migrating from Symfony to version 2.x.
Acted as a founding contributor for Agile and Git adoption across the organization.
Developed two new products from scratch: Naukri Background Check and Priority Application.
Optimized the existing system via application optimizations and tuning slow queries.
Enhanced the CRM for email and SMS service to send communications by 11 AM instead of 3 PM for 1 million active profiles.
Contributed to continuous delivery with PHPUnit test cases, reducing time and effort for issue detection.

Dec 2009 - Mar 2011

1 year 4 months

Gurugram, India

Software Engineer

Comviva Technologies

Solely developed PreTUPS™ (Prepaid Top Up Systems), a top-selling product with 50+ clients worldwide.
Managed version 4.x for Indian clients including Idea, Vodafone, and Aircel.
Served as SPOC for Vodafone’s East, West, and North units, handling onsite client coordination.

Industries Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology (14 years), Banking and Finance (4.5 years), Tourism (4.5 years), Telecommunication (1.5 years), and Retail (1 year).

Information Technology

Banking and Finance

Tourism

Telecommunication

Retail

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

Experienced in Information Technology (15 years), Product Development (15 years), Operations (2.5 years), and Customer Service (1.5 years).

Information Technology

Product Development

Operations

Customer Service

Summary

A technology geek, playing concurrent functions in engineering management, system design/architecture, and product development for customer-centric organizations.
14+ years of software engineering experience, starting from backend developer to software architect and now a (hands-on) director for engineering teams.
Industry exposure includes - fintech, e-commerce, expert network, and SaaS domains which included implementing microservices and migrating legacy to service-based architecture.
Follow a conscientious leadership style, and keep a balanced EQ required to manage a diverse team, with key areas such as empathy, delegation, motivation, and overall career growth.

Skills

Programming: Java, Php, Go & Python3 With Shell Scripting
Querying: Declarative (Sql, Cql) & Imperative (Mongodb Query Language)
Frameworks: Spring Boot (Java), Api-platform And Symfony (Php), Echo (Go)
Rdbms: Mysql, Postgres, Ms Sql Server
Nosql Databases: Mongodb, Cassandra
Orms: Hibernate, Jpa (Java Persistence Api), Jdbc, Doctrine, Spring Data Mongodb
Caching: Redis (In-memory Data Cache), Aws Elasticache
Search Engine: Elasticsearch (Data Ingestion And Retrieval)
Message Brokers: Kafka, Rabbitmq, Amazon Sqs
Cloud: Amazon Web Services (Ec2, S3, Elb, Elastic Beanstalk, Eks, Cloud Vpc, Iam)
Cloud: Google Cloud Platform - Maps Api (Geo-coding, Places, Directions)
Planning Tools: Jira, Confluence, Trello, Zeplin, Asana
Code Tools: Git With Github And Bitbucket, Vscode, Intellij, Swagger For Api Documentation
Build Tools: Maven, Helm, Jfrog Artifactory, Make, Azure Container Registry
Testing Tools: Junit, Phpunit, Sonarqube, Synk, Jfrog Xray, Selenium, Postman
Release & Deploy: Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible
Ci/cd: Jenkins, Azure Devops, Github Actions, Argo Cd
Operate & Monitor: Datadog, Elk, Grafana, Pagerduty, Sentry, Bugsnag
Web Servers: Apache Tomcat, Apache, Nginx
Operating Systems (Personal & Servers): Linux (Debian & Redhat), Windows 10/11, Mac Os

Languages

Hindi

Native

English

Advanced

Spanish

Elementary

Education

Jul 2005 - Jun 2009

Jamia Millia Islamia, Central University

Bachelor of Technology, Computer Engineering · Computer Engineering · New Delhi, India

Jul 2002 - Jun 2004

SKD Academy Inter College, U.P. (State) Board

Higher Secondary Education, PCM (Physics, Chemistry, Maths) · PCM (Physics, Chemistry, Maths) · Lucknow, India

Profile

Created

April 2024

Last Update

January 2026

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Where is Bharat based?

Bharat is based in Pune, India.

What languages does Bharat speak?

Bharat speaks the following languages: Hindi (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Elementary).

How many years of experience does Bharat have?

Bharat has at least 15 years of experience. During this time, Bharat has worked in at least 6 different roles and for 6 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 6 months. Note that Bharat may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Bharat be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Bharat would be well-suited for roles such as: Director of Software Engineering – India Engineering Pods, Manager, Engineering – Cloud Data and ACN Upgrades, Java Tech Lead (Architect) and Engineering Manager.

What is Bharat's latest experience?

Bharat's most recent position is Director of Software Engineering – India Engineering Pods at Guidepoint Global.

What companies has Bharat worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Bharat has worked for Guidepoint Global, Acquia, and One MobiKwik Systems Private Limited.

Which industries is Bharat most experienced in?

Bharat is most experienced in industries like Information Technology (IT), Banking and Finance, and Tourism and Hospitality. Bharat also has some experience in Telecommunication and Retail.

Which business areas is Bharat most experienced in?

Bharat is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Product Development, and Operations. Bharat also has some experience in Customer Service.

Which industries has Bharat worked in recently?

Bharat has recently worked in industries like Information Technology (IT), Banking and Finance, and Tourism and Hospitality.

Which business areas has Bharat worked in recently?

Bharat has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Product Development, and Operations.

What is Bharat's education?

Bharat holds a Bachelor in Computer Engineering from Jamia Millia Islamia, Central University.

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