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Bhupali Chiplunkar

Seasoned Engineering Manager | Consumer & B2B Platforms at Scale (50M+ Users, High-GMV Systems) | Ex-Clarisights, ShareChat, BookMyShow

Bengaluru, Karnataka

11+ years of work experience

Mar 20265 moPresent

Bengaluru

Built and shipped v1 of an AI wardrobe product during a planned break between roles, then deliberately paused it. Live at app.raesic.co. Designed, built, and operate the whole thing solo: FastAPI on Cloud Run, PostgreSQL on Neon, a Redis/Arq job queue, GCS, and SendGrid inbound email. Two services from one Docker image, an API and an always-on worker. The core of it is an LLM extraction pipeline on Gemini Flash with structured output enforced through Pydantic schemas: closed category enums, per-variant item splitting, an India-aware style ontology for outfit matching, and validation on every response before anything is written. Most of the work was in the places the model loses. Deterministic pre-filtering of promotional email to protect quota. Retailer identity from the sender domain instead of model inference. Synthetic SKU fingerprints so retailers without item IDs don't create duplicate rows. This was a deliberate sprint to stay hands-on across the full stack, not a company I'm raising for. I'm returning to full-time engineering leadership and currently looking at Senior Engineering Manager roles in Bengaluru.
Clarisights
Mar 20242 yrs 1 moMar 2026

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Leading the Product Engineering & Integrations team for a B2B analytics platform that helps marketing teams unify and act on their performance data. My focus has been on three fronts: building out connectors, observability so our customers can trust their data, improving the core product experience to reduce friction in everyday workflows, and strengthening platform reliability to support our growing customer base. I work closely with product and design to shape what we build, while ensuring engineering execution stays sharp. This includes owning sprint planning, technical architecture decisions, hiring, and people development for the team.
ShareChat
Mar 20231 yr 1 moMar 2024

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Managed a 25-member engineering team owning Virtual Gifting and Wallet Systems, ShareChat's core monetization layer. These systems powered real-time in-app transactions across a platform serving 50M+ monthly active users, handling high-volume concurrent gifting during live streaming events. Drove end-to-end ownership of React Native technology across ShareChat. Established architecture standards, reusable component libraries, and performance benchmarks that unified mobile development across multiple product teams. Responsible for hiring, team structure, sprint execution, technical roadmaps, and cross-functional alignment with Product, Design, and Backend teams. Ran regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development conversations for the full team.
ShareChat
Oct 20211 yr 6 mosMar 2023

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Transitioned from IC to technical leadership, owning architecture and delivery for the virtual gifting product. Led the design and implementation of wallet system integrations, established code review practices and RFC processes for the mobile team, and mentored engineers across experience levels. This is where I started shaping ShareChat's React Native stack and standardizing patterns that would later be adopted org-wide.
ShareChat
May 20201 yr 6 mosOct 2021

Bengaluru, Karnataka

Joined as a senior software engineer working on ShareChat's consumer app. Built core features in the gifting and live streaming experience, contributed to performance optimizations, and quickly became the go-to person for React Native architecture questions, which led to my move into the Engineering Lead role.
BookMyShow
Apr 20191 yr 2 mosMay 2020

Mumbai Area, India

Worked on BookMyShow's consumer platform, one of India's largest entertainment ticketing platforms. Built and maintained features that handled massive traffic spikes during Friday movie releases and high-demand event launches. Gained deep experience in building for scale, real-time inventory systems, and understanding how technology decisions directly impact business outcomes. This role gave me my first real taste of operating at consumer internet scale and solidified my interest in platform engineering.
GreyAtom
Mar 20181 y 1 moApr 2019

Mumbai

Built the micro frontend architecture for an edtech platform focused on data science education. Developed interactive code sandboxes that let data science students practice and learn hands-on, and worked across the student-facing learning experience and internal tooling with a focus on performance optimization as the product scaled
Indiez
Oct 20171 yr 9 mosJun 2019

Mumbai Area, India

Built two consumer-facing products from scratch: a dining experience discovery platform and an insurance policy comparison tool. Owned frontend architecture including responsive component systems, auth0 integration, and complex multi-step user flows.
PSTakecare
Jan 20161 y 8 moSep 2017

Mumbai

Healthcare startup (acquired by Portea Medical) connecting patients with surgical care across 400 hospitals in 5 cities. Built the consumer-facing discovery platform, internal data systems, and trained new engineers joining the team. First experience with end-to-end product ownership.
Indus Valley Partners (IVP)
Jan 20151 yJan 2016

Mumbai

Full-stack development (C#, JavaScript) on workflow automation tools for hedge fund clients. Owned the Rules module design and built features across the web application, Outlook plugin, and backend services.
GitHub
@bhupalichiplunkar
Personal portfoliobhupali.in

Bhupali’s AI Stack

anthropic apis
anthropic apis
claude code
claude code
langchain
langchain
notion
notion
openclaw
openclaw
Granola
Granola

Education

Bhartiya Vidya Bhavans Sardar Patel Institute of Technology Munshi Nagar Andheri Mumbai

Master of Computer Applications - MCA, Human Computer Interaction

Bhartiya Vidya Bhavans Sardar Patel Institute of Technology Munshi Nagar Andheri Mumbai

20123 yrs2015

Bachelor of Computer Applications

Dr. Bhanuben Mahendra Nanavati College of Home Science

20093 yrs2012

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Headline

Seasoned Engineering Manager | Consumer & B2B Platforms at Scale (50M+ Users, High-GMV Systems) | Ex-Clarisights, ShareChat, BookMyShow

About

Seasoned Engineering Manager with over 11 years of experience building and scaling high-impact consumer and B2B platforms. Proven expertise in leading cross-functional teams of up to 25 engineers, managing complex payment infrastructures, and driving mobile-first architecture for platforms with 50M+ users. Successfully transitioned from IC to leadership, combining technical depth in React Native and systems design with a focus on P99 reliability, team development, and business-aligned engineering strategy. Adept at navigating high-pressure environments—from real-time monetization layers to mission-critical ticketing systems—to deliver robust, scalable product solutions.

Location

Bengaluru, Karnataka

AI stack

anthropic apis

claude code

langchain

notion

openclaw

Granola

Work experience

Founder & Engineering Lead at Raesic, Mar 2026 - Present · 5 mo, Bengaluru, Built and shipped v1 of an AI wardrobe product during a planned break between roles, then deliberately paused it. Live at app.raesic.co. Designed, built, and operate the whole thing solo: FastAPI on Cloud Run, PostgreSQL on Neon, a Redis/Arq job queue, GCS, and SendGrid inbound email. Two services from one Docker image, an API and an always-on worker. The core of it is an LLM extraction pipeline on Gemini Flash with structured output enforced through Pydantic schemas: closed category enums, per-variant item splitting, an India-aware style ontology for outfit matching, and validation on every response before anything is written. Most of the work was in the places the model loses. Deterministic pre-filtering of promotional email to protect quota. Retailer identity from the sender domain instead of model inference. Synthetic SKU fingerprints so retailers without item IDs don't create duplicate rows. This was a deliberate sprint to stay hands-on across the full stack, not a company I'm raising for. I'm returning to full-time engineering leadership and currently looking at Senior Engineering Manager roles in Bengaluru.

Engineering Manager at Clarisights, Mar 2024 - Mar 2026 · 2 yrs 1 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Leading the Product Engineering & Integrations team for a B2B analytics platform that helps marketing teams unify and act on their performance data. My focus has been on three fronts: building out connectors, observability so our customers can trust their data, improving the core product experience to reduce friction in everyday workflows, and strengthening platform reliability to support our growing customer base. I work closely with product and design to shape what we build, while ensuring engineering execution stays sharp. This includes owning sprint planning, technical architecture decisions, hiring, and people development for the team.

Engineering Manager at ShareChat, Mar 2023 - Mar 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Managed a 25-member engineering team owning Virtual Gifting and Wallet Systems, ShareChat's core monetization layer. These systems powered real-time in-app transactions across a platform serving 50M+ monthly active users, handling high-volume concurrent gifting during live streaming events. Drove end-to-end ownership of React Native technology across ShareChat. Established architecture standards, reusable component libraries, and performance benchmarks that unified mobile development across multiple product teams. Responsible for hiring, team structure, sprint execution, technical roadmaps, and cross-functional alignment with Product, Design, and Backend teams. Ran regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development conversations for the full team.

Engineering Lead at ShareChat, Oct 2021 - Mar 2023 · 1 yr 6 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Transitioned from IC to technical leadership, owning architecture and delivery for the virtual gifting product. Led the design and implementation of wallet system integrations, established code review practices and RFC processes for the mobile team, and mentored engineers across experience levels. This is where I started shaping ShareChat's React Native stack and standardizing patterns that would later be adopted org-wide.

SDE II at ShareChat, May 2020 - Oct 2021 · 1 yr 6 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, Joined as a senior software engineer working on ShareChat's consumer app. Built core features in the gifting and live streaming experience, contributed to performance optimizations, and quickly became the go-to person for React Native architecture questions, which led to my move into the Engineering Lead role.

SDE II at BookMyShow, Apr 2019 - May 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos, Mumbai Area, India, Worked on BookMyShow's consumer platform, one of India's largest entertainment ticketing platforms. Built and maintained features that handled massive traffic spikes during Friday movie releases and high-demand event launches. Gained deep experience in building for scale, real-time inventory systems, and understanding how technology decisions directly impact business outcomes. This role gave me my first real taste of operating at consumer internet scale and solidified my interest in platform engineering.

Senior Software Engineer at GreyAtom, Mar 2018 - Apr 2019 · 1 y 1 mo, Mumbai, Built the micro frontend architecture for an edtech platform focused on data science education. Developed interactive code sandboxes that let data science students practice and learn hands-on, and worked across the student-facing learning experience and internal tooling with a focus on performance optimization as the product scaled

Software Engineer at Indiez, Oct 2017 - Jun 2019 · 1 yr 9 mos, Mumbai Area, India, Built two consumer-facing products from scratch: a dining experience discovery platform and an insurance policy comparison tool. Owned frontend architecture including responsive component systems, auth0 integration, and complex multi-step user flows.

Senior Software Engineer at PSTakecare, Jan 2016 - Sep 2017 · 1 y 8 mo, Mumbai, Healthcare startup (acquired by Portea Medical) connecting patients with surgical care across 400 hospitals in 5 cities. Built the consumer-facing discovery platform, internal data systems, and trained new engineers joining the team. First experience with end-to-end product ownership.

Associate Software Engineer at Indus Valley Partners (IVP), Jan 2015 - Jan 2016 · 1 y, Mumbai, Full-stack development (C#, JavaScript) on workflow automation tools for hedge fund clients. Owned the Rules module design and built features across the web application, Outlook plugin, and backend services.

Education

Master of Computer Applications - MCA, Human Computer Interaction, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavans Sardar Patel Institute of Technology Munshi Nagar Andheri Mumbai

Bachelor of Computer Applications, Dr. Bhanuben Mahendra Nanavati College of Home Science

Public links

github: https://github.com/bhupalichiplunkar

bhupali.in: https://bhupali.in/