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Varun Gupta

SDE 3(Android) @ Swiggy | M.Tech CSE, IIIT Hyderabad | AIR 293 GATE CSE 2018

Gurugram

8+ years of work experience

Swiggy
Apr 20251 yr 2 mosPresent

Swiggy
Apr 20223 yrsMar 2025

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

◦ Skillfully designed, developed, and maintained the Swiggy Consumer App, aligning technical solutions with customer demands and addressing complex challenges. ◦ Leveraged state-of-the-art Android technologies including MVVM architecture, Jetpack Compose, Dependency Injection (Dagger2), Coroutines, Retrofit for network calls(RESTful APIs), and monitoring tools such as Firebase and New Relic. ◦ Currently part of the Swiggy Instamart team, leading the migration of screens from web to native Android. Previously worked on diverse projects across tech, checkout, and payment streams, implementing various third-party APIs and SDKs to enhance app features and functionality. ◦ Led payment stream projects, including the Swiggy UPI, an in-house solution enabling seamless transactions in under 5 seconds, 3x faster than previous methods, with no redirections. ◦ Played a pivotal role in the tech stream by initiating the migration of media assets platform, yielding substantial annual savings. ◦ Enhanced asset aggregator(functionality to optimize load time of web pages) to download resources selectively based on available business lines per location. Experimenting with a less utilized business line led to annual savings of $12K. ◦ Developed a secure and unified authentication and authorization mechanism across services, seamlessly transitioning to the standardized OIDC authentication protocol without disrupting existing workflows. ◦ Enhanced UPI Intent payment experience, resulting in a increase in iOPD (Orders Per Day) of 1040. ◦ Developed AutoPay Pay on Delivery feature, leading to a substantial increase in iOPD metrics of 4000. ◦ Ventured into Backend Development, taking charge of crafting and developing an API to register Live Activity tokens on iOS devices with minimal guidance. ◦ Mentored team members and new hires, providing guidance for their professional growth. ◦ Recipient of Most Valuable Player awards in recognition of exceptional contributions and achievements.
Swiggy
Jul 20201 yr 9 mosMar 2022

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

◦ Migrated a segment of the native payment stack from Litho to Jetpack Compose, enhancing user experience. ◦ Implemented optimization techniques, including the removal of unused resources and libraries, and lossy compression of WebP images, achieving a 5-7% reduction in APK size. ◦ Successfully integrated the In-App Review feature into the Swiggy Consumer Android app, boosting the Play Store rating to 4.5 stars and increasing user reviews tenfold. ◦ Collaborated with payment partners such as CRED, Paytm, Simpl, Amazon Pay, and Juspay, integrating a range of payment options across multiple business lines.
International Institute of Information Technology
Jan 20205 mosMay 2020

Hyderabad Area, India

Collaborated with the professor to develop assignments, quizzes, and exams for a course on distributed platforms for IoT and Edge AI applications, and addressed student inquiries.
International Institute of Information Technology
Jan 20191 yrDec 2019

Hyderabad Area, India

The Student Placement Council is a body which connects top tier companies and students at IIIT, Hyderabad and is responsible for all arrangements during the placement season.
Swiggy
May 20193 mosJul 2019

Bengaluru Area, India

Developed the wearOS companion app for Swiggy from scratch. This app can be used to track and check the status of order and to perform corresponding actions based on the status.
Informatica
Nov 20179 mosJul 2018

Bangaon Area, India

Coordinated with R&D and technical support teams to develop and debug products such as Informatica PowerCenter, Informatica Data Quality, and AddressDoctor.
Informatica
Jul 20174 mosOct 2017

Bangalore

BookMeCook
May 20163 mosJul 2016

WORK FROM HOME

Learnt about designing and development of responsive websites.

Education

International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH)

Master of Technology - MTech, CSE

International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH)

20182 yrs2020
Bundelkhand Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jhansi

Bachelor of Technology - BTech

Bundelkhand Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jhansi

20134 yrs2017

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Headline

SDE 3(Android) @ Swiggy | M.Tech CSE, IIIT Hyderabad | AIR 293 GATE CSE 2018

About

Experienced Software Developer with 7 years of expertise in Android development, specializing in building high-performance, scalable mobile applications. Strong understanding of Android internals, system performance, and modern architectures, with a proven track record of delivering impactful features in high-traffic consumer apps. A collaborative engineer who partners closely with product, design, and backend teams to drive business outcomes.

Location

Gurugram

Work experience

SDE 3 at Swiggy, Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

SDE 2 at Swiggy, Apr 2022 - Mar 2025 · 3 yrs, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, ◦ Skillfully designed, developed, and maintained the Swiggy Consumer App, aligning technical solutions with customer demands and addressing complex challenges. ◦ Leveraged state-of-the-art Android technologies including MVVM architecture, Jetpack Compose, Dependency Injection (Dagger2), Coroutines, Retrofit for network calls(RESTful APIs), and monitoring tools such as Firebase and New Relic. ◦ Currently part of the Swiggy Instamart team, leading the migration of screens from web to native Android. Previously worked on diverse projects across tech, checkout, and payment streams, implementing various third-party APIs and SDKs to enhance app features and functionality. ◦ Led payment stream projects, including the Swiggy UPI, an in-house solution enabling seamless transactions in under 5 seconds, 3x faster than previous methods, with no redirections. ◦ Played a pivotal role in the tech stream by initiating the migration of media assets platform, yielding substantial annual savings. ◦ Enhanced asset aggregator(functionality to optimize load time of web pages) to download resources selectively based on available business lines per location. Experimenting with a less utilized business line led to annual savings of $12K. ◦ Developed a secure and unified authentication and authorization mechanism across services, seamlessly transitioning to the standardized OIDC authentication protocol without disrupting existing workflows. ◦ Enhanced UPI Intent payment experience, resulting in a increase in iOPD (Orders Per Day) of 1040. ◦ Developed AutoPay Pay on Delivery feature, leading to a substantial increase in iOPD metrics of 4000. ◦ Ventured into Backend Development, taking charge of crafting and developing an API to register Live Activity tokens on iOS devices with minimal guidance. ◦ Mentored team members and new hires, providing guidance for their professional growth. ◦ Recipient of Most Valuable Player awards in recognition of exceptional contributions and achievements.

SDE 1 at Swiggy, Jul 2020 - Mar 2022 · 1 yr 9 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, ◦ Migrated a segment of the native payment stack from Litho to Jetpack Compose, enhancing user experience. ◦ Implemented optimization techniques, including the removal of unused resources and libraries, and lossy compression of WebP images, achieving a 5-7% reduction in APK size. ◦ Successfully integrated the In-App Review feature into the Swiggy Consumer Android app, boosting the Play Store rating to 4.5 stars and increasing user reviews tenfold. ◦ Collaborated with payment partners such as CRED, Paytm, Simpl, Amazon Pay, and Juspay, integrating a range of payment options across multiple business lines.

Teaching Assistant - Internals of Application server at International Institute of Information Technology, Jan 2020 - May 2020 · 5 mos, Hyderabad Area, India, Collaborated with the professor to develop assignments, quizzes, and exams for a course on distributed platforms for IoT and Edge AI applications, and addressed student inquiries.

Student Placement Coordinator at International Institute of Information Technology, Jan 2019 - Dec 2019 · 1 yr, Hyderabad Area, India, The Student Placement Council is a body which connects top tier companies and students at IIIT, Hyderabad and is responsible for all arrangements during the placement season.

Intern at Swiggy, May 2019 - Jul 2019 · 3 mos, Bengaluru Area, India, Developed the wearOS companion app for Swiggy from scratch. This app can be used to track and check the status of order and to perform corresponding actions based on the status.

Associate Software Engineer at Informatica, Nov 2017 - Jul 2018 · 9 mos, Bangaon Area, India, Coordinated with R&D and technical support teams to develop and debug products such as Informatica PowerCenter, Informatica Data Quality, and AddressDoctor.

Graduate Engineering Trainee at Informatica, Jul 2017 - Oct 2017 · 4 mos, Bangalore

Web Developer at BookMeCook, May 2016 - Jul 2016 · 3 mos, WORK FROM HOME, Learnt about designing and development of responsive websites.

Education

Master of Technology - MTech, CSE, International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH)

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Bundelkhand Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jhansi