About

Vinay Gupta is a Principal Engineering Manager at Microsoft with over 15 years of experience in leading and architecting mobile and web consumer/enterprise software product development. He has vast experience working in startups to large organizations in diverse domains, from embedded systems to mobile apps, across different geographical locations. Vinay has two published patents in mobile experience and wireless domains. He is currently leading a team of 15+ engineers at Microsoft, developing apps and features for both mobile (native - Android & iOS) and web-based e-commerce solutions. He manages development for business solutions like consumer shopping, seller pricing & order tracking, seller onboarding & online payments by retailers. Vinay interacts with PM, UX & other technical teams routinely to drive the requirements & solutions. He is responsible for starting new projects, hiring & mentoring new team members. Previously, Vinay worked as a Principal Engineer at Apus, where he led the fast-paced development of a brand new native android app - "Ace Camera" from the India center with a team of 4+ Android engineers. The app reached 1M+ installs in a short span of 6 months. Vinay was a single point of contact for the PM, UX & QA teams in Beijing HQ and ensured very high-quality development (Play Store rating – 4.3, crash-free users > 99.5%). He used modern machine learning solutions for innovative features and filters and was involved in hiring & mentoring new team members. Vinay has also worked as a Vice President of Technology at Zopper.com, where he led a team of 15+ engineers to develop apps and features for both mobile (native - Android & iOS) and web-based e-commerce solutions. He managed development for business solutions like consumer shopping, seller pricing & order tracking, seller onboarding & online payments by retailers. Vinay interacted with PM, UX & other technical teams routinely to drive the requirements & solutions. He was responsible for starting new projects, hiring & mentoring new team members. Vinay holds a B. Tech in Computer Science & Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, and completed his high school education from Bal Bharti School, Bahadurgarh. He has a diverse tech stack, including senior software engineer, mobile, Android, web, product manager, iOS, QA, and ML, with relevant experience of 18.46 years.