About

Vinay Gupta is a seasoned IT professional with over 16 years of experience and expertise in Internet Media and E-Commerce. He has managed end-to-end e-commerce technology, from Frontend, Backend, APPs, Search, SOA, Catalog, Fulfilment, Logistics, Seller services, and Emerging Technologies like AI/ML, IOT, AR/VR. Vinay is a startup enthusiast, constantly learning and aggressively moving the needle to push the limits. He lives and breathes product and is a creative problem solver. Currently, Vinay is the VP of Engineering at Droom, responsible for all modules of product and engineering, including Frontend, Backend, APPs (Android, iOS), QA, DevOps, and AI/ML. He has built an entire ecosystem around used automobiles for the digital economy, including Orange Book Value (used vehicle pricing engine), ECO (vehicle inspection), History (history records for used vehicles), Discovery (pre-buying research tools), and Financial Services (Loan & Insurance). With an 80% market share of the automobile transactions online, Droom is India’s largest automobile platform online and among the largest E-Commerce companies. Prior to Droom, Vinay was the Chief Technology Officer at ScoopWhoop, where he developed the technical aspects of the company’s strategy to ensure alignment with its business goals. He was responsible for managing people across various functional domains, including Development, Quality Assurance, DevOps, and Database Administration. Vinay also worked as the Director of Engineering at Shopclues, where he was responsible for managing Buyer Experience, Search, QA, CRM, SOA, and Seller Services. Vinay has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Delhi University, a Diploma in Computer Science from NIIT, and is an Oracle Certified Professional. His specialties include Search Technology, Frontend Technology, Caching Technologies, Leadership & Team Development, Mobile Technology, Digital Technology, Startup Operations Launch, Growth Hacking, Maptools, Cloud Computing, Geospatial Search, Hyperlocal Technology, Buyer Experience, Product Discovery, Service Oriented Architecture, Internet Strategy & Monetization. Vinay is proficient in Senior Software Engineering, AI, Search, ML, QA, Frontend, Android, iOS, Backend, DevOps, Research Scientist, Mobile, Product Management, Infra, Test, Redis, RabbitMQ, MySQL, and MongoDB.