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Dheeraj Avvari

@dheerajavvari

I build and lead technology products, from payment systems and logistics platforms to Praja App.

India
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I'm building technology at Praja App as Co-Founder and CTO, bringing engineering leadership, product development, and team management to new product rollouts.

Previously, I led logistics technology at Zomato, helping scale systems 10x, reduce rejections by 50%, and improve merchant NPS. At Razorpay, I built asynchronous refund processing that reduced processing time by 10%, along with Prometheus monitoring and a ReactJS operations dashboard.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Razorpay logoRA

Senior Software Engineer

Jun 2018 - Jul 2019 (1 year 1 month)

• Have been a key player in Refunds service for Post-payments team
• Developed asynchronous task processing functionality (using Machinery library) for the new Refunds Golang service, reducing refund processing time by 10%
• Identified key metrics required for monitoring refunds; developed using Prometheus
• Built a dashboard for Ops teams to view and action on Refunds using ReactJS
• Designed & d

Zomato logoZO

Software Development Engineer (Full-Stack)

Jul 2015 - Jun 2018 (2 years 11 months)

• Led Logistics Tech for Zomato Online Ordering Business
• Worked closely with recently acquired Runnr team to enhance logistics delivery experience & scaling-up the systems by 10 times
• Key player in system design of major workflows. Introduced Hybrid Logistics system with a major restructure of the system. The feature reduced rejections by 50% and improved merchant NPS.

During the early months

Dotlabs Web Solutions Private Limited logoDL

Programmer Analyst

Jun 2014 - Jun 2015 (1 year)

• Sole Full Stack Developer of AskTheDoctor.com. Technology stack include PHP, Smarty 3, HTML, CSS, CSS 3 & jQuery.
• Improvised UI, with respect to credibility & user experience, to double conversions.
• Doubled traffic by improving performance. Techniques include defer loading of script files, lazy load images, CDN delivery.
• Taken up mini projects like MikePrebeg.com, CommandFinder.com. Fully

Toyota Kirloskar Motors logoTM

Summer Intern

May 2013 - Jun 2013 (1 month)

• Contemplated core values and implementation of Toyota Production System.
• Took an initiative for Automatic wire looping for packing of Weld parts in Parts Export Plant.
• Implemented problem solving techniques of Toyota (5Y, 4M, Fishbone analysis) in Brake Spongy Defect Analysis.
• Communicated with 53 Suppliers and enlisted the critical parts based on the Supply Chain at Supplier’s end. This a

Spring Fest logoSF

Tech Team Head (Web)

May 2011 - Apr 2013 (1 year 11 months)

• Headed a 2‐tier team of 30 Sub‐Heads.
• Launched Mobile Website for Springfest, 2013.
• Implemented the concept of Google Circles in Forum for Springfest, 2012.
• Revised timeline of deadlines for various team activities which resulted in successful completion of 7 different websites including 2 Landing Pages, 2 Main Websites, 1 Mobile site and 2 Online Games.

Hyundai Motor India Ltd logoHL

Summer Trainee

Jun 2012 - Jun 2012 (0 months)

• Study on Stock Accuracy in KD Support Dept. which handles 400 Crore monthly budget.
• Outlined the Production in Engine Plant & conceptualized technical aspects of an Engine.
• Familiarization of Production Planning & Control Department.

Ford India Pvt. Ltd. logoFL

Summer Trainee

May 2012 - May 2012 (0 months)

• Scrutinized the Production procedure of Assembly Plant.
• Examined butt joints and automatic Robotic Arms used for welding in Weld Plant.
• Had a complete overview about the logistic flow of an automobile following Just‐In‐Time.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

IK

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Bachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering

2010 - 2014

SC

Sri Chaitanya Jr. College

Associate’s Degree, Mathematics, Physics & Chemistry

2008 - 2010

• All India Rank 926 in IIT‐JEE examination among 4.7 lakh candidates in 2010.
• All India Rank 750 in AIEEE among 1,300,000 candidates in 2010.
• Top 300 in 1st level of Indian National Astronomy Olympiad (INAO), 2009.

GS

Gowtham Concept School

High School, SSC

2007 - 2008

• All India 11th in FIITJEE – All India Entrance Exam, 2008.
• Won GOLD medal in NATIONAL SCIENCE OLYMPIAD, 2007.
• Ranked State 14th in Dr. A S Rao Awards Council – 18th Science Talent Search Examination.
• Ranked State 3rd in OXFORD TALENT TEST, 2007.
• Ranked State 10th in KENNEDY TALENT TEST, 2007.

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