Hello, I'm Akash Gurnale

Leading development of Bajaj Markets, a large-scale BFSI mobile marketplace with 16M+ users.

• Led development of core user journeys in the native iOS application using Swift, SwiftUI and UIKit.
• Redesigned networking architecture and replaced third-party SDK dependencies with in-house modules for critical platform functionality.
• Introduced modular feature structure and dependency isolation to improve maintainability and reduce release regressions.
• Established automated build and release workflows using CI/CD pipelines and Fastlane.
• Partnered with Product, Marketing and Analytics teams to optimize critical user journeys.
• Mentored engineers through code reviews and architectural guidance across the mobile team.
• Modernized the codebase by adopting Swift concurrency (async/await) and implementing caching strategies.
• Leading research and prototyping of an AI-driven search and discovery module.

Worked as an onsite consulting engineer on the Bajaj Finserv Direct mobile platform in a regulated fintech environment.

• Built scalable feature modules using VIPER architecture with clear separation of concerns.
• Integrated secure REST APIs including authentication and transactional flows for partner banking applications.
• Developed reusable SDK components consumed by multiple banking clients.
• Used analytics instrumentation to improve engagement, reducing user drop-offs by ~18%.
• Participated in architecture discussions and peer code reviews in a CMMI-compliant environment.

Delivered production-ready mobile applications across e-commerce and consumer domains, driving business growth by 60+%.

• Developed and launched 8+ native iOS applications using Swift and UIKit.
• Implemented API communication and data handling with backend services.
• Built reusable UI components and supported App Store submission and provisioning.
• Participated in Agile sprints, estimations and QA cycles to deliver production releases.