Vimal Desai

UpKeep Technologies

Remote, India

• ▸Delivered full-stack features across frontend, backend & shared component libraries for a high-traffic enterprise asset management platform used by thousands of businesses worldwide.
• ▸Key contributor to the Preventive Maintenance module — optimised performance and significantly reduced system complexity.
• ▸Served as Release Engineer for 2 months, owning and executing platform-wide zero-downtime deployments.
• ▸Leveraged AI tooling to double sprint velocity from 16 → 30+ story points through smarter automation & workflow efficiency.
• ▸3rd place in internal AI Hackathon for a POC improving data consistency and system-wide quality at scale.
• ▸Recognised as "Leader of the Month" for ownership, innovation, and cross-functional impact.

Emtec Inc.

Remote, India

• ▸Built scalable, responsive UIs for a high-traffic US rental platform using React.js, Next.js, TypeScript, and modern UI libraries.
• ▸Designed and managed Node.js/NestJS APIs backed by MongoDB and PostgreSQL.
• ▸Reduced automated testing cycle time significantly through Cypress, Jest, k6, and JMeter automation.
• ▸Collaborated directly with the CTO; championed coding standards driving an 11% improvement in operational efficiency.
• ▸Improved CI/CD pipelines and AWS-based deployment infrastructure, streamlining release workflows.

Knovator Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

Surat, Gujarat, India

• ▸Grew from intern to Tech Lead in 4 years — led cross-functional teams delivering 50+ projects across Healthcare, Real Estate, Textile, Travel & Diamond industries.
• ▸Architected scalable Node.js microservices — one ("Implr") independently launched as a standalone product.
• ▸Built a reusable React.js + TypeScript component library that accelerated development velocity by 30%.
• ▸Conducted 40+ technical interviews, mentored junior developers, and championed Agile practices across the team.
• ▸Managed StringERP product — overseeing front-end quality, server management, and team operations end-to-end.