Chintan Kathiriya

About Chintan Kathiriya

Senior engineering leader with 18+ years of experience in building large-scale platforms & leading global teams across Web, Mobile, Backend, Data, Dev Tools & QA- Built and grew an engineering organization that is responsible for Zillow’s 100M+ New Construction product line- Experienced in collaborating with Business, Technology and Executive teams on engineering strategies, product roadmaps and data analysis- Led teams through change, reorganizations and attrition. Very successful at hiring high performing individuals at all levels- Good blend of technical and management skills to identify and implement process and performance improvements in teams and products- Well versed in multiple programming and scripting languages.

Experience

1. Senior Engineering Manager

   Zillow

   Jan 2021 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US

   Led multiple full-stack & mobile teams tasked with building rich experiences for New Construction homes, communities and builder profiles. Provided direction and oversight on technical architectures and system designs, ensuring scalability and performance for our systems. Managed the infrastructure and data pipelines responsible for syndicating listing data from builder partners and MLS sources. Collaborated with product, design, and data science teams to develop feature roadmaps that delight our users and align with engineering architecture. Established metrics and KPIs to track team performance and project progress, enablingdata-driven decision-making. Created operational processes and practices to evaluate progress and areas for improvement. Supported the professional growth and development of team members, providing opportunitiesfor training, skill-building, and career advancement.

Education

• Sarvajanik College of Engineering & Technology

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science

  1999 — 2003

• University of Southern California

  MS, Computer Science

  2004 — 2006

Skills

• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• User Experience
• Amazon Web Services (Aws)
• Front-End
• Spring
• Agile Methodologies
• Javascript
• Html 5
• Team Building
• Ruby
• Career Development Coaching
• Mvc
• Hadoop
• Team Leadership
• Jsp
• Handlebar
• Api
• Oop
• Engineering Management
• Front-End Development
• Agile
• Rest
• Json
• Css
• Project Management
• Node.js
• Subversion
• Mysql
• Ajax
• Offshore Resource Management
• Apache
• Apis
• Scalability
• User Interface
• Html5
• Html
• Mobile Applications
• Jquery
• Web Applications
• Git