Canada

Front-end

Back-end

Full stack

Project Management

iOS Engineering

Android Engineering

Keertan Ghimire

Director of Engineering

Usability Testing

Communication

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Time management

Critical-thinking

Empathy

Team player

Organisation skills

Presentation skills

Customer service

Conflict resolution

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Project management

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Database management

Integration Testing

React

React Native

Trello

HTML

Java

JavaScript

Jira

REST API

Leading a lean, cross-functional engineering team across Web, Mobile, AI/LLM, QA, and DevOps to deliver a cloud-based SaaS clinician scheduling platform used by top hospitals and PGME programs in Canada and the US, streamlining clinical schedules, improving fairness and efficiency, and reducing clinician burnout.

Successfully led and managed multiple agile teams (Android, iOS, Web), teams of 25 to 30 that included PMs, Designers, Tech leads, Scrum Masters, Developers, and Dev in tests, driving project success and team efficiency.

Fostered developer growth by coaching, mentoring, and advocating for 16 direct reports, while promoting a culture of accountability and feedback.

Revamped the technical onboarding process, reducing onboarding time from several weeks to one day, allowing new developers to contribute immediately to projects.

Transformed teams to be high-performing by instilling a culture of psychological safety, empathy, candid feedback, and collaboration.

Collaborated with tech leads, product managers, and scrum masters to efficiently execute product roadmaps while driving process improvement initiatives.

Led and managed the Java Department (team of 12 engineers) to design, develop, maintain, and enhance web and mobile software solutions, ensuring seamless operations and high-quality deliverables.

Cultivated long client relationships by proactively engaging in pre-contract analysis, actively listening to the user needs, and delivering customer-centric software solutions, fostering trust and repeat business opportunities.

Collaborated cross-functionally with various teams including Management, Customer Support, and QA to align software development efforts with client requirements, ensuring cohesive project execution and client satisfaction.

Prepared detailed user requirement specifications, product strategies, and software design documents, and actively engaged stakeholders throughout the development process ensuring alignment with project objectives.

Nurtured the growth of individuals and the team through coaching, mentoring, and recruitment efforts, while diligently overseeing performance evaluations and setting strategic goals.

Led and managed the Java Department (team of 9 engineers), overseeing the hiring process and conducting comprehensive performance and salary reviews, fostering a high-performing and motivated workforce.

Analyzed and prepared responses to the Request for Proposal and contributed to preparing a technical proposal with a software solution, architecture, time, cost, and human resource estimation.

Demonstrated proficiency in UI/UX wireframing, prototyping, and pseudo coding, ensuring intuitive and user-friendly software interfaces; Conducted thorough code reviews, and adeptly generated queries to optimize system performance.

Designed and developed cross-platform mobile applications using React Native for rapid development and delivery of cross-platform mobile solutions.

Provided architectural blueprints for the development team for developing Spring Boot Web Applications.

Validated and tested the developed system and led the deployment of the final application.

Initially, assisted the Lead Software Engineer in user requirement analysis and system design, later jointly supervised and mentored Java Department members (team of 5 engineers).

Designed and Developed Java-based (Spring MVC) web applications.

Developed functional and non-functional requirements and designed architectures for mobile applications, thereby preparing system requirement documents, and system design documents, and developing mobile applications using Android SDK and Swift.

Debugged and suggested issue resolution of the developed system along with the integration of the system and performing functional and integration testing and performance evaluation.

Provided system-related training and support to the clients and handled raised issues.

Developed new Java-based web applications with Spring MVC framework, performed prototyping and wireframing of UI/UX, using front-end HTML coding, back-end Java Coding, and wrote SQL queries.

Involved in enhancement, maintenance, bug fixing, and support of the developed systems. 

Awarded achiever of the year for strong dedication, expertise, and work ethics.

Keertan Ghimire🇨🇦