Technical Lead driving product strategy, scalable mobile apps & resilient backend architecture.
I am Vishal Joshi. With over 6+ years of engineering experience and an MBA in IT & FinTech, I combine cross-platform mobile engineering (React Native), backend microservices (Python/Django, Node.js, PostgreSQL), and active involvement in business strategy—evaluating feature impact, optimizing user retention funnels, and taking consumer platforms from concept to production on the App Store and Play Store.
6+ Years
Engineering & Leadership
1M+ Users
AstroKarma Platform Reach
20k+ DAU
Daily Active Consultation Users
99.9%
Real-Time System Uptime
AstroKarma Consumer Platform Architecture
Comprehensive breakdown of consumer astrology products spanning dual Android/iOS applications, real-time consultation calling, per-minute billing, and multi-currency payment routing.
AstroKarma Dual-App Consumer & Astrologer Ecosystem
Product & Business Strategy Ownership
As Technical Lead & Product Strategist, I owned end-to-end technical execution and core product decisioning for AstroKarma—driving feature prioritization, user retention initiatives, and monetization strategy across:
iOS & Android: Consultations, Kundali generation, daily horoscopes & wallet recharge.
iOS & Android: Live consultation queues, earnings dashboard & availability controls.
Web Portal: Onboarding, dispute resolution & payment audit logs.
Key Technical Achievements
- ✓Real-time Audio/Video Calling: Integrated AWS Chime and Agora WebRTC SDKs with fallback signaling servers.
- ✓Per-Minute Billing Engine: Synchronized dynamic countdown timers and wallet deduction micro-transactions.
- ✓Analytics & Growth: Integrated Mixpanel, AppsFlyer, and Google Analytics to track user retention, conversion funnels, and consultation completion rates.
AstroKarma System Lifecycle Diagram
Try Custom Architecture Studio→Debugging International Payment Failures & Multi-Currency Routing
International users were experiencing elevated drop-off rates due to 3D Secure 2 authentication friction and cross-border bank rejections. I engineered a pre-auth gateway router that checks card country BINs, dynamically selects local gateway partners, and executes graceful fallback retries.
Technical Capabilities & Expertise
Engineering Leadership
Mobile App Development
Real-Time & Consultation Systems
Frontend Architecture
Backend & Data Infrastructure
Cloud & Product Analytics
Professional Experience
Technical Lead & Product Strategist
AstroKarma (Eleven Group) · Gurugram, India
Directing technical execution and product strategy for AstroKarma under Eleven Group—scaling the platform to over 1M+ total users and 20k+ daily active users (DAU). Driving key business decisions around feature prioritization, user retention funnels, per-minute pricing models, and cross-functional engineering delivery across dual mobile apps (iOS/Android) and backend CRM.
- ›Scaled architecture to support 1M+ registered users and 20,000+ daily active users (DAU) with 99.9% uptime during high-concurrency peak consultation events.
- ›Led product decision-making on user retention and conversion funnels, optimizing consultation queue UX, per-minute wallet top-ups, and onboarding flows.
- ›Architected real-time consultation engine supporting simultaneous live chat, audio, and video sessions with AWS Chime & Agora integrations.
- ›Engineered multi-currency international payment routing, analyzing payment-failure data to improve checkout conversion rates by 24.5%.
- ›Managed cross-functional mobile (React Native), backend (Python/Django), and QA engineers, owning app store releases and delivery roadmap.
Sr. Software Engineer
Eleven Tech Studio (Eleven Group) · Gurugram, India
Directing technical stack decisions, system design, and engineering teams delivering cross-platform mobile apps, SaaS web platforms, and REST microservices.
- ›Architected and delivered scalable web and mobile applications through Eleven Tech Studio for products including Finncub, aiqahealth, ParallelCap, and other platforms.
- ›Built end-to-end solutions across React, React Native, Django, REST APIs, and cloud infrastructure, covering product architecture, backend services, integrations, and production deployments.
- ›Developed production-ready applications with multi-tenant architectures, secure API integrations, offline-first capabilities, payment workflows, and third-party service integrations.
- ›Established automated CI/CD pipelines and streamlined development workflows, enabling faster, more reliable releases across multiple web and mobile products.
Software Engineer
Daffodil Software · Hisar, India
Engineered scalable full-stack applications, cross-platform React Native features, and enterprise web solutions for international clients.
- ›Developed cross-platform mobile app modules using React Native and Redux.
- ›Built resilient RESTful API endpoints and microservices in Python and Django.
Education & Credentials
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Manipal University, Jaipur · Jaipur, India
Specialized in IT and FinTech with a focus on management, product strategy, and business leadership.
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Computer Science
Uttarakhand Technical University · Dehradun, India
Core foundation in software development, algorithms, system design, and database engineering.
Let's Build Together
Interested in discussing team leadership, mobile/full-stack architecture, or consulting? Send me a message below.