Pratik Vaidya

Led and mentored two engineering teams in developing scalable web and mobile applications, significantly improving user experience and driving business growth.

• Led and mentored two engineering teams (7 engineers) in the full lifecycle development of scalable web and mobile applications (ReactJS, NodeJS, AWS), supporting 500K+ monthly users and achieving a 70% reduction in bugs and a 5x increase in Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV).
• Conceived and developed a high-margin conversational AI solution, building the initial Proof-of-Concept, securing executive buy-in, and establishing a dedicated team to unlock a new customer segment and drive significant cross-sell opportunities.
• Accelerated the integration of Starchup, an acquired company, by delivering a seamless customer communication solution 33% ahead of schedule, enhancing feature consolidation and significantly improving user experience.
• Orchestrated cross-functional collaboration with Product, Customer Success, Marketing, and Operations teams, which led to significant performance gains and consistently high customer satisfaction across key initiatives.
• Cultivated a high-performing, positive team environment through dedicated mentorship, achieving 100% team retention and earning top accolades from both company leadership and customers.

Architected and designed scalable software solutions, including data aggregation pipelines and microservices, to provide critical insights and optimize platform performance.

• Architected and implemented large-scale data aggregation pipelines, processing collaboration and resource-level metrics across hundreds of applications for over 250,000 employees.
• Designed and deployed scalable microservices using NodeJS and AWS to efficiently collect, aggregate, and analyze critical SaaS application engagement and organizational data.
• Led the implementation of new finance, Single Sign-On (SSO), and HRIS integrations, providing IT and procurement leaders with deeper, near real-time insights.
• Pioneered the development of a scalable workflow engine service, optimizing code patterns, reducing wasted compute infrastructure, and centralizing auditing and logging capabilities across the platform.

Contributed to core product development by implementing architectural improvements and introducing new data processing capabilities.

• Evaluated, proposed, and implemented architectural-level system design breakthroughs across C++, Java, and TypeScript codebases, drastically streamlining the user workflow from 12+ steps to a single action.
• Introduced Level of Detail aggregations by developing an NLP parsing layer within Tableau Prep's function builder, creating a robust text processing pipeline for engineers to easily develop custom functions.

Developed applications for data visualization, providing critical insights to global healthcare providers.

• Developed Python/Django applications to aggregate and visualize the ingestion status of large-scale data feeds, delivering valuable insights to 5,000 hospitals across 30+ countries regarding dashboard relevance.

Led a national youth program, driving membership growth and organizational impact through strategic initiatives and international representation.

• Oversaw a nationwide Venturing program with over 150,000 participants, significantly strengthening membership and increasing organizational impact through strategic outreach and fostering stakeholder alignment.
• Represented the U.S. as a delegate at international Scout conferences, instituting global policy reforms and extending resources to members worldwide to effect positive change.

Achieved the highest rank in Boy Scouts of America, demonstrating exceptional leadership, service, and outdoor skills.