Mohit Goenka

Mohit Goenka

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Director of Engineering @ Yahoo | Engineering, Innovation
Santa Clara, California, United States

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  • Yahoo
    Director of Engineering
    Yahoo
    May 2023 - Current (3 years)
    • Leading growth initiatives for acquisition and retention of users • Company wide deliverables included hiring for mobile division and Canadian universities, growing company culture, organizing hackathons and establishing volunteering mindset
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    Engineering and Operations Advisor
    Catapult Capital
    Apr 2022 - Current (4 years 1 month)
    Evaluate engineering competencies of startups seeking investments, especially in the field of consumer facing technology.
  • Grindr
    Head of Core Engineering (VP)
    Grindr
    Apr 2022 - Jan 2023 (10 months)
    • Established best engineering practices facilitating a successful IPO journey • Lead the core engineering team including Android, iOS and backend engineers, delivering product development, maintenance, testing and releases • Company wide deliverables include app stability and hiring talent for multiple departments
  • Yahoo
    Director of Engineering
    Yahoo
    Sep 2021 - Apr 2022 (8 months)
    • Advanced from developer to Director of Engineering • Led multiple global frontend teams including Mail and Messenger on Android, iOS and Web platforms, launching various newer versions of the products during the tenure • Company wide deliverables included hiring for mobile division and Canadian universities, growing company culture, organizing hackathons and establishing volunteering mindset
  • Yahoo
    Director of Engineering
    Yahoo
    Sep 2021 - Apr 2022 (8 months)
    • Advanced from developer to Director of Engineering • Led multiple global frontend teams including Mail and Messenger on Android, iOS and Web platforms, launching various newer versions of the products during the tenure • Company wide deliverables included hiring for mobile division and Canadian universities, growing company culture, organizing hackathons and establishing volunteering mindset
  • Yahoo
    Director of Engineering (Verizon Media)
    Yahoo
    Feb 2020 - Sep 2021 (1 year 8 months)
    In Yahoo Mail Android team, led the engineering team responsible for the product development, maintenance, testing and release. My contributions also include: • Leading the development of YM6, new version of Yahoo Mail Android client • Engineering lead for Verizon Media’s university recruiting in Canada • Leading university recruiting for Consumer team • Maintaining Continuous Delivery pipeline • Mentoring new developers
  • Yahoo
    Senior Engineering Manager (Verizon Media)
    Yahoo
    Jan 2019 - Feb 2020 (1 year 2 months)
    In Yahoo Mail Android team, led the engineering team responsible for the product development, maintenance, testing and release. My contributions also include: • Led the launch of YM6, new version of Yahoo Mail Android client • Engineering lead for Verizon Media’s university recruiting in Canada • Leading university recruiting for HIVE (Home, Inbox and Verticals) team • Maintaining Continuous Delivery pipeline • Mentoring new developers
  • Yahoo
    Senior Engineering Manager (Oath)
    Yahoo
    Jun 2017 - Jan 2019 (1 year 8 months)
    In Yahoo Mail Android team, led the engineering team responsible for the product development, maintenance, testing and release. In Yahoo Mail web team, managed projects including security, stats, production issues, search and supporting localization of the Mail application. Also led the web mail QA team for testing the product through numerous releases. In Yahoo Messenger and Yahoo Together team, led the engineering team responsible for the resolution of security issues, product development, maintenance, testing, release and later, shut down of the product. My contributions also include: • Led the launch of Yahoo Mail on Android Go platform • Evaluation of React Native for growth experiments • Led the migration of Yahoo Mail web test inf
  • Yahoo
    Senior Engineering Manager
    Yahoo
    Apr 2017 - Jun 2017 (3 months)
    In Yahoo Mail web team, managed projects including Messenger in Mail, Search, message list, security, stats, production issues and supporting localization of the Mail application. My contributions also include: • Leading Flux to Redux migration of Yahoo Mail web client • Leading university recruiting for Yahoo Mail team • Making Norrin CVAA compliant for supporting accessibility • Maintaining Continuous Delivery pipeline • Mentoring new developers
  • Yahoo
    Engineering Manager
    Yahoo
    Aug 2016 - Apr 2017 (9 months)
    In Yahoo Mail web team, managed projects including security, stats, production issues, Search and supporting localization of the Mail application. My contributions also include: • Supporting the launch of Norrin, new version of Yahoo Mail web client • Leading university recruiting for Yahoo Mail team • Resolving accessibility related issues • Maintaining Continuous Delivery pipeline • Mentoring new developers
  • Yahoo
    Senior Software Engineer and Product Manager
    Yahoo
    Apr 2015 - Aug 2016 (1 year 5 months)
    In Yahoo Mail web team, worked on projects including stats, production issues, Search and supporting localization of the Mail application. My contributions also include: • Resolving multiple security issues • Maintaining Continuous Delivery pipeline • Mentoring new developers As Product Manager for Yahoo Mail, launched Block functionality worldwide and worked on features including Smart Views and Search. My role includes interacting with multiple teams across the company, running bucket tests and evaluating results.
  • Yahoo
    Software Development Engineer and Product Manager
    Yahoo
    Jul 2014 - Mar 2015 (9 months)
    In Yahoo Mail web team, worked on projects including migration of Mail from RHEL4 to RHEL6, security, stats and supporting localization of the Mail application. My contributions also include: • Creating Continuous Delivery pipeline for Mail application including all sub-systems • Running integration tests on pull request • Supporting Chef deployments • Migration from Makefile to Grunt As Product Manager for Yahoo Mail, launched Smart Views worldwide, and worked on features including Search, Flickr Cam and Flickr Photo Booth. My role includes interacting with multiple teams across the company, running bucket tests and evaluating results.
  • Yahoo
    Software Applications Development Engineer
    Yahoo
    Apr 2013 - Jul 2014 (1 year 4 months)
    In Yahoo Mail web team, worked on redesigning Mail as Postcard, security, performance, stability, removing legacy systems, stats, Messenger, Settings, Attachments and Photos view, RSVP, enhanced message read and supporting localization of the Mail application. My contributions also include: • Performance analysis of Tictacs • Maintaining Continuous Integration pipeline
  • Yahoo
    Software Development Engineer, Intermediate
    Yahoo
    Jul 2011 - Mar 2013 (1 year 9 months)
    In Yahoo Mail web team, worked on projects including Openmail platform, Openmail applications, Stationery, photos retrieval tool, photos app with Flickr and Aviary integration, inline message read widgets, photos backend, updates page, Attachments in message read and compose, web searches and supporting localization of the Mail application. My contributions also include: • Architecting Tictac platform for modularizing features development and deployment • Migration of projects from SVN to Git • Maintaining Continuous Integration pipeline
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    Senior Software Development Engineer
    Kneon Inc
    Jan 2011 - Jul 2011 (7 months)
    • Designed the HTML5, CSS3 and backend software technology that was the backbone of the company’s commerce technology • Delivered decks for investor pitches
  • University of Southern California
    Teaching Assistant, Robotics
    University of Southern California
    Jun 2010 - Aug 2010 (3 months)
    Designed, graded and assisted students’ work in the course under Professor Manouchehr Moradi.
  • University of Southern California
    Administrator and Webmaster, Game Theory and Human Behavior Group
    University of Southern California
    Jun 2010 - May 2011 (1 year)
    Administered seminars and workshops for mulit-disciplinary group involving 9 different USC schools
  • University of Southern California
    Teaching Assistant, Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
    University of Southern California
    Jun 2010 - Aug 2010 (3 months)
    Designed, graded and assisted students’ work in the course under Professor Manouchehr Moradi.
  • A
    Founder
    Acadote Academic Notes
    May 2010 - Aug 2010 (4 months)
    Established the startup, and served as student reporter and webmaster for unifying the process of class notes collection
  • University of Southern California
    Research Assistant and Webmaster, Teamcore Research Group
    University of Southern California
    May 2010 - May 2011 (1 year 1 month)
    Assisted in research projects and managing the website of the group under Professor Milind Tambe, USC
  • University of Southern California
    Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
    University of Southern California
    Jan 2010 - May 2010 (5 months)
    Designed, graded and assisted students’ work in the course under Professor Sven Koenig.
  • Sun Microsystems
    Intern
    Sun Microsystems
    Dec 2007 - Jun 2009 (1 year 7 months)
    Organized workshops and seminars on SUN technologies as Campus Ambassador Committee member at Lakshmi Narain College of Technology
  • HCL Infosystems Ltd
    Intern
    HCL Infosystems Ltd
    Jun 2007 - Jul 2007 (2 months)
    Carried out study and implementation of ISP, Internet Service Provider
  • HCL Infosystems Ltd
    Intern
    HCL Infosystems Ltd
    Jun 2007 - Jul 2007 (2 months)
    Carried out study and implementation of ISP, Internet Service Provider
  • Lakshmi Narain College Of Technology
    Lab Incharge, Computer Science Lab
    Lakshmi Narain College Of Technology
    Oct 2005 - Aug 2007 (1 year 11 months)
    Managed computer network management and aided students in summer projects
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  • M
    Master of Science - MS, Computer Science
    Aug 2009 - May 2011 (1 year 10 months)
  • Lakshmi Narain College Of Technology
    Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science and Engineering
    Lakshmi Narain College Of Technology
    Sep 2005 - Jun 2009 (3 years 10 months)
  • L
    Intermediate, Computer Studies
    Little Flower School
    Jan 1997 - Jan 2004 (7 years 1 month)
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  • I
    IRIS, Intelligent Randomization In Scheduling
    Oct 2010 - Mar 2011 (6 months)
    Worked on an enhanced system to randomize selection of a set of high risk flights to increase terrorist uncertainty based on Java, now in use in limited international sectors by the Federal Air Marshals (FAMs)
  • R
    Risk Assessment in Security Games based on Communicative Messages
    Aug 2010 - Dec 2010 (5 months)
    Designed a risk assessment system for based on facial expressions in MATLAB
  • B
    Behavioral Game Theory
    Jun 2010 - Apr 2011 (11 months)
    Designed games to simulate the real-world security and analyzed the obtained data for determining the best randomized security pattern using Java, PHP and MATLAB
  • G
    GUARDS, Game-theoretic Unpredictable And Randomly Deployed Security
    Jun 2010 - Nov 2010 (6 months)
    Worked on an enhanced system to randomize airport security activities based on Java, now in operation at Los Angeles (LAX) and Pittsburgh (PIT) International Airports by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
  • E
    Evacuation Simulation
    May 2010 - Aug 2010 (4 months)
    Implemented the simulation of evacuation using the concept of multiagent systems and Massive in C++
  • J
    JSON interface to control HDFS
    May 2010 - Aug 2010 (4 months)
    Developed a JSON based interface to process data directly to/from the HDFS system in Java and Python
  • A
    Android based Mobile Currency Reader for Visually Impaired
    Mar 2010
    Designed using Server-Client architecture based on Java, C++ and Python (ACM SS12 > Code for a Cause)
  • D
    DIG (DCEE with Intelligent Graph) Algorithm
    Jan 2010 - Apr 2010 (4 months)
    Designed an algorithm to intelligently construct graphs for DCEE in Multiagent systems using C++ and Python
  • D
    Directed Research on K-Swaps-Cooperative Negotiation of Multiagents
    Jan 2010 - Jun 2010 (6 months)
    Implemented an algorithm for Task Allocation problem in Multiagents in C++
  • I
    Integration of Web Resources and Databases
    Jan 2010 - Apr 2010 (4 months)
    Designed a web interface to automatically integrate web resources and databases using a hybrid algorithm based on Java
  • M
    Mashup of Google Maps, Flickr/Veoh/Youtube and Facebook
    Nov 2009 - Apr 2010 (6 months)
    Designed a web interface to display Flickr/Veoh/Youtube data and post it on Facebook using AJAX
  • G
    Gesture Recognition with Neural Networks
    Oct 2009 - Jun 2010 (9 months)
    Implemented the concept of gesture recognition with neural networks using C++
  • A
    Any-Angle Path Planning
    Sep 2009
    Implemented the concept of any-angle for navigation in Computer Games using A* and Theta* algorithms in C++
  • G
    Gait Analysis for Human Recognition
    Jun 2008 - Jun 2009 (1 year 1 month)
    Designed an algorithm for gait analysis technique, using C++ and MATLAB, and won the best student project award
  • D
    Digital Image Watermarking
    Jan 2008 - Jun 2008 (6 months)
    Implemented for both embedding and detection using MATLAB
  • O
    Operating System - Multiple Formats with Enhanced Security
    Jan 2008 - Jun 2008 (6 months)
    Developed a variation of Sun Solaris Operating System to support multiple file formats
  • A
    Autonomous Sumo Robot
    Jan 2007
    Designed a live robot for Sumo Wrestling in Robotics Workshop held at Indian Institute of Technology Mumbai (Keil C)
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  • C
    CES Innovation Awards Judge
    Consumer Technology Association
    Sep 2023
    Judged Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Innovation Awards 2024 submissions.
  • Technovation
    Technovation Girls World Summit Judge
    Technovation
    Aug 2023
    Judge Advisor for Technovation Girls World Summit 2022-2023 season.
  • Technovation
    Technovation Girls World Summit Judge
    Technovation
    Aug 2022
    Certified Judge for Technovation Girls World Summit 2021-2022 season.
  • C
    CES Innovation Awards Judge
    Consumer Technology Association
    Oct 2021
    Judged Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Innovation Awards 2022 submissions.
  • Technovation
    Technovation Girls World Summit Judge
    Technovation
    Aug 2021
    Certified Judge for Technovation Girls World Summit 2020-2021 season.
  • Technovation
    Technovation Girls World Summit Judge
    Technovation
    Aug 2020
    Head Judge for Technovation Girls World Summit 2019-2020 season.
  • Verizon
    Verizon Accessibility Award
    Verizon
    Oct 2019
    Team award for Yahoo Mail's excellence in accessibility.
  • Verizon Media
    Builder Award
    Verizon Media
    Oct 2019
    Team award for launching Yahoo Mail’s best in class Android app, focused on consumer centric mail management.
  • Oath
    Oath Master Inventor Award
    Oath
    Dec 2018
    Awarded Master Inventor title for contributions to the patent portfolio.
  • Yahoo
    Yahoo CEO Award
    Yahoo
    Apr 2016
    CEO Award for establishing new revenue opportunities for Yahoo products.
  • Yahoo
    Yahoo Individual Super Star Award
    Yahoo
    Oct 2015
    Peer-nominated, Yahoo’s highest honor for individuals with exceptional abilities delivering greatest product excellence.
  • U
    Award for Academic Excellence
    University of Southern California Office of International Services
    May 2011
    Awarded by the Office of International Services for academic excellence during the Master’s of Science program at the University.
  • Tata Consultancy Services
    Best Student Project Award
    Tata Consultancy Services
    Jun 2009
    Received best student project award for my undergraduate project on human identification through gait analysis.
  • I
    Gold Medal for Excellence in Computer Science
    Indian School Certificate Board
    Mar 2004
  • W
    Winner of State Level Mathematics Olympiad
    Jan 2003
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  • T
    Method and System for Matching Users with Common Interests to Assist in Building Meaningful Connections
    The IPcom Prior Art Database
    Jan 2022
  • T
    Method and System for Tracking Non-Cash Financial Entities of Users
    The IPcom Prior Art Database
    Jan 2022
  • T
    Method and System for Creating Promotional Campaigns to Identify Target Users
    The IPcom Prior Art Database
    Jan 2022
  • T
    Method and System for Targeting Advertisements (Ads) Based on Monetizable Events and Bucketing Users Based on Engagement
    The IPcom Prior Art Database
    Jan 2022
  • T
    Method and System for Providing Price Analysis Based on Curated Data from Multiple Messaging Accounts
    The IPcom Prior Art Database
    Jan 2021
  • T
    Method and System for Enhancing Shopping Experience of a User During Multimedia Presentation
    The IPcom Prior Art Database
    Jan 2021
  • T
    Method and System for Recognizing Patterns and Automating User Actions Related to Messages
    The IPcom Prior Art Database
    Jan 2021
  • T
    Method and System for Automatically Creating a Gift Registry
    The IPcom Prior Art Database
    Jan 2021
  • T
    Method and System for Providing Food Recommendations Based on Grocery and Restaurant Purchases
    The IPcom Prior Art Database
    Jan 2021
  • D
    Accessibility and Usability in mobile apps beyond TalkBack and VoiceOver
    Design for All Institute of India
    Jan 2020
  • T
    Method and System for Virtualizing Collaborative Video Conferencing Experience between Users
    The IPcom Prior Art Database
    Jan 2020
  • T
    Method and System for Leveraging Message Recall Technique for Optimizing Content Deliveries
    The IPcom Prior Art Database
    Jan 2020
  • T
    Method and System for Changing a User Interface (UI) Context Based on Recognizing Email/Text/Voice Emotions
    The IPcom Prior Art Database
    Jan 2020
  • T
    Method and System for Providing Recipe Recommendations Based on Item Purchase Receipts
    The IPcom Prior Art Database
    Jan 2020
  • T
    Method and System for Providing a Messaging-Based Marketplace to Generate and Recommend Native Advertisements
    The IPcom Prior Art Database
    Jan 2020
  • T
    Method and System for Predicting Time Required for a User to Respond to an Incoming Communication Based on Analyzing Com
    The IPcom Prior Art Database
    Jan 2019
  • T
    Method and System for Invoking Communication Reminders by Analyzing Historical Response Rate
    The IPcom Prior Art Database
    Jan 2019
  • T
    Method and System for Optimizing Bidding Process for Online Advertisements by Providing Incentives to Publishers and Adv
    The IPcom Prior Art Database
    Jan 2019
  • T
    Method and System for Invoking Conversation Reminders to Email Senders Based on Historic Response Rates
    The IPcom Prior Art Database
    Jan 2019
  • T
    Method and System for Creating a Public Mailbox with Accessible Content and Indexed Dataset
    The IPcom Prior Art Database
    Jan 2019
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