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Punit Kumar Gupta

Altrunova is a global online donation platform headquartered in the USA. The company designs and operates a unified digital giving platform that enables donors to contribute through Fiat (cash), Stock, and Crypto donations, while seamlessly connecting individuals with charities, nonprofits, and charitable trusts worldwide.

• Owned the end-to-end iOS architecture for Altrunova global donation platform using Swift 6, SwiftUI, UIKit, and Combine, defining the technical roadmap, modular architecture, engineering standards, and scalable platform foundations supporting Fiat, Stock, Crypto, and recurring donation ecosystems. Leveraged Claude AI and prompt engineering for accelerated code generation, architecture reviews, and technical documentation.
• Established engineering standards and platform architecture by introducing Clean Architecture, SOLID principles, MVVM, Protocol-Oriented Programming, reusable Swift Package Manager (SPM) modules, and shared design systems, significantly improving maintainability, testability, development velocity, and long-term platform scalability.
• Architected complex mobile platforms and user journeys, including authentication, onboarding, identity verification (IDV), deep linking, state-driven navigation, secure networking infrastructure (URLSession), async/await concurrency, API abstractions, caching, retry strategies, token lifecycle management, feature flags, remote configuration, and observability across the application.
• Designed and delivered secure FinTech and Web3 platform capabilities, integrating Apple Pay, Stripe, Plaid, Coinbase, WalletConnect, blockchain-enabled self-custody wallets, digital asset transactions, and extensible payment architecture while ensuring security, compliance, scalability, and future platform extensibility. Utilized Claude Code for intelligent code analysis, security pattern detection, and architecture optimization across payment and blockchain modules.
• Provided technical leadership across the engineering organization by leading architecture reviews, technical design discussions, code reviews, performance optimization using Instruments (Memory, CPU & I/O), mentoring engineers, and collaborating with Product, Design, Backend, QA, and leadership teams to drive technical strategy and successful product delivery.
• Drove platform reliability and engineering excellence by implementing analytics, observability, crash monitoring, performance optimization, and reusable engineering practices, delivering stable, scalable, data-driven mobile experiences that accelerated feature delivery, improved application quality, and enhanced user engagement.

• Led the iOS architecture, system design, and technical roadmap for Cleartrip Middle East and Flyin applications using Swift 5.9, UIKit (Cocoa Touch), MVVM, and SOLID, driving scalable, modular, and production-ready solutions while partnering with engineering leadership on technical strategy and release planning. Utilized ChatGPT for rapid prototyping, technical documentation, and architecture decision analysis.
• Improved platform stability and engineering quality by reducing application crashes by 15%, eliminating critical memory leaks, optimizing API integrations, refactoring legacy modules, and reducing technical debt to strengthen long-term maintainability and release confidence. Leveraged ChatGPT for crash analysis, debugging patterns, and optimization recommendations.
• Architected and delivered mission-critical travel capabilities, including booking flows, deep linking, GraphQL integration, analytics, operational reporting, baggage & passenger insurance, and secure payment workflows using Apple Pay, Credit Cards, 3D Secure, encryption, and secure storage, improving user engagement, conversion, and transaction reliability.
• Owned technical delivery from architecture through production, leading architecture reviews, code reviews, engineering standards, mentoring engineers, and cross-functional collaboration with Product, Backend, QA, Design, Security, and business stakeholders to ensure production readiness, successful market launches, and alignment with business objectives.
• Built reusable platform components and internal frameworks, improving development velocity, application consistency, performance, and release quality while enabling faster feature delivery across both high-traffic travel applications.

• Developed scalable iOS banking modules for the ENBDX platform using Swift 5, Cocoa Touch, and reusable private frameworks, improving code quality and maintainability
• Integrated Insider SDK for rich push notifications, delivering personalized transaction updates, feature announcements, and customer engagement campaigns.
• Implemented Adobe Analytics across the core platform to track user journeys, funnel drop-offs, feature adoption, conversion metrics, and product usage insights.
• Designed reusable private libraries for networking, analytics, and shared business logic while implementing multilingual support with English and Arabic (RTL) localization.
• Enhanced the banking experience through Core Animation, interactive UI, performance optimization, crash reduction, and continuous feature enhancements for a stable production application.

• Designed and delivered the Add Money module, improving payment workflows and transaction reliability.
• Engineered secure Wallet features, enhancing digital payment and account management experiences.
• Architected and implemented Rupay Credit Card UPI onboarding and payment integration within the UPI ecosystem.
• Developed Aadhaar OTP-based UPI MPIN setup, ensuring secure authentication and regulatory compliance.
• Applied Unit Testing, TDD, and clean code practices to improve application quality and maintainability.
• Leveraged the Backbase Mobile SDK to build scalable, enterprise-grade digital banking solutions.

• Developed and enhanced iOS modules using Swift 5, Cocoa Touch, and Objective-C, including refactoring private CocoaPods to improve maintainability and code quality.
• Designed and implemented an offline peer-to-peer synchronization system where crew devices connected to an onboard Wi-Fi router to share itinerary, order, and payment updates in real time without internet connectivity.
• Built key airline features including meal collection, voucher scanning, order correction workflows, and MileagePlus payments with seamless online and offline support for flight attendants.
• Optimized application performance through architecture improvements and code refactoring, reducing technical debt while improving stability and responsiveness.
• Collaborated closely with Product, Backend, and QA teams to deliver reliable end-to-end features and ensure production readiness.
• Improved cabin crew efficiency by ~20% through automated in-flight ordering, payment processing, and synchronized offline data sharing across connected devices.

• Designed and developed iOS applications from scratch (Dmystifi and School ERP) using Swift 5, Cocoa Touch, Auto Layout, SQLite, and Objective-C maintenance.
• Built the Dmystifi online learning platform with live and recorded classes, video playback, learning progress tracking, and SQLite-based offline content storage.
• Implemented student learning validation to ensure lessons were completed sequentially, preventing users from skipping ahead while tracking total watch time and course completion.
• Developed a real-time school bus tracking system using Core Location, Apple Maps, and custom route animations, enabling parents to monitor bus locations, receive ETA updates, and get push notifications when the bus approached their pickup stop or reached its destination, improving child safety.
• Integrated multiple payment gateways, Apple QR code, interactive charts, and custom animations to enhance user experience and application functionality.
• Optimized local data persistence using SQLite for offline access, synchronization, and improved application responsiveness.

• Developed and published multiple iOS applications (Openkart, Aiwa Top-up, LimeT, Mobillo) for the UAE & Oman markets, delivering large-scale e-commerce, recharge, and fintech solutions similar to Amazon and Flipkart.
• Designed and developed a next-generation billing system for Gulf City, integrating BLE-based POS printing to generate invoices directly from iOS devices, improving checkout speed and operational efficiency.
• Implemented multilingual support (Arabic/English), real-time socket communication, and rich push notifications with image, video, and audio attachments to enhance user engagement.
• Built secure payment, mobile recharge, and money transfer features, including Apple QR code integration for seamless and secure transactions.
• Developed VoIP calling applications with custom communication libraries, dialer interfaces, OTP-based authentication, contact management, and comprehensive feature testing for reliable voice communication.
• Optimized application performance, scalability, and user experience through reusable components, robust networking, and production-ready architecture.