Hey, I'm

Gaurav Kapoor

Senior Full-Stack developer and Engineering Lead with 20+ years of experience building distributed, cloud-based solutions at EA Sports, Microsoft, and more. I write code, lead teams, ship products, and build engineering practices from the ground up.

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20+

Years of Experience

5

Companies

About Me

I'm Gaurav Kapoor — a Senior Full-Stack Developer and Engineering Lead with over 20 years of hands-on development and technical leadership experience. I've built and shipped high-impact, distributed, cloud-based solutions at companies like Electronic Arts, Microsoft, TechMahindra (earlier Satyam Computers), and BuildDirect.

I specialize in leading and motivating cross-geography, multi-disciplinary engineering teams. My work spans establishing engineering and quality practices from the ground up — technical architecture, Agile process implementation, hiring, and setting technical direction for both V1 and ongoing projects.

I'm a Certified ScrumMaster with a track record of building strong relationships with senior stakeholders and leadership teams. These days, I'm focused on microservices, Cloud AI, CI/CD at scale, and leveraging AI-assisted development to accelerate team velocity.

Experience

Two decades of building software, leading teams, and solving hard problems.

Electronic Arts (EA Sports)

April 2019 — Present

Engineering Lead

Leading engineering teams delivering next-generation tools like EA App and EA Connect, serving millions of gamers worldwide across FIFA, Madden, Battlefield, and NHL.

  • Led teams of 4–8 engineers building microservices with Node, TypeScript, React, and GraphQL
  • Implemented Cloud AI Services and ML models for data analytics
  • Achieved fully automated CI/CD pipeline, shipping multiple times daily with automated quality gates
  • Established and scaled two quality engineering teams from the ground up
  • Led adoption of AI-assisted development tools, improving team velocity by 15%

iQMetrix Software

Jan 2018 — Jan 2019

Lead Quality and Automation Engineering

Transformed the Quality Engineering function from manual to fully automated, embedding QA deeply within the SDLC.

  • Led transformation of QA team from manual testing to full automation
  • Defined and executed quality engineering strategy with customer feedback loops
  • Led the Quality Engineering Circle to drive Shift-Left Quality across the org

BuildDirect

Sept 2016 — Jan 2018

Engineering Lead — Quality and Automation

Grew and delivered new customer experiences including Gateway, Estimation Service, Tax Service, and Buyer Experience.

  • Established the Quality Practice for the engineering team from scratch
  • Facilitated the move to CI/CD with build and delivery pipelines
  • Led quality planning, hiring, architecture, and delivery in alignment with the CTO

Microsoft Corporation

Oct 2006 — Jan 2016

Senior Software Engineer

Nearly a decade delivering highly scalable systems used by millions — Azure DevOps, MSDN, TechNet, MS Connect — across multiple Microsoft teams.

  • Technical Lead and Quality Project Manager for MSDN with cross-geography vendor teams
  • Delivered multiple lifecycle cycles for high-volume systems (Azure DevOps, MSDN, TechNet)
  • Served as Scrum Master and contributed to design discussions and planning
  • Piloted fault injection service for Azure DevOps resiliency testing

Satyam Computer Systems

Aug 2000 — Oct 2006

Senior Systems Analyst

Delivered enterprise software solutions and grew from developer to senior analyst over six years.

  • Built and delivered systems for enterprise clients
  • Progressed from developer to senior analyst role

Tech Stack

TypeScriptJavaScriptReactNode.jsGraphQLC#.NET CorePythonJavaPostgreSQLMongoDBSQL ServerAzureAWSDockerKubernetesJenkinsAzure DevOpsGitCI/CDSeleniumAppiumJestMochaSauce LabsDatadogNew RelicSentryPowerBISystem DesignAgile/ScrumCertified ScrumMasterTeam Building

Education

City University of Seattle

Master of Business Administration · 2019

Xavier's Labor Relationship Institute, Jamshedpur

Post Graduate Certification in Business Management · 2005

Government College of Engineering, Aurangabad

Bachelor of Engineering · 1999

Awards & Recognition

  • Certified ScrumMaster
  • Gold Star Award — Microsoft
  • Lighthouse Team Award — Microsoft
  • Star Performer Award — Tech Mahindra

Get in Touch

I'm always open to interesting conversations — whether it's about a project, a role, or just talking shop about engineering.

Emailgaurav.intouch@gmail.com
LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/gaurravk
GitHubgithub.com/eaglefury