Gaurav Deshmukh is an accomplished technology leader with over a decade of experience spearheading transformative software engineering initiatives. As a Senior Software Tech Lead at Guidewire, he sets the technical vision and leads development for essential insurance products. Previously, Gaurav served in critical roles at renowned companies, including Cigna, Heal, Home Depot, MindGadget, and AmAgLab. Across these positions, he built innovative solutions ranging from lab test automation platforms to cloud-based APIs and search algorithms that optimized workflows. Notable projects Gaurav has led include developing self-service portals reducing customer deployment time from weeks to hours, creating claims aggregation systems improving turnaround time, and pioneering learning-driven algorithms enhancing insurance workflows. Gaurav possesses deep expertise across cutting-edge technology stacks, including cloud, automation, data engineering, and full-stack development with Java, Node.js, React, and Angular. His technical contributions have been recognized with honors, such as being named a Top 1% Software Mentor globally by ADPList. Gaurav actively gives back by judging competitions like ISEF, Globee IT World Awards, and CoDie, which provides him a platform for mentoring tomorrow's software talent. Gaurav earned his Master's in Computer Science focused on data warehousing and computer vision, complemented by an MBA. He maintains advanced skills through ongoing certifications. Overall, Gaurav exemplifies leveraging software engineering excellence to spearhead solutions that create business value and community impact.

My Mentoring Topics

• Technical Product Management
• Platform Product Management
• FullStack Development