Onkar Deshpande

Onkar
Deshpande

Software engineer with 5+ years building and scaling large-scale web platforms. Strong expertise in performance optimization, system design, and leading engineering teams end-to-end.

Where I've Worked

Experience

RentoMojo

Software Development Engineer III

March 2021 – Present

Bengaluru, Karnataka

40%
Faster Page Loads
1M+
Monthly Active Users
86%+
URLs Passing Perf
20%
Less Infra Cost
  • Led engineering for the e-commerce platform, managing a team of 8 engineers and owning end-to-end delivery of critical product and platform initiatives.
  • Architected and built Frontend 2.0 from scratch — redesigned rendering, routing, and state management layers, reducing page load time by 40%.
  • Revamped desktop platform, achieving 86%+ URLs passing performance benchmarks and improving organic traffic by 20%+ through enhanced SEO.
  • Revamped mobile web, improving page load performance by 30–35% and increasing conversion rates by 12–15% across key user journeys.
  • Built Limitless — drove 15%+ increase in multi-product subscriptions by enabling users to rent multiple items under a fixed monthly plan.
  • Developed Mojo Store PWA, improving assisted order conversion by 20–25% and enabling retail agents to place orders seamlessly.
  • Architected Micro Frontend systems, reducing deployment dependencies and infrastructure costs by 20%.
  • Reduced platform bundle size by 25–30% through ownership of platform-wide performance optimization.
  • Led migration of legacy systems to modern architectures, improving performance, scalability, and deployment efficiency.

Trikara Technologies Pvt Ltd

Software Engineer Intern

June 2020 – Feb 2021

Bengaluru, Karnataka

  • Full Stack Developer at an early-stage startup, contributing across multiple frontend and backend systems.
  • Built a cybersecurity tool to identify vulnerabilities in GitHub repositories with Jira, Trello, and Slack integrations.
  • Improved DevSecOps workflows by building automation tools including a custom Jenkins plugin.
  • Built modules for a real-time vehicle tracking system using map-based visualization, improving logistics visibility.

What I Know

Skills

Languages

JavaScriptTypeScriptPHPJavaC

Frontend

React.jsVue.jsNext.jsNuxt.js

Backend

Node.jsLaravel

Databases

MySQLPostgreSQLMongoDB

Concepts

System DesignMicro FrontendsPWAPerformance Optimization

Tools & Infra

AWSDockerCloudflareCI/CD

Side Work

Projects

Code Share

Real-time collaborative coding platform enabling multiple users to simultaneously edit and sync code — think Google Docs for code.

Node.jsSocket.ioMongoDB

Grievance Redressal Portal

Role-based grievance management system for efficient issue tracking and resolution across departments.

LaravelMySQL

Background

Education

SGGS Institute of Engineering and Technology

B.Tech · Computer Science and Engineering

Nanded, Maharashtra

2016 – 2020

Say Hello

Let's Connect

Currently building things at RentoMojo. Always happy to talk about tech, products, or ideas.