Prateek Pradhan

Prateek Pradhan

Results-driven product and technology leader with 6+ years at Apple and Qualcomm, owning software features on iPhones and other flagship consumer products. Led cross-functional programs from architecture through launch, including roadmap decisions and go-to-market prioritization with senior stakeholders. Identified, built, and deployed production GenAI systems, including RAG pipelines and agentic workflows.

Work Experience:

6.8 Years

Industry:

Technology | Telecom

Function:

IT & Systems Management | Project & Program Management | Software Engineering

Work Experience

Apple India Pvt. Ltd. (An American MNC that designs and sells consumer electronics, software, and digital services to customers worldwide) | Bengaluru

Software Development Engineer

  • Pioneered Apple's most energy-efficient modem, achieving 25% lower power consumption as a founding software team member, enabling thinner iPhone designs with improved thermal and network management.
  • Built and shipped an agentic AI automation product for global triage and debugging, achieving 95%+ accuracy and significantly reducing operational man-hours across worldwide teams.
  • Designed and deployed an LLM-based code-review tool for software check-ins, cutting review turnaround and improving pre-merge defect detection.
  • Led chip bring-up across 7+ functional areas for multiple cellular programs, owning end-to-end execution, architecture design, software development, and triage of 100+ issues/week to keep iPhone launches on schedule.
  • Spearheaded an RF resource-sharing architecture for iPhone, cutting power consumption by 27% and reducing chip area and cost, improving compatibility with telecom carriers and elevating customer experience worldwide.
  • Built core functionality for Emergency SOS via Satellite, the iPhone feature that connects users to emergency responders where no cellular network exists, credited with documented life-saving outcomes.
  • Engineered a Multi-SIM feature, improving download speeds by 11% and call-drop performance, strengthening Apple's competitive edge in key dual-SIM markets.

Qualcomm India Pvt. Ltd. (An American MNC driving advanced wireless and networking technologies) | Hyderabad

Software Development Engineer

  • Led software design for 4G and V2X technologies on the Snapdragon Auto 5G/820 platform powering connected and autonomous vehicles, a product line contributing to $1B in 2021 sales.
  • Managed a 3-member team for a software subcomponent of the Qualcomm X70 5G chipset, designing pioneering 5G DSDA features for premium-tier phones and enhancing the customer experience.
  • Partnered with major OEMs including Apple, Samsung, and Mercedes to translate customer-specific requirements into cellular features, delivering on schedule across competing customer roadmaps.
  • Resolved 200+ performance and stability issues from customer field testing, protecting critical launch schedules for global OEM programs.
  • Co-designed and developed a smartphone feature that improved factory test and calibration power consumption by 18%.
  • Ideated and implemented an R&D feature for thermal mitigation in smartphones, preventing hardware component damage and failure due to excess heat.

Futures First Info Services Pvt. Ltd. (A global proprietary trading firm dealing in exchange-traded futures across international commodity markets) | Hyderabad

Trainee- Market Analyst

  • Traded futures listed on ICE US and Europe, including Gas Oil, Sugar, Cocoa, Cotton, and Coffee, using fundamental research, technical analysis, and algorithmic strategies to execute real-time trading decisions.
  • Achieved a profit of more than $1,000 in a single day's trading window.
Accomplishments
  • Awarded the Orion Insta Award at Qualcomm for outstanding contribution.
  • Received a commendation from Apple executive management for outstanding software design and testing frameworks within a cross-functional engineering team.
  • Promoted from Associate Engineer to Engineer at Qualcomm, 2021.
  • Granted company stocks and bonuses at Qualcomm as reward for cumulative performance (2020–2022).
  • Secured AIR 2441 in JEE 2015, placing within the top 0.2% of 1.23+ million candidates.
  • Secured 5th rank in the District Talent Search Exam, Jaipur District.
Education
  • Bachelor of Technology (Electrical Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore, India
Certification
  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt- KPMG India
Extra-curricular
  • PGPX Placement Committee Vertical Head for Technology. Leading placement strategy and industry outreach for technology sector roles.
  • Conducted teaching activities at various govt schools in Simrol village as well as events such as plantation drive old age home visit at IIT Indore(2015 – 2018).
  • Member of Cultural committee, Entrepreneurship cell, Techno-cultural Fest Organising committee at IIT Indore(2015 – 2018).
  • Directed and acted at my school, Kapil Gyanpeeth for Academic Year 2010 – 2012; led a team of 10 students to win inter-school street play competition.