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Deependra Vishwakarma

Where I work

From Mumbai (UTC+5:30) with teams in seven markets. Europe and the Gulf share most of my day, Japan and Korea my morning, and the US East Coast my evening.

Based in Mumbai (UTC+5:30), working your hours.

Overlap by market

Your business day is 09:00–18:00 on your own work week. The times below are yours, for the current season.
When you can reach me, in your local time
MarketCityOverlap, local timeWork week
United StatesNew York EDTMon–Fri 09:00–14:29; Mon–Fri 14:30–18:00Mon–Fri
United StatesChicago CDTMon–Fri 09:00–13:29; Mon–Fri 13:30–18:00Mon–Fri
United StatesSan Francisco PDTMon–Fri 09:00–11:29; Mon–Fri 11:30–18:00Mon–Fri
United KingdomLondon BSTMon–Fri 09:00–18:00Mon–Fri
European UnionBerlin CESTMon–Fri 09:00–18:00Mon–Fri
United Arab EmiratesDubai GSTMon–Fri 09:00–18:00Mon–Fri
Saudi ArabiaRiyadh GMT+3Mon–Thu, Sun 09:00–18:00Sun–Thu
JapanTokyo GMT+9Mon–Fri 09:00–18:00Mon–Fri
South KoreaSeoul GMT+9Mon–Fri 09:00–18:00Mon–Fri

Markets

  • United States

    Founders and CTOs who need senior engineering without a full-time hire: MVPs, AI features, performance work and rescuing apps built in a hurry.

    East Coast mornings overlap my evening block; West Coast overlap is short, so we plan around it with written updates.

    English · USD · Google, Bing (and ChatGPT search, which draws on it)

    Working with teams in the United States

  • United Kingdom

    Scale-ups and agencies that want a senior engineer for platforms, performance and security, with most of the working morning in common.

    UK mornings fall in my afternoon, which makes daily calls easy.

    English · GBP · Google, Bing

    Working with teams in the United Kingdom

  • European Union

    Product teams in Germany, the Netherlands, Ireland and the Nordics, including the engineering behind GDPR, the Accessibility Act and the AI Act.

    Central European time is three and a half to four and a half hours behind India, so most of the working day overlaps.

    English · EUR · Google, Bing

    Working with teams in the European Union

  • United Arab Emirates

    Digital teams building platforms that must meet the UAE's data-protection law, with nearly the full working day in common.

    Since 2022 the UAE federal government has worked Monday to Friday, with Friday a half day. Dubai is a short flight from Mumbai for in-person workshops.

    English and Arabic · AED · Google

    Working with teams in the United Arab Emirates

  • Saudi Arabia

    Transformation programs and product teams that need data kept in the right place under Saudi Arabia's Personal Data Protection Law.

    Saudi Arabia works Sunday to Thursday, so four working days overlap fully.

    Arabic and English · SAR · Google

    Working with teams in Saudi Arabia

  • Japan

    Companies modernizing legacy systems and adding AI, working with detailed plans, documentation and a predictable process.

    Japan is three and a half hours ahead: my morning is your afternoon.

    Japanese and English · JPY · Google, Bing, Yahoo! JAPAN

    Working with teams in Japan

  • South Korea

    Startups and scale-ups going global that need AI and product engineering at speed.

    Korea is three and a half hours ahead: my morning is your afternoon.

    Korean and English · KRW · Naver, Google

    Working with teams in South Korea

Wherever you are, start with a brief.

A short brief is enough to start. I’ll reply with questions, a suggested first step and when I could begin.