Utkarsh Upadhyay — CTO
Engineering leader with 13+ years scaling fintech, regtech, and eCommerce platforms at Paytm, Zomato, and Adobe. At Paytm, I lead merchant onboarding, KYC, GenAI voice bots, device lifecycle, logistics, and warehouse operations — including a Pre-Dispatch Inspection service for asset quality. Platforms under my leadership process 1000+ TPS, handle 1Cr+ tasks biweekly, and support 50K+ field agents. I also drive the international rollout of onboarding and device platforms and act as a catalyst for stalled initiatives across the merchant platform team. Previously at Zomato, I scaled the Menu & Ordering Platform (500K RPM), integrated 200+ POS systems, and launched Contactless Dining in 7 weeks. At Adobe, I co-authored test frameworks for Acrobat adopted globally. Passionate about mentoring and enabling teams to deliver resilient, high-throughput systems in regulated environments.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and eCommerce engineering leader with expertise in high-throughput systems.
Location: Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Experience: 13 yrs 6 mos
Skills
- Platform Engineering
- Genai Platforms
- Logistics Integrations
- Kyc & Aml
- Workflow Engines
- Merchant Onboarding
- Menu & Ordering Platform
Career Highlights
- Led fintech platforms processing 1000+ TPS.
- Scaled onboarding systems for 50K+ field agents.
- Delivered high-impact projects in record time.
Work Experience
Paytm
Senior Director of Engineering (11 mos)
Director of Engineering (8 mos)
Senior Engineering Manager (2 yrs 2 mos)
Engineering Manager (1 yr 3 mos)
Zomato
Engineering Team Lead (3 yrs 5 mos)
Zopper.com
Senior Software Engineer (1 yr 4 mos)
Adobe Systems India Pvt. Ltd.
Software Engineer (2 yrs 4 mos)
Tata Consultancy Services
Assistant Systems Engineer (1 yr 4 mos)
Education
Bachelor of Technology - BTech at Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology
at St. Fidelis College