Shankar Yadav

CTO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India8 yrs 11 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in designing secure payment systems.
Proven track record in fintech application development.
Strong leadership in driving architectural excellence.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with strong capabilities in mobile application development and secure payment systems.

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Skills

Core Skills

PaymentsApp ArchitectureTrust & SafetyMutual FundGrowthHome LoanPersonal LoanMigration ProjectsUi RevampUser EngagementMonetisationMessaging Features

Other Skills

Advanced Mute OptionsAlgorithmsAnalytics IntegrationAndroidAndroid JetpackApp PerformanceBBPSCC++Chat FeaturesCoroutinesData StructuresIn-chat Reply FunctionalityJavaKYC

About

Results-driven Technical Lead with 8+ years of experience in designing and scaling mobile applications, secure payment systems, and fintech solutions. Adept at leading teams, driving architectural excellence, and delivering high-performance, user-centric applications. Proven expertise in UPI, BBPS, Mutual Funds, and Payments, with a strong focus on trust, security, and operational excellence.

Experience

8 yrs 11 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 11 mos

Average Tenure

5 yrs 5 mos

Current Experience

Navi

3 roles

Tech Lead

Promoted

Jan 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 4 mos

Payments, UPI, BBPS → Collaborated with multiple vendors such as Razorpay, Cashfree, Juspay, NPCI, etc, to design and implement high transaction reliability and regulatory compliance secure payments flow.
App Architecture → Led the design and implementation of a scalable, modular mobile app architecture, ensuring rapid feature development and robust performance across all product verticals.
Trust & Safety → Developed advanced security protocols to safeguard user data and financial transactions, supporting fraud detection and risk mitigation at scale.
Operational Excellence (OE) → Implemented monitoring and analytics frameworks to maintain service quality, proactively identify issues, and optimise system performance.
Built an in-house analytics tool to monitor user journeys, enabling developers to efficiently debug production issues and helping product and design teams analyse user behaviour and interactions within the app.

PaymentsUPIBBPSApp ArchitectureTrust & SafetyOperational Excellence

SDE - III

Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 · 1 yr

Mutual Fund [AMC] → Built the AMC product from scratch, enabling secure and seamless digital mutual fund investing. Collaborated with multiple vendors to develop the KYC journey and implement the end-to-end buy and sell flow.
Growth → Led growth initiatives through analytics, A/B testing, and targeted enhancements to acquisition pipelines, driving higher conversion rates and boosting active users.
App Performance → Optimised core modules to reduce load times, reduce memory consumption, and deliver a smoother experience for millions of users.

Mutual FundKYCGrowthApp Performance

Senior Software Development Engineer

Dec 2020 – Jan 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo

Designed and optimised key Home Loan and Personal Loan journeys within the Navi app.
Integrated secure payment flows and KYC verification pipelines to ensure compliance and safety.
Collaborated with product, design, and backend teams to deliver a robust and seamless user experience.

Home LoanPersonal LoanPayment FlowsKYC Verification

Adda247

2 roles

Senior Software Development Engineer

Promoted

Mar 2020 – Dec 2020 · 9 mos

Led major migration projects: Android App to AndroidX, GCM → FCM, Picasso → Fresco, Volley → Retrofit, ensuring compatibility with latest Android standards.
Revamped the app UI with a new theme and modern UX, improving usability and increasing daily active users.
Implemented Doubt & Live Doubt feature, enabling students to post text/audio/video queries and connect with educators over real-time video calls.
Integrated multiple payment gateways (Paytm, Razorpay, PayU), improving checkout conversion rates.

Migration ProjectsUI RevampPayment Gateways

Software Development Engineer

Jul 2018 – Mar 2020 · 1 yr 8 mos

Delivered user profile management, social timeline, calendar of events, and deep linking features, boosting engagement.
Worked on monetisation modules including DFP Ads, Google Ads, and App Revamp, driving revenue growth.
Integrated analytics & engagement platforms (Branch, MoEngage, Firebase) for better user targeting.
Built real-time experiences with WebSocket, ExoPlayer (video learning), and WorkManager for background tasks.

User Profile ManagementMonetisation ModulesAnalytics IntegrationUser EngagementMonetisation

Hike messenger

Software Development Engineer

Jun 2017 – Jul 2018 · 1 yr 1 mo · New Delhi Area, India

Reply to Message: Implemented in-chat reply functionality, enhancing conversational flow and improving user engagement.
Advanced Mute: Built advanced mute options to give users granular control over notifications, leading to a better chat experience.
Chat Hygiene: Designed features to automatically clean inactive chats, improving app performance and storage efficiency.
Chat-Theme OTA (Over-the-Air): Developed OTA delivery for chat themes, enabling dynamic UI updates without requiring an app upgrade.
Font Icon: Migrated static assets to font icons, reducing APK size and simplifying UI scalability.
Report Group Spam: Added spam detection and reporting mechanisms to improve trust and safety across groups.
Community Group: Built scalable group-chat features to support large communities and improve social engagement.
Code Refactoring: Modernized legacy codebase by adopting Android Architecture Components (MVC → MVP/MVVM, Data Binding, LiveData, RxJava, Clean Architecture), increasing maintainability and reducing crash rates.

In-chat Reply FunctionalityAdvanced Mute OptionsChat FeaturesMessaging Features