Feb 2022 – Nov 2024 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Everything-Backend UPI you see on CRED today!
• Led the design and launch of CRED’s in-house UPI platform, replacing third-party dependencies and scaling it to one of the top 3 UPI players in India.
• Architected and implemented MySQL partitioning strategies to process 3–4 million daily transactions with high availability and minimal latency.
• Built real-time observability pipelines using Apache Pinot, drastically reducing issue detection and resolution times.
• Drove the design and implementation of key UPI payment flows, including Credit Card on UPI, ensuring regulatory compliance, high reliability, and seamless user experience under tight timelines.
• Mentored engineers and established robust design/code review practices, raising system stability and delivery quality across the team.

Apr 2021 – Jan 2022 · 9 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

• Led the scaling of Express Checkout, Juspay’s flagship product, from early-stage adoption to powering payments for major merchants across India.
• Designed and optimized high-throughput payment APIs, enabling seamless processing of millions of transactions daily with minimal latency.
• Drove the development of critical payment flows — including UPI, cards, and net banking — ensuring reliability, compliance, and smooth user experience across diverse merchant integrations.
• Implemented infrastructure and application-level optimizations, reducing transaction failures and improving end-to-end payment success rates.
• Collaborated closely with merchant engineering teams, product managers, and banks to roll out new features rapidly while maintaining high system stability.
• Mentored engineers, established performance benchmarks, and improved development workflows to sustain delivery at scale.

May 2018 – Mar 2021 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Jun 2017 – Apr 2018 · 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site