Saransh Bansal

Product Manager

Delhi, India12 yrs 1 mo experience

Most Likely To SwitchAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

Built enterprise-wide AI platform for 70,000+ employees.
Led high-performance teams in big data analytics.
Established engineering standards for a local hub.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and SaaS expert with strong leadership in AI and software development.

Contact

saransh.bansal@natwest.com +919643270058 LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Ai Software DevelopmentTechnical LeadershipSoftware Architectural DesignFull Stack DevelopmentUi/ux DesignSoftware DevelopmentTeam Leadership

Other Skills

API DevelopmentAWSAgile MethodologiesAmazon Web Services (AWS)AngularJSAnsibleApache KafkaAutosysBig DataCSSCamunda BPMCloud SolutionsCommunicationComplianceContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)

About

Engineering leader with 12+ years of experience in software development, platform engineering, and AI-driven innovation at enterprise scale. Proven track record of leading high-performance development teams. Combines deep technical expertise (Java/Spring, Python, AWS, Snowflake, LLMs) with strategic leadership to drive digital transformation under strict governance, fostering an agile culture and delivering measurable business impact. 🏅AWS certified Developer Associate. 🤖 Building AI products. My industry experience spans banking and financial services, IT consulting, telecommunications, and media. *Current Focus*: 1. Building an enterprise-wide AI Enablement platform that enables employees to use AI responsibly, within defined organizational guardrails. 2. Building scalable and reusable GenAI APIs with Spring AI for deep AI integration into existing enterprise systems. Find me on: Github - @saranshbansal Stack Overflow - @stackoverflow.com/users/3520404/saran3h

Experience

Natwest group

3 roles

Development Manager

Promoted

Feb 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

I lead a cross-functional team of Developers and DevOps engineers to deliver and maintain a portfolio of 25+ data-intensive internal applications and API services. Together, we serve 13,000+ colleagues, driving operational efficiency across multiple business domains.
Key achievements include:
🎯 Built the bank’s first fully in-house, enterprise-wide multi-tenant AI platform, enabling 70,000+ employees to leverage generative AI across hundreds of regulated use cases while adhering to strict governance and compliance.
🌟 GenAI as a Service (GaaS): Building reusable GenAI REST APIs using Spring AI framework to provide common AI features, accelerating AI adoption in greenfield and legacy solutions, empowering the existing real-estate of solutions and ensuring standardized and responsible AI usage.
Customer Data as a Service (CDaaS): Designed and implemented a robust, re-usable suite of APIs to provide streamlined access to historical customer data across several solutions replacing redundant point solutions.
Migrated legacy applications to cloud-native PCF and AWS (EKS) platforms; implemented Snowflake as the strategic data warehouse for historical data; integrated internal and external API gateways and a unified Single Sign-On (SSO) solution.
Championed Engineering and DevOps practices by establishing standardized frameworks and delivery processes—built a batteries-included microservice template (built-in SSO, CI/CD, API gateway
integration, DB connectivity, audit logging); Unified CI/CD pipelines and templates for Java, Node, and Python apps. Authored key engineering playbooks and migration guides; nominated as the top 2% engineering talent in the bank.

JavaSpring AIAWSSnowflakeAPI DevelopmentDevOps+3

Application Development Lead

Promoted

Dec 2020 – Jan 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Part of Fraud, Financial crime, and Services Analytics (FFSA) Solutions team within the wider D&A group at Natwest.
Responsible to deliver a holistic view of our highly sophisticated big data analytics solutions using smart web applications.
Led a large team of high performers to become the leading big data web applications development capability in the bank.
Built a suit of APIs under cDNA (Customer Data and Analytics) for both internal and external consumers that exposes a “real-time”, unified and holistic view of our customers and their journeys in the bank.
Moved legacy infrastructure and applications to cloud native, more robust, and highly secured alternatives.

Big DataAPI DevelopmentCloud SolutionsData AnalyticsAI Software DevelopmentTechnical Leadership

Senior Application Developer

Feb 2020 – Nov 2020 · 9 mos

Shootsta

Full Stack Developer

May 2018 – Jul 2020 · 2 yrs 2 mos · India · Remote

Shootsta is a disruptive on-the-fly video production company which offers an innovative cloud based video production solution to visual content headaches of large firms. I work as an offshore web developer. Some of the highlights of my work:
Built and launched Shootsta’s next-generation, cloud-based Bookings Platform, enabling Fortune 500 clients to manage video production workflows by cutting manual coordination efforts between
artists and camera crews from weeks to hours.
Introduced modern UI/UX patterns and scalable architecture practices using ReactJS and Django that enhanced performance and improved customer satisfaction. Built detailed analytical dashboards utilizing niche data skills using python libraries (numpy, pandas, matplotlib etc.)
Owned application development, deployments and infrastructure automation using Ansible/Fabric on AWS stack.
Actively participated in code reviews, sprint planning, and cross-border team coordination, ensuring high-quality delivery in a fast-paced startup environment

ReactJSDjangoAWSAnsibleFull Stack DevelopmentUI/UX Design

Gartner

Full Stack Developer

Feb 2016 – May 2018 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Gurgaon, India · On-site

Gartner is a leading American market research and advisory firm providing IT-related insights on virtually every domain. I worked for Gartner's Sales & Service Delivery vertical. Some of the highlights are:
First IT Hire in India: Established the engineering standards and practices to build Gartner’s local engineering hub, which later scaled to 200+ engineers.
Enterprise Applications Delivery: Designed and delivered 20+ in-house colleague applications under Sales & Service Delivery, improving workflow efficiency and enabling faster decision-making for business teams.
Architecture & Frameworks: Introduced modern SPA and backend frameworks (ReactJS, AngularJS, Spring Boot) to visualize and implement complex technical workflows.
Reusable Assets: Built reusable frontend component libraries and automation frameworks that increased development speed, code reuse, and reduced defects across projects.
Leadership & Mentorship: Mentored junior engineers during rapid team expansion, influenced hiring, and helped scale the India engineering function.

ReactJSAngularJSSpring BootFull Stack DevelopmentTechnical Leadership

Wipro limited

Software Engineer

Nov 2013 – Jan 2016 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Greater Noida, India

Wipro is India’s leading IT and services company. I worked under Wipro’s Global Media and Telecom (GMT) domain which caters to large telecom firms across the world. Some of the highlights of my work:
Product Delivery: Built and deployed a distribution management platform for a major telecom giant, automating operations across administrators, distributors, and dealers, cutting manual efforts by 70%.
Leadership Growth: Promoted within a year to lead a team of 4 developers, driving delivery of core modules (Profile, User, and Location Management) for a large telecom client.
Full Lifecycle Ownership: Took end-to-end responsibility for requirements gathering, wireframing, development, and production support, strengthening client trust, and delivering accountability.
Technical Excellence: Among the first in the organization to pilot Spring, Hibernate, and SOA architectures, setting patterns later adopted across teams.
Recognition: Received Outstanding Contribution Award; ranked among top performers in a 150+ member delivery team.

SpringHibernateSOASoftware DevelopmentTeam Leadership

Air india limited

Intern

Jun 2012 – Aug 2012 · 2 mos · Jet Engine Overhaul Complex, T-2, India

As an intern, I developed insights into the internal operations of a Jet Engine and Aircraft Communication System;
Secured 92% marks in the concluding performance rating test.