Chandrakanth U

Software Engineer

Singapore, Singapore11 yrs 11 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 10 years of experience in fintech solutions.
Expert in building scalable core banking systems.
Proven track record in rapid customer acquisition.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with a strong focus on scalable software solutions and user acquisition.

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Skills

Core Skills

FintechSoftware DevelopmentTechnology Leadership

Other Skills

AMLAPI integrationsAlgorithmsAmazon Web Services (AWS)AngularJSCData StructuresDockerGitGitlabHTMLJavaScriptKYCLeading Development TeamsLinux

About

Lead Software Engineer with over 10 years of experience in building scalable fintech solutions, specializing in core banking systems, customer onboarding, lending, and compliance. At GXS, contributed to the development of advanced systems including KYC, AML, and lending platforms, enabling rapid customer acquisition and streamlined financial processes in alignment with MAS standards. Passionate about developing innovative digital solutions that enhance accessibility and security in financial services. Skilled in integrating partner ecosystems and scalable APIs and building products with a focus on creating seamless user experiences and supporting organizational growth.

Experience

Gxs

2 roles

Lead Software Engineer

Promoted

Jan 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 2 mos · Singapore

Engineered core banking systems (onboarding, KYC, lending, AML) in compliance with MAS standards, reducing onboarding time to under 2 minutes and enabling the business to scale up customer acquisition at a rapid rate.
Developed automated lending systems for MSME that eliminated manual intervention during the underwriting phase and enabled near instant approvals.
Designed AML and name-screening modules ensuring regulatory compliance and preventing financial crime.
Integrated onboarding flows into partner apps (Grab, Singtel), accelerating user acquisition across the digital banking ecosystem.
Built scalable API integrations with multiple vendor and partners like Singpass, for rapid customer onboarding and near-instant loan approvals
Architected bank statement upload flows for automated credit underwriting, reducing decision time to under 2 minutes

core banking systemsKYCAMLlending platformsAPI integrationsFintech+1

Senior Software Engineer

Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 · 1 yr · Singapore

GxS is a joint venture between Grab and Singtel

Leading Development TeamsSoftware InfrastructuregolangGitlabProduct DevelopmentTechnology Leadership+1

Grab

Senior Software Engineer

Mar 2018 – Jan 2021 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Singapore

Led design and rollout of customer acquisition modules (promotions, rule engines, loyalty programs) that accelerated user growth across Southeast Asia
Developed Grab's loyalty platform for real-time point awarding and redemption, boosting user retention and monthly transaction volume
Streamlined company-wide rewards by overseeing migration from OVO Points (Indonesia) to Grab Points
Authored technical blogs featured on Grab's engineering platform
Mentored team members and conducted code reviews establishing engineering standards

Circles.life

Senior Software Engineer

Aug 2017 – Mar 2018 · 7 mos · Singapore

Shippable

Software Engineer

Aug 2014 – Aug 2017 · 3 yrs · Bangalore

Was one of the early engineers of Shippable and played a vital part in scaling up the team from 3 when I joined to 30 at present.
Was part of the early team that was involved in the development of several microservice components of the Shippable platform, including Infrastructure, API, Build System, frontend and notification services.
Was a part team that streamlined deployment process by following the best practices in continuous integration which helped us to deploy to Shippable's Production environment seamlessly using Shippable itself, I was one of the few persons in the company who was responsible for the availability of all the services.
Actively engaged with the customers on Shippable Support forum to interact with the customers and help them with their issues.
Mentored new employees and brought them up to speed on the Shippable technology stack and helped in the adoption of software engineering standards, tools, and technology within the development team by conducting code reviews and provide constructive feedback around areas of improvement

Purplebeak

Intern

May 2013 – Aug 2013 · 3 mos · Bangalore

During this time I was involved in the development of a location based service and was specifically charged with creating the initial versions of a cross-platform mobile application using Apache Cordova and integrating it with a map tile server under guidance of Mr. Ragesh Krishna.