Ariram Kandasamy — CTO
Head of Engineering | Senior Director of Engineering | Site Leader | Product & Platform Leader Engineering executive with 22+ years of experience driving global engineering teams, building scalable platforms, and delivering product innovation across Finance, Retail, and Enterprise Software. 🔹 Current Role – JP Morgan Senior Director of Engineering & Site Leader – Self-Directed Investing (India) Leading 100+ engineers, architects, and leaders across India/U.S. Driving AWS platform modernization, scaling trading systems to support 4x growth in volumes. Leading GenAI & Agentic AI initiatives to improve developer productivity, platform intelligence, and AI-driven decision-making. Spearheading the Full Paid Lending initiative, enabling clients to earn additional income through equity lending. Heading CI/CD & QA transformation, cutting regression testing by 90% and strengthening platform reliability. 🔹 Previous Role – Amazon Head of Engineering – Just Walk Out (JWO) | Single Thread Leader – Amazon Ads Edge Computing Leadership: Built frameworks and services to deploy computer vision & deep learning models across edge and cloud inference targets. Optimized model building & porting for cost, latency, and throughput—powering cashier-less retail. Advertising Technology: Delivered IN-first platforms including Multi-Account Management, Amazon Pi (consumer insights), Case & Contact Manager, Sales Acceleration, and Video Ads Builder—scaled globally and critical to Ads revenue growth. Partnered with Product Managers, Researchers, and Senior Leaders to define vision, launch products, and scale innovation globally. 🔹 Earlier Experience Oracle – Architected OEM high-availability infrastructure & connectors, driving 40% growth in Enterprise Manager. MetricStream – Built GRC Platform team from zero to 90+, partnering with Deloitte, PwC, and KPMG to deliver enterprise compliance solutions. Computer Associates – Contributed to Autosys- a flagship enterprise platform driving multimillion-dollar revenue. Perot Systems (Dell) – Developed E-commerce cargo booking platform for DHL, digitizing logistics and streamlining operations. 🔹 Specialties Engineering Leadership | Product Management | Site Leadership | GenAI & Agentic AI | Edge Computing (Model Building & Porting) | Cloud Platforms (AWS) | Computer Vision | Advertising Technology | High-Availability Systems | CI/CD & QA Transformation | Data Engineering | GRC Platforms | Customer & Partner Engagement
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and AdTech engineering leader with expertise in cloud platforms and AI-driven solutions.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 22 yrs 5 mos
Skills
- Engineering Leadership
- Cloud Platforms
- Product Management
- Edge Computing
Career Highlights
- Led 100+ engineers in global teams.
- Drove AWS modernization for trading systems.
- Spearheaded innovative AI initiatives.
Work Experience
JPMorganChase
Senior Director of Engineering - Executive Director | Site Leader – Self-Directed Investing (1 yr 9 mos)
Amazon
Head of Engineering - Just Walk Out Technology (1 yr 9 mos)
Head of Engineering (Senior SDM) - Advertising Tech (1 yr 2 mos)
Software Development Manager - Advertising Tech (3 yrs 6 mos)
MetricStream
Head of Software Engineering - GRC Platform (11 mos)
Software Development Manager - GRC Platform (3 yrs 8 mos)
Oracle Corporation
Principal Member Technical Staff (2 yrs 3 mos)
SMTS - Onsite Lead (5 yrs 2 mos)
CA Technologies
Software Engineer (1 yr 4 mos)
Perot Systems
Software Associates (1 yr)
Education
EPGP at Alliance Business School
B.Tech at Motilal Nehru National Institute Of Technology
1999 at SBOA Matriculation Higher Secondary