Durga Manohar Mangipudi — CTO

Engineering leader with 20+ years of experience scaling high-performance engineering organizations and modernizing mission-critical platforms across Fintech, Payments, and Enterprise SaaS. I specialize in building and mentoring high-performing teams of managers, architects, product owners, and engineers to deliver large-scale cloud-native and distributed systems supporting 200K+ TPS, 300TB+ data, and 20M+ customers with 99.99% uptime Operating at the intersection of technology and business strategy, I translate long-term vision into measurable outcomes--driving 30–35% improvements in cost efficiency, operational excellence, and customer engagement My work centers on: • Driving AI transformation, automation, and capability development • Uplifting engineering productivity and operational KPIs at scale • Elevating customer-centric platform innovation and experience • Building inclusive, high-accountability engineering cultures Areas of Excellence • AI Strategy & Enterprise Roadmaps | Innovation and Capability Building • Strategic Engineering Leadership | Product Development | Building & Scaling High-Performing Teams • Operational Excellence | Innovation | Cost Optimization | Customer & Engineering Excellence • Cloud-Native Applications | Event-Driven & Microservices Architecture | SaaS Scalability • Agile & Scaled Agile (SAFE) Practices | Cross-Regional People & Stakeholder Management • Technology Stack: Azure | AWS | Java | Spring Boot | Node.js | React | Kafka | Redis | Elasticsearch | Docker | Kubernetes | Terraform | Jenkins | NoSQL | RDBMS | MySQL | MongoDB | Openshift

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech engineering leader with expertise in cloud-native applications and AI-driven solutions.

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Experience: 22 yrs 3 mos

Skills

Ai Strategy & Roadmaps
Engineering Leadership

Career Highlights

20+ years of experience in engineering leadership.
Expert in AI transformation and operational excellence.
Proven track record in building high-performing teams.

Work Experience

Amadeus

Senior Engineering Manager (1 yr 11 mos)

Salesforce

Senior Software Development Manager (10 mos)

PayPal

Engineering Leader (8 yrs 4 mos)

Amazon

Software Development Manager (1 yr 4 mos)

SapientNitro

Technical Architect (9 mos)

Wavecrest Payment Technologies

Head of Engineering (2 yrs 3 mos)

Ivy Comptech (Entain)

Technical Lead (6 yrs 9 mos)

Education

Master of Computer Applications (Full Time) at Osmania University

Durga Manohar Mangipudi

CTO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India22 yrs 3 mos experience

Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

20+ years of experience in engineering leadership.
Expert in AI transformation and operational excellence.
Proven track record in building high-performing teams.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech engineering leader with expertise in cloud-native applications and AI-driven solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Ai Strategy & RoadmapsEngineering Leadership

Other Skills

AIAI Strategy & Roadmaps (Enterprise Adoption & Capability Building)AI/ML Strategy & Roadmaps: Enterprise adoption, capability building Product DevelopmentAWSAgile & Scaled Agile (SAFE) PracticesAgile LeadershipAgile MethodologiesAmazon Web Services (AWS)ApacheApache KafkaArchitectural DesignArchitectureArtificial Intelligence (AI)AzureBusiness Strategy

About

Experience

Amadeus

Senior Engineering Manager

Apr 2024 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Leading a 40+ member organization (Managers, Architects, Product Owners, Scrum Masters) delivering enterprise-scale AI and data intelligence capabilities.
Partnering with business and technology leadership to define and execute the enterprise AI strategy and long-term roadmap.
Drove 35% improvement in cost efficiency and operational performance through platform modernization and architectural optimization.
Transitioned platform capabilities from foundational services to customer-centric, data-driven products, enhancing engagement and onboarding efficiency.

Engineering LeadershipAI Strategy & Roadmaps (Enterprise Adoption & Capability Building)InnovationCost Optimization & Operational ExcellenceStrategic VisionCustomer Intimacy+14

Salesforce

Senior Software Development Manager

Nov 2022 – Sep 2023 · 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Spearheaded platform expansion by integrating relation mapping and historical data capabilities.
Improved asset discovery efficiency by 30% across multi-cloud environments.
Elevated team OKR attainment by 40%, aligning delivery with strategic outcomes.
Partnered across Salesforce orgs to deliver next-gen cloud asset intelligence and governance solutions.

Paypal

Engineering Leader

Jul 2014 – Nov 2022 · 8 yrs 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Led 25+ engineers across Merchant Reporting and Global Compliance teams.
Directed the Merchant Reporting Platform managing 300TB+ data for 20M+ merchants.
Re-architected the Compliance Platform, reducing onboarding time by 50% (from 90 to 45 days).
Strengthened data integrity and platform reliability across global systems.

Amazon

Software Development Manager

Feb 2013 – Jun 2014 · 1 yr 4 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · On-site

Owned multiple Tier-1 Identity Services supporting Amazon’s real-time checkout ecosystem.
Scaled services to handle 200K+ TPS with 99.99% uptime, optimizing latency and reliability.
Collaborated with product and infrastructure teams to enhance resilience and throughput.

Sapientnitro

Technical Architect

May 2012 – Feb 2013 · 9 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Provided Technical Direction from Definition phase till Support in redesigning existing Web Commerce system

Wavecrest payment technologies

Head of Engineering

Feb 2010 – May 2012 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Built and led a 50-member engineering organization from the ground up.
Architected and launched a prepaid card platform, accelerating client onboarding and time-to-market.
Founded the Software Engineering Process Group (SEPG) to drive collaboration, standards, and quality across teams.

Ivy comptech (entain)

Technical Lead

Feb 2003 – Nov 2009 · 6 yrs 9 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Led the Pay-Pro Server, a multi-currency, multi-lingual payment platform with integrated deposit and withdrawal features.
Contributed to core Game Server development, designing and developing top-performing titles (Slots, Hi-Lo, Baccarat, Blackjack, etc.).
Focused on performance tuning and cross-platform scalability.