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Pankaj K Gupta

Associate Partner

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India20 yrs 8 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 21+ years of experience in technology leadership.
  • Delivered ₹17M additional revenue through system re-architecture.
  • Built and mentored engineering teams of 20+ professionals.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a technology leader in Fintech and Telecommunications with expertise in cloud-native architecture.

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Skills

Core Skills

MicroservicesDistributed SystemsTelecommunicationsCloud Computing

Other Skills

Agile MethodologiesApache KafkaAsynchronous programmingC++CassandraJavaKey value storesLeading Development TeamsLeading development teamsLinuxMGCPMicrosoft AzureMongoDBNo SQL data storesProject Management

About

Dynamic technology leader with 21+ years of experience driving engineering excellence, scaling high-performing teams, and delivering mission-critical systems in gaming, payments, and telecom. Currently, leading the Wallet & Payments engineering vertical at Play Games24x7, powering seamless PayIns,Payouts, and rewards for millions of users. Proven track record of delivering measurable business outcomes — from unlocking ₹17M in additional revenue through system re-architecture, reducing infrastructure costs by 20%, to launching new gaming products from 0→1, including Snakes & Ladders scaled to millions of players. Recognized for building and mentoring engineering organizations of 20+engineers and managers, aligning technology roadmaps with business strategy, and executing under high-growth, high-compliance environments. Adept at blending deep technical expertise in distributed systems and cloud-native architecture with strategic leadership to drive transformation and competitive advantage.

Experience

Games24x7

4 roles

Associate Director

Promoted

Apr 2025Present · 11 mos

Sr. Engineering Manager

Promoted

Apr 2023Mar 2025 · 1 yr 11 mos

Engineering Manager

Oct 2020Mar 2023 · 2 yrs 5 mos

SDE III

May 2019Oct 2020 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • consumer tech | web services | Micro services | Distributed systems | No SQL data stores | Key value stores | Asynchronous programming | ReST API | Spring Boot
consumer techweb servicesMicro servicesDistributed systemsNo SQL data storesKey value stores+5

Blue jeans network

Principal Engineer

Dec 2015May 2019 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Leading development teams and developing career grade VoIP solutions, Video Conferencing, Microsoft Azure based cloud service.
Leading development teamsVoIP solutionsVideo ConferencingMicrosoft AzureTelecommunicationsCloud Computing

Lifesize, a division of logitech

Sr. Lead Engineer

Apr 2015Nov 2015 · 7 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

Ericsson

Technical Lead

Apr 2014Apr 2015 · 1 yr · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Sonus networks

2 roles

Technical Lead

Apr 2010Mar 2013 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Sr. Software Engineer

Jun 2006Aug 2008 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Movik networks

Sr. Software Engineer

Aug 2008Apr 2010 · 1 yr 8 mos

Amsoft systems

Software Engineer

Apr 2004Jun 2006 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Education

Delhi College of Engineering

ME — Computer

SGSITS Indore

B.E. — Computers

munna lal agrawal higher secondary school

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