Vikram Mahapatra — Director of Engineering
Seasoned technology leader with 16 years of experience in Banking and Finance, specializing in scalable data platforms, distributed systems, and API-driven architectures. Expertise in designing and implementing Data Platforms, leveraging RESTful APIs, Kafka, WebSockets, and cloud-native technologies for real-time data processing. Skilled in SQL and NoSQL optimization, containerization, and infrastructure automation. Proven track record in end-to-end solution architecture, from POC to enterprise-wide implementation, driving transformation programs that received global recognition and leadership callouts. Adept at mentoring cross-functional teams, fostering innovation, and aligning technology strategies with business objectives to deliver robust, high-performance financial solutions. mentioned in Division call out. During Last one year, below are my contribution: 1. Greenfield Data Platform & Market Data Pipelines – Leading the architecture and implementation of a next-gen data platform, integrating real-time and historical market data from Refinitiv, Bloomberg (BDP, BDH, Tick History), and US Energy datasets to support algorithmic trading strategies. 2. Advanced ETL & Financial Data Processing – Designing and optimizing scalable ETL workflows using Python, PySpark, and Iceberg to manage complex financial datasets, including MSCI indexes and other global market indicators, converting raw market data into structured bar formats for traders. 3. Enterprise-Level Solution Architecture – Led the design and implementation of the Counterparty Geo Splitter, recognized by Directors and CIOs, with plans for division-wide adoption. Also architected a data reconciliation solution to address long-standing user issues, gaining leadership acknowledgment. 4. Regulatory & Risk Reporting – Spearheaded the Top50 Risk Aggregate Regulatory Reporting initiative, stabilizing critical reports and contributing to a strategic restructuring effort to enhance reporting accuracy and efficiency. 5. Platform Automation & Monitoring – Developed microservices-based APIs using FastAPI, automated data workflows in Airflow, and implemented infrastructure-as-code (IaC) solutions using Terraform and Kubernetes, ensuring robust deployment, monitoring, and alerting via Grafana and Loki. 6. Leadership & Community Engagement – Empowering a team of 20 through bi-weekly Python training sessions, participating in Barclays Hackathons and external competitions, and fostering team bonding through year-end stage performances.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech Data Engineering leader with expertise in scalable data platforms and real-time processing.
Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India
Experience: 15 yrs 11 mos
Skills
- Data Engineering
- Cloud Technologies
- Real-time Data Processing
- Etl Development
- Data Processing
- Infrastructure Automation
- Api Development
- Ai Integration
- Data Architecture
- Solution Design
- Solution Architecture
- Regulatory Reporting
- Data Governance
- Data Pipeline Development
Career Highlights
- Led architecture of a next-gen data platform.
- Spearheaded regulatory reporting initiatives.
- Empowered teams through innovative training sessions.
Work Experience
Accolite
Director - Data Engineering (1 yr 11 mos)
Elfin Code
Co-Founder (1 yr 4 mos)
Barclays
Asst. Vice President | Data (2 yrs 4 mos)
Sr. Data Analyst (2 yrs 8 mos)
Morgan Stanley
Senior Manager - Data (4 yrs 6 mos)
Nordea
Sr Data Engineer at Nordea Bank (8 mos)
iGATE
Sr. Software Engineer (2 yrs)
CMC Ltd
IT Engineer (0 mo)
GUJ INFO PETRO LTD
Software Engineer (1 yr 10 mos)
Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA at Gujarat University