Kapil Sharma

VP of Engineering

19 yrs 8 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Led engineering teams at top fintech and e-commerce companies.
Expert in cloud-native architectures and digital transformation.
Proven track record in scaling complex technology platforms.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and E-commerce engineering leader with expertise in cloud-native architectures.

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Skills

Core Skills

Engineering LeadershipEngineering ManagementCloud Computing

Other Skills

AJAXAWSAerospikeAgile Project ManagementAmazon Web Services (AWS)Android DevelopmentApache KafkaApache SparkC++CSSDesign PatternsDistributed SystemsFormsGo (Programming Language)Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

About

Engineering leader with expertise in SaaS, fintech, and e-commerce. I have led global technology teams at high-growth companies and large enterprises, including Zeta, NTUC, Lazada, Snapdeal, PayPal, and Visa, building and scaling complex technology platforms across payments, financial services, and digital commerce. With deep experience in cloud-native architectures, microservices, and large-scale distributed systems, I have successfully led teams through modernization efforts, digital transformation, and high-growth product expansion. My leadership has driven platform scalability, engineering excellence, and global team growth across India, Singapore, and the USA. After a planned career break, I am now exploring opportunities where I can help drive engineering innovation, scale technology platforms, and help build world-class teams. Open to discussions in fintech, SaaS, and technology-driven organizations that are solving complex engineering challenges at scale. Let’s connect to discuss how I can contribute to building and scaling transformative technology platforms.

Experience

19 yrs 8 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 7 mos

Average Tenure

1 yr 3 mos

Current Experience

Incomm payments

Vice President of Engineering

Mar 2025 – Present · 1 yr 3 mos

Leading engineering and India operations at InComm Benefits. Focused on scaling our HSA/FSA platform and the underlying payments infrastructure that powers payroll-driven fund flows and real-time debit card transactions. Building high-performing teams and delivering secure, compliant, and user-centric fintech products.

Engineering LeadershipEngineering ManagementCloud ComputingSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Zeta suite

Senior Director of Engineering, Enterprise Payments

Nov 2020 – Aug 2024 · 3 yrs 9 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

🔹 Led the engineering strategy and execution for Zeta’s payment gateway (including card tokenisation services) and employee benefits SaaS platform, serving enterprises and merchants globally.
🔹 Scaled the platform to handle high-volume transactions while ensuring security, compliance, and reliability.
🔹 Modernized infrastructure with cloud-native architectures, Kubernetes, and distributed systems, improving scalability and developer efficiency.
🔹 Mentored and scaled engineering teams spread across cities, driving a high-performance engineering culture.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)Spring BootSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Cloud ComputingEngineering LeadershipMulti-tenant+6

Lazada

SVP Engineering

Apr 2017 – Mar 2020 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Singapore · On-site

🔹 Led engineering and product teams across retail, grocery, and digital commerce for Lazada and NTUC
🔹 Built and launched Scan & Go mobile checkout, a key innovation in the retail space.
🔹 Developed a digital healthcare platform for NTUC, modernizing patient care operations.
🔹 At Lazada, spearheaded the loyalty and digital goods platform, enhancing engagement across Southeast Asia.
🔹 Managed team spread across multiple countries (Singapore, Russia, Vietnam and China), driving engineering and product excellence at scale.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)Go (Programming Language)Google Cloud Platform (GCP)Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)SpringCloud Computing+6

Snapdeal

Director Of Engineering, Cashback and Promotions

Apr 2016 – Mar 2017 · 11 mos · Gurgaon, Haryana, India · On-site

🔹 Led dynamic pricing and promotions engineering teams, delivering a scalable monetization platform.
🔹 Developed a data-driven dynamic pricing engine and built a cashback processing pipeline using Spark, Kafka, AWS S3, and MySQL.
🔹 Scaled the monetization platform to handle 4x peak traffic during the holiday season.
🔹 Migrated key applications from AWS to a private cloud, reducing costs by 60%.
🔹 Built a rule-driven shipping cost adjustment platform, improving contribution margins.
🔹 Led a 55+ member team, including engineering managers, backend/data engineers, and QA specialists

Amazon Web Services (AWS)Spring BootSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Cloud ComputingEngineering LeadershipApache Spark+5

Paypal

Director of Engineering, Payments Risk Tech

May 2014 – Apr 2016 · 1 yr 11 mos · Greater Chennai Area · On-site

🔹 Led engineering teams for financial risk management, delivering high-availability, scalable risk lifecycle management services.
🔹 Established and scaled balance recovery and suspicious payments technology teams in India from scratch.
🔹 Owned platforms for disputes, resolutions, holds, seller protection, and suspicious case management.
🔹 Designed and ran a training program for 40+ engineers on standard risk integration patterns.
🔹 Scaled the team by 1.5x to support PayPal’s business growth, maintaining one of the lowest attrition rates (6%) in the technology peer group

Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Cloud ComputingEngineering LeadershipApache SparkEngineering ManagementMachine Learning

Visa

Director of Engineering, Digital Wallet (Merchant Solutions)

Nov 2011 – Apr 2014 · 2 yrs 5 mos · San Francisco Bay Area · On-site

🔹 Founding engineering manager for Visa’s merchant services team in the digital wallet business unit, growing the team from 2 to 40+ engineers across California, Austin, Mumbai, and Chennai.
🔹 Led the development of key merchant services including onboarding, payment gateway account management, and transaction history.
🔹 Owned Visa’s recurring subscriptions platform, which powered digital commerce for top merchants like Disney and Facebook.
🔹 Managed a distributed global engineering team, building mission-critical platforms for Visa’s merchants

Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Cloud ComputingEngineering LeadershipEngineering Management

Intuit

Engineering Lead, Payments for SME

May 2007 – Nov 2011 · 4 yrs 6 mos · Mountain View · On-site

🔹 Developed a payment gateway SDK and middleware powering Intuit’s small business payments ecosystem.
🔹 Designed and launched a hosted checkout solution, including token issuance, authorization services, and post-order management.
🔹 Built a gateway integration switch for Intuit’s backend payment processor.
🔹 Developed a Java SDK and API explorer for external developers, enhancing integration ease.
🔹 Migrated payments services from legacy Apache JServ to Tomcat, modernizing infrastructure.
🔹 Piloted Agile/Scrum adoption in the payments division, launching bi-weekly releases

Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Engineering Leadership

Symantec

Software Engineer (Norton Internet Security)

May 2005 – May 2007 · 2 yrs · Los Angeles Metropolitan Area · On-site

🔹 Developed heuristics-based security features for Norton Internet Security, improving online threat detection.
🔹 Designed and implemented real-time hyperlink detection to block access to blacklisted websites.
🔹 Built validation logic for EV SSL certificates, enhancing Norton’s security rating system.
🔹 Integrated product licensing and subscription models into Norton products, improving revenue streams

Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)