Priyabrata Pradhan (Priyam) — CTO
Engineering & Platform Leader (16+ yrs) driving AI/GenAI, Cloud, API Platform & Security excellence. Leading 100+ engineers delivering high-scale, compliant, cloud-native platforms for Tier-1 BFSI clients. Specialized in building LLM-powered automation, multi-cloud systems, secure API ecosystems (300+ APIs), and NoOps engineering models. Track record of transforming legacy stacks into modern cloud architectures, reducing infra cost by 30%, improving latency by 20%, and scaling throughput 4–5x. Experienced in org design, platform strategy, reliability engineering, security governance, FinOps, and cross-functional execution with CXO alignment. Core Leadership & Impact • API & Platform Engineering: Delivered 300+ APIs (REST, gRPC, GraphQL) with NoOps automation (auto-code → auto-test → auto-deploy). • AI/GenAI & ML: Built LLM, CV, and NLP-based automation frameworks powering compliance, fraud detection, analytics, and developer productivity. • Cloud & Infra: Designed AWS/GCP/Azure multi-cloud platforms using Kubernetes/EKS, improving performance and reducing operational overhead. • Security Leadership: Implemented DevSecOps, API Security, VAPT, WAF, IAM, KMS encryption, and Zero-Trust models ensuring RBI/ISO/SOC2 compliance. • Business & Team Growth: Scaled tech orgs from early-stage to 100+ engineers; built pod-based ownership model and mentored leads into CTO-level thinkers. Technical Strengths Cloud & Infra: AWS (EKS, S3, Lambda, WAF, Shield), GCP (BigQuery, Pub/Sub), Azure (Cognitive, AKS), Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, FinOps Security & Compliance: DevSecOps, VAPT, IAM, TLS1.3, OAuth2/JWT/HMAC, KMS/CloudHSM, SIEM, GuardDuty, Macie, SOC2, ISO27001, RBI AI/ML & GenAI: LLMs (GPT, Claude, Bedrock), NLP, CV, MLOps, AIOps, Fraud Models, Recommendations Platforms: REST, gRPC, GraphQL, Microservices, Event-Driven Systems, Kong, Apigee, CI/CD (Jenkins, Bitbucket, GitHub Actions) Data: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Cassandra, ClickHouse, Hadoop, Spark, ETL/Data Pipelines Programming: Python, Node.js, Java, Go (basic), Shell Leadership: Engineering Strategy, Org Scaling, Delivery Excellence, Cost Optimization, Vendor Management, CXO Communication Passionate about building future-ready API, AI-driven platforms that combine innovation, reliability, and measurable business outcomes.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech leader with expertise in AI-driven cloud platforms and engineering management.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 17 yrs 5 mos
Skills
- Cloud & Infra
- Ai/genai & Ml
- Api & Platform Engineering
Career Highlights
- Led 100+ engineers in delivering FinTech platforms.
- Reduced infrastructure costs by 30% and improved latency by 20%.
- Built LLM-powered automation frameworks for compliance.
Work Experience
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Lecturer (5 mos)
Education
Postgraduate Degree at Texas McCombs School of Business
Master of Science - MS at Deakin University
BTech at KIIT - Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology