Shivendra Pandey

VP of Engineering

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland19 yrs 3 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

  • Led engineering teams of up to 80 people.
  • Scaled payments platforms for millions of daily transactions.
  • Pioneered AI and data integration in enterprise solutions.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and SaaS expert with extensive experience in cloud-native architectures and AI-driven solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Software ArchitectureArtificial Intelligence (ai)Data SciencePaymentsCloud MigrationIotSaasAgile LeadershipMicroservices Architecture

Other Skills

AIAJAXAgile MethodologiesAgile Project ManagementApacheApplication Programming InterfacesCCSSCloud-Native ArchitectureCollaborative LeadershipDatabasesDesign PatternsDevOpsDigital TransformationDistributed Systems

About

I am an engineering leader with nearly 2 decades of experience building and scaling mission-critical platforms across Payments, SaaS, IoT, POS, ERP, and e-commerce. My career has been defined by architecting distributed systems at global scale — robust, efficient, and built to last. From transforming multi-domain platforms to delivering high-availability enterprise systems, I thrive on solving complex technical challenges that drive real business impact. I’ve led engineering organizations of up to 80 people, guiding architecture, execution, and product innovation. Along the way, I’ve scaled payments platforms to handle millions of daily transactions, modernized monoliths into cloud-first microservices, and embedded AI and deep learning into enterprise solutions. Just as importantly, I’ve built inclusive, high-performing cultures — mentoring leaders, driving career growth, and enabling teams to innovate faster while improving system reliability and performance. What motivates me today is the *fusion of AI, data, and enterprise platforms*. With an MS in Data Science, multiple certifications (Solution Architect, deep learning, ML, AI, and analytics), and hands-on experience across distributed systems, I bridge deep technical expertise with product vision. My passion is pioneering the next generation of platforms — turning bold ideas into reality, at scale, with teams that love building as much as I do.

Experience

19 yrs 3 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 9 mos
Average Tenure
3 yrs 10 mos
Current Experience

Microsoft

2 roles

Principal (Group) Engineering Manager

Jun 2024Present · 2 yrs · On-site

  • Business Apps(Agents & Copilot) | Dynamics 365 | AI ERP | Globalization & Tax | Cloud + AI
  • Driving Next-Gen Business Insights: Spearheading the development of cutting-edge business performance suite, leveraging latest platform tech stack, AI and advanced analytics patterns to empower strategic decision-making and operational precision.
  • Unifying Data Platforms: Crafting and executing a visionary strategy for a unified platform and data pipeline, standardizing processes, and ensuring seamless data integration across systems to unlock business value.
  • Reducing Chattiness with Proven Patterns: Leading the implementation of optimized patterns to minimize compute-database communication in Azure Zone Redundancy (AZR) design, enhancing system reliability, reducing latency, and ensuring robust business continuity.
  • Fostering a Culture of Excellence: Building a high-performance engineering culture focused on collaboration, innovation, DA&I, and skill development, enabling teams to achieve outstanding results consistently.
DevOpsSoftware ArchitectureAgile LeadershipEngineering ManagementSoftware DeploymentArtificial Intelligence (AI)+14

Principal Group Engineering Manager

Aug 2022Jun 2024 · 1 yr 10 mos · On-site

  • Business Apps | Dynamics 365 | AI ERP | F&O & Platform for Data Engineering | Cloud + AI
  • Scaled and led 4 global engineering teams (India, US, Europe), aligning 40+ engineers toward a unified data, analytics, and insights vision, driving collaboration and operational excellence across regions.
  • Delivered a common data foundation for Dynamics 365, including pipelines, reporting, and analytics, creating a scalable, centralized platform that improved data-driven decision-making for enterprise customers.
  • Directed design and operations of a next-gen analytics platform, implementing standardized pipelines, integrated data lake architecture, and AI/ML features to unlock predictive insights.
  • Drove platform reliability and performance at scale, defining best practices for governance, security, and operations, resulting in a resilient, future-proof analytics ecosystem.
DevOpsSoftware ArchitectureAgile LeadershipEngineering ManagementSoftware DeploymentArtificial Intelligence (AI)+14

Paytm

Associate Vice President, Payments

Feb 2021Jul 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · On-site

  • Enabled India’s digital payments revolution, powering 300M+ users and 20M+ merchants by leading engineering for IoT, EDC, POS, and payments platforms.
  • Directed a 60+ member engineering organization, including managers and senior leads, delivering scalable, secure, and innovative payment solutions.
  • Migrated mission-critical payment systems to AWS under aggressive timelines, achieving near-zero downtime and ensuring uninterrupted service for millions of daily transactions.
  • Scaled IoT/EDC ecosystem from thousands to 5M+ devices in six months, through superior firmware upgrades that improved performance, reduced costs, and enhanced reliability.
  • Delivered enterprise-grade systems at scale, leveraging microservices, SOA, and distributed architecture to handle massive transaction volumes with high availability.
  • Partnered with business leaders to align technology and product roadmaps, ensuring engineering investments directly supported growth and customer adoption.
DevOpsSoftware ArchitectureAgile LeadershipCloud MigrationPaymentsEngineering Management+17

Monotype solutions india

Senior Engineering Manager | Tribe Lead

Aug 2017Jan 2021 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · On-site

  • Headquartered in the Boston area of the United States and offices across 4 continents, Monotype is the world’s #1 company in fonts. It’s a trusted partner to the world’s top brands and was named “One of the Most Innovative Companies in Design for 2018” by Fast Company. Monotype’s fonts and technologies help bring brands to life!
  • Leadership Across Geographies: Led the Enterprise Business Tribe with a team of 45, managing leads and managers across multiple teams and global locations to drive impactful results.
  • Scaling SaaS Applications: Built and scaled a suite of SaaS applications for web and desktop platforms, enabling seamless and efficient customer experiences for some of the world’s leading brands.
  • Driving Engineering Excellence: Delivered robust, scalable workflows and systems by leading the design and implementation of complex, high-performing architectures for web and desktop applications.
  • Architectural Modernization: Spearheaded the transition from monolithic systems to SOA and microservices-based architectures, adopting a "break the monolith" approach to enhance agility, scalability, and performance.
  • Process Transformation: Successfully implemented Agile@Scale, Scrum@Scale, and the Spotify Model practices, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous delivery across the organization.
DevOpsSoftware ArchitectureAgile LeadershipCloud MigrationPaymentsEngineering Management+16

Naukri.com

5 roles

Senior Engineering Manager

Promoted

Apr 2016Jul 2017 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Microservices Architecture at Scale: Designed and implemented high-performance microservices and SOA architectures, enabling reusable libraries and efficient handling of millions of users and peak traffic exceeding 5,000 QPS.
  • Scalable Payment Systems: Developed and optimized a Payment Microservice capable of processing thousands of concurrent transactions with reliability and scalability.
  • High Availability and Optimization: Ensured 24/7 availability for jobseeker and recruiter applications by optimizing application servers, databases, and workflows to handle millions of daily interactions seamlessly.
  • Robust User Lifecycle Management: Engineered and maintained registration, profile modification, and user management workflows to support millions of active jobseeker accounts.
  • Leadership Across Multiple Teams: Managed multiple teams within a diverse portfolio, driving alignment, operational efficiency, and innovation to deliver large-scale, mission-critical projects.
Software ArchitectureAgile LeadershipCloud MigrationPaymentsEngineering ManagementSoftware Deployment+13

Engineering Manager

Promoted

Apr 2014Mar 2016 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Domain/Projects - Billing app, Payments, Order Management and Transactions
  • Asynchronous Architecture for Transaction & Payments
  • Creation of Naukri E-Learning Platform from scratch with the commerce aspects
  • Application, Server Optimizations & High availability of all applications
  • Creation of Premium Jobseeker Web Application from scratch
  • Transaction and Payment application internal for Sales and Operations
  • SMS & Email Sending Optimization
Software ArchitectureAgile LeadershipCloud MigrationPaymentsEngineering ManagementSoftware Deployment+8

Technical Team Lead

Promoted

Apr 2012Mar 2014 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Lead the technical implementation of various projects:
  • Creation of billing workflows with order management for the sales
  • Generating the leads data for the sales team across the country with algorithms
  • Real-time lead generation processes which increased the conversion
  • Various real-time reports/MISs creation for payment and finance team for revenue tracking
PaymentsSoftware DeploymentData ScienceTechnology Leadership

Senior Software Engineer

Promoted

Apr 2011Mar 2012 · 11 mos

  • Worked on creating an application for the sales and operation team which can generate the Mailers on the fly
  • Backend processes to manage mailers going for promotions
  • Maintainance and Enhancements in offline billing system
Software DeploymentData ScienceTechnology Leadership

Software Engineer

Nov 2009Mar 2011 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Worked on billing application for workflow enhancements
  • Worked on workflow systems for QC and other workflows for all the internal products
  • Worked on the subscription application
Software Deployment

Sdg corporation

Software Engineer

Jul 2008Nov 2009 · 1 yr 4 mos · Noida Area, India

  • Web-related sites and portal development, web site traffic growth, web site UI and advertising revenue.Developed brand strategy and statistics systems.
  • Requirement analysis with comprehensive database management.
  • Application support and client communication on various stages of project and developer level testing.
  • Projects:
  • NBC Universal Blogs and Forums (General Electrical)
  • EUS Portal & Media Central (General Electrical)
  • Power Ranking (General Electrical)

Sourcefuse technologies

Software Developer

Oct 2007Jul 2008 · 9 mos · Noida Area, India

  • Projects: Action-Coach & SEC-FILINGS, Other web portals: Websites development, and testing.
  • Coding of new source programs and problems involving the evaluation of specifications for complex business requirements and processes. Looked after the unit testing and maintenance (bug fixing).
  • Troubleshoot problems on production environment after understanding the applications architecture and code base.

Freelancer (self employed)

Web Developer

Jul 2006Sep 2007 · 1 yr 2 mos · Noida Area, India

  • Worked as a freelancer for multiple companies & clients.

Education

Liverpool John Moores University

Master of Science - MS — AI & Deep Learning

International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore

Post Graduation in Data Science — Deep Learning

Karnataka State Open University

M.Tech — Information Technology

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University

Bachelor of Technology - BTech — Computer Science

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