Engineering Manager

OCT 2021 - PRESENT · 4.9 years

As a senior technical leader on Schwab’s flagship mobile trading platform, I drive architecture, development, and integration efforts across web, mobile, and backend systems serving millions of investors. My focus spans authentication workflows, mutual funds, and options trading, with deep involvement in system design, developer enablement, and cross-functional delivery. Key Contributions: • Architected and scaled high-throughput APIs for user authentication and profile configurations using GCP, Node.js, and proprietary services. • Spearheaded third-party integrations, improving login success rate by 15%, enhancing customer experience across mobile and web. • Led cross-functional initiatives (with PM, QA, InfoSec) to align engineering direction with business priorities in a highly regulated FinTech environment. • Influenced platform-wide architecture decisions via Schwab’s internal engineering forums to ensure cloud-native, secure, and resilient design. • Mentored junior engineers and guided squad-level architectural reviews to level up backend and full-stack capability within the team.

Lead Software Engineer

APR 2018 - OCT 2021 · 3.6 years

Served as a lead engineer on TDAx, the firm’s next-generation retail trading platform built using React.js and microservices architecture. Played a critical role in modernizing the platform, driving test automation, and enabling scalable component-based delivery to improve user experience and platform reliability. Key Contributions: • Led architectural overhaul of front-end delivery, adopting modular components and micro frontends to reduce release errors by 30% and boost maintainability. • Designed and implemented key React.js modules integrated with RESTful backend services, driving better trading performance across devices. • Championed CI/CD-based automation strategy, increasing test coverage from 45% to 85%, and accelerated the feedback loop for production readiness. • Drove agile transformation within squads by facilitating sprint planning, grooming sessions, and cross-team coordination for timely delivery. • Mentored developers across feature teams on clean code practices, React design patterns, and CI/CD onboarding.

Senior Software Engineer

OCT 2016 - MAR 2018 · 1.5 years

Contracted as a senior engineer to modernize MSG’s internal event management and reporting systems. Focused on backend modernization, data transformation pipelines, and regulatory compliance reporting. Key Contributions: • Re-architected critical backend workflows to process and normalize ticketing and event data from multiple venues, improving reliability and downstream analytics. • Built RESTful APIs and data pipelines enabling real-time ingestion of customer and transaction data, reducing report lag time by over 60%. • Integrated security and compliance checks into all service layers to support SOX and audit-readiness, a core requirement for MSG’s financial compliance. • Collaborated cross-functionally with DevOps and data teams to ensure cloud-native deployment and monitoring of the new systems.

Senior Software Engineer

JUN 2016 - SEP 2016 · 4 months

I primarily focused on the internal development and testing efforts for projects at CyberThink.

Engineering Manager

JUN 2014 - JUN 2016 · 2.1 years

Directed strategic delivery of enterprise-scale BI and regulatory reporting platforms for AXA Germany and Switzerland. Oversaw distributed engineering teams while aligning delivery with business and compliance objectives across Europe. Key Highlights: • End-to-End Delivery Ownership: Managed full lifecycle for two major BI/reporting programs, from stakeholder alignment and architecture planning to sprint execution and production release. • SAP HANA Migration: Spearheaded successful migration of sales reporting systems to SAP HANA, unlocking real-time analytics and streamlining data pipelines. • Process & Compliance Leadership: Enabled AXA’s CMMi Level 3 certification by championing engineering rigor, agile process maturity, and documentation excellence across teams. • People Development: Mentored engineering leads and ICs on scalable design, coding standards, and long-term system evolution — fostering a high-performing and autonomous team culture. 🏆 Awards & Recognition: 🏅 Individual Star Award – Dec 2014 🏅 Best Performing Team – Jun 2015 🏅 Quarterly Star Award – Mar 2015

Lead Software Engineer

SEP 2010 - JUN 2014 · 3.8 years

Led architecture, development, and modernization of AXA Bank Belgium’s regulatory reporting systems. Focused on data integration, full-stack development, and cross-functional collaboration with European stakeholders to meet IFRS and compliance standards. Key Highlights: • BI Platform Architecture: Designed and implemented a consolidated reporting platform to support regulatory and internal analytics needs using SAP BI systems. • Data Engineering at Scale: Integrated large-scale P&C insurance policy transaction data into enterprise SAP BI pipelines, ensuring accurate and compliant reporting across business functions. • Full-Stack Modernization: Led development of microservices and front-end data visualizations using modern JavaScript frameworks, contributing to a multi-year digital transformation effort. • Global Delivery: Collaborated with geographically distributed teams across Europe to refine product specs and ensure on-time, in-budget delivery of high-impact reporting tools. 🏆 Awards & Recognition: 🏅 Best Team Player – AXA R&R Award (Apr 2014) 🏅 AXA Spot Light Award – for cross-border delivery impact

Senior Software Engineer

SEP 2008 - SEP 2010 · 2.1 years

Led development for SAP’s non-ABAP software delivery stack within the Build & Release team. Focused on scalable automation and streamlined release workflows. Key Achievements: • Developed internal tools to manage and automate release cycles for customer-facing software products. • Designed and implemented a system to manage complex permutations of product deliverables, boosting delivery precision and efficiency. • Contributed to key architectural work on the Sydney Enterprise Services Project. Awards: 🏆 SAP Kernel Assembly Team Award 🏆 SAP PLM Spot Award 🏆 Recognition for Sydney Project Architecture contributions

Software Engineer

SEP 2005 - SEP 2008 · 3.1 years

Kickstarted engineering career in SAP’s global Build & Release team, contributing to the non-ABAP software delivery ecosystem. Focused on developing internal tools and frameworks that powered multi-product release coordination, version control, and QA integration across teams. Key Highlights: • Release Coordination Tooling: Built a robust system to track and manage multiple software product versions, streamlining SAP’s global release calendar. • Permutation Handling Engine: Designed logic for handling complex permutations across product lines, minimizing deployment errors and increasing delivery efficiency. • Cross-Team Collaboration: Worked closely with QA and integration teams to optimize release pipelines and improve cycle times. • Strong Engineering Foundation: Gained hands-on experience in software engineering principles, debugging, front-end tools, and configuration management. 🏆 Awards: 🏅 SAP Kernel Assembly Team Award – For delivering high-impact tooling improvements in SAP release workflows.

Software Engineering Intern

SEP 2004 - JUN 2005 · 10 months

Joined as a software engineering intern in a research-driven initiative focused on compiler development and system architecture design. Collaborated on tools for telecom service configuration and domain-specific language parsing. Key Highlights: • Compiler Development: Designed and implemented an in-house compiler for the Unicorn Definition Language (UDL) as part of a joint research collaboration with IIIT. • System Design Exposure: Participated in architectural planning, client site demos, and internal reviews, gaining firsthand experience in system-level thinking early in career. • Hands-On Java Projects: Developed core features for parsing, validation, and code generation in Java for telecom-specific configurations.