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SRIKUMAR SWAMINATHAN

Chennai

Summary

Dynamic Engineering Manager with a proven track record at Project 44, excelling in team leadership and operational efficiency. Spearheaded the design of scalable systems and mentored engineers into leadership roles, driving significant enhancements in performance and throughput. Expert in distributed systems and API development, fostering cross-functional collaboration to achieve strategic goals.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Engineering Manager

Project 44
Chennai
12.2023 - Current

Tech: Python, MongoDB, Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker

  • Drove high performance in cross-functional engineering team of 14 through clear goal setting and regular feedback loops.
  • Collaborated with business stakeholders and customers to identify and implement additional features.
  • Mentored team leads and senior engineers, facilitating growth into technical leadership roles.

Staff Software Engineer

Project 44
Chennai
01.2023 - 11.2023

Tech: Python, MongoDB, Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker

  • Architect and strategize the long-term design and evolution of YMS systems, ensuring scalability and innovation.
  • Conceptualized, engineered, and executed the initial phase of yard management automation, significantly enhancing operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

Staff Software Engineer

Motive
Chennai
11.2021 - 07.2022

Tech: Beanstalkd, backburners

  • Provided strategic technical leadership in optimizing KT's backend infrastructure, with a focus on enhancing the efficiency and scalability of distributed systems.
  • Engineered the expansion of the Beanstalkd job processing system, increasing its capacity from 250 million to 1 billion messages per day, significantly improving performance and throughput.

Staff Software Engineer

PayPal
Chennai
03.2018 - 11.2021

Tech: Java, Oracle, MySQL, Spring Boot, Kafka, RabbitMQ, REST

  • Led a team of 7-9 engineers in designing and developing distributed systems.
  • Collaborated with business stakeholders and external partners to shape architecture for compliance and risk systems.
  • Developed scalable, high-throughput APIs for user restrictions platform.
  • Streamlined architecture for consumer case review process at PayPal India.

Senior Software Engineer

PayPal
San Jose
09.2014 - 09.2017

Tech: Java, Oracle, MySQL, Spring Boot, Kafka, RabbitMQ, REST

  • Developed multiple REST APIs to address delayed payment disbursements.
  • Established PayPal as a token provider through innovative payment tokenization risk solutions.
  • Led a team of 4 engineers to create a robust data validation framework integrating an internal remote configuration service.
  • Enhanced risk decision coverage by ensuring device data availability across several layers of the risk platform.

Software Engineer

Electronic Arts
Redwood City
09.2013 - 09.2014

Tech: JavaScript, C++

  • Engineered and incorporated Facebook Open Graph API end-to-end within native desktop application in C++, facilitating seamless user Facebook login

Software Engineer

eBay Inc.
Chennai
07.2008 - 11.2011

Tech: Java, Oracle, MySQL, Spring, RabbitMQ, SOA

  • Developed site-wide seller limits orchestration process, enabling user limit upgrades over time.
  • Created asynchronous status backlog system to support third-party phone verification.
  • Analyzed user patterns and failure rates to identify friction points.

Education

Master of Science - Information Systems

Northeastern University
Boston, USA
08-2013

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology

Madras Institute of Technology, Anna University
Chennai, INDIA
07-2008

Skills

  • Team leadership
  • Project management
  • Technical mentoring
  • Distributed systems
  • API development
  • Operational efficiency
  • Scalability solutions
  • Software architecture
  • Performance optimization
  • Problem solving
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Stakeholder engagement

Timeline

Engineering Manager

Project 44
12.2023 - Current

Staff Software Engineer

Project 44
01.2023 - 11.2023

Staff Software Engineer

Motive
11.2021 - 07.2022

Staff Software Engineer

PayPal
03.2018 - 11.2021

Senior Software Engineer

PayPal
09.2014 - 09.2017

Software Engineer

Electronic Arts
09.2013 - 09.2014

Software Engineer

eBay Inc.
07.2008 - 11.2011

Master of Science - Information Systems

Northeastern University

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology

Madras Institute of Technology, Anna University
SRIKUMAR SWAMINATHAN