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Darshak Vaishnav

Delivery Manager | Scrum Master | Enterprise Solutions Leader | Agile Transformation | Healthcare & BFSI Expertise | Engineering and Excellence | Generative AI Champion | Prompt Eng.

Pimpri Chinchwad

21+ years of work experience

Barclays Investment Bank
Nov 20205 yrs 9 mosPresent

Pune Division, Maharashtra, India

Techno-Functional Manager, Accountable for end-to-end delivery, engineering excellence, platform stability, application modernization, AI adoption, stakeholder management, vendor management, and people leadership across critical market finance and sub ledger accounting platforms supporting global operations for Portfolio worth 9.5M$ with 40% spend on vendor governance. Managing 5 critical applications, leading 50+ engineers, support specialists, and vendor teams to deliver predictable, high-quality outcomes. Improved delivery predictability by 30%, reduced production incidents by 70%, lowered MTTR by 40%, and achieved a 98% release success rate. Accelerated engineering efficiency through AI adoption, increasing team productivity by 20% and reducing manual SDLC effort through automation, intelligent tooling, and process optimization. Functional Stack Sub Ledger Primary and Secondary Accounting, Daily PnL Statement, Month End (Devidending) & Year End Processing (PnL to Retain Earning, Fx Exposure Removal) Legacy Decom Programs Tech Stack C# .NET / .NET Core (REST APIs) | Angular (Exposure) | Java (Exposure) | Oracle/SQL | Coherence → GridGain | Solace → Kafka | BCP-BVP | PowerShell Scripts | Python Titan Engine | Event-Based Orchestration | Sonar Code Quality | Bitbucket → GitLab | TeamCity | Infra TCO and Engineering Excellence
Barclays Investment Bank
Jun 20137 yrs 6 mosNov 2020

Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

Led development and maintenance of sub-ledger reporting applications within Market Finance Accounting & Reporting. Specialized in WPF UI technical delivery, providing leadership on application design, enhancement, and support. Drove performance optimization initiatives to improve application efficiency and responsiveness. Implemented platform optimization efforts to strengthen stability, usability, and overall system effectiveness. Governed desktop-to-web-based migration programs(40+ Reports, 20+ functionalities), ensuring structured transition of reporting applications to modern platforms. Delivered technical leadership as Assistant Vice President and Barclays Manager, aligning application outcomes with finance reporting and operational requirements. Functional Stack Sub Ledger Primary and Secondary Accounting, Daily PnL Statement, UI Capabilities Tech Stack C# .NET / .NET Core (REST APIs) | Angular (Exposure) | Java (Exposure) | Oracle/SQL | TeamCity | Infra TCO and Engineering Excell
Geometric Global
Dec 20111 yr 7 mosJun 2013

Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

Requirement Discussion\Clarification Technical Artifacts WBS [Tasks creation\Work Break down specification] Team Mentoring Coding\Code Review Work tracking\status Customer Demos
Allscripts India
Mar 20083 yrs 10 mosDec 2011

Greater Vadodara Area

Higher level design Requirement Analysis Code development
Allscripts India
Mar 20062 yrs 1 moMar 2008

Greater Vadodara Area

Code development Testing Documentation
Allscripts India
Mar 20051 yr 1 moMar 2006

Greater Vadodara Area

Code development

Darshak’s AI Stack

github copilot
github copilot

Education

Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya

Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Engineering

Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya

20004 yrs2004

Bachelor of Science (BS)

Swami vivekanand high school

19982 yrs2000

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Headline

Delivery Manager | Scrum Master | Enterprise Solutions Leader | Agile Transformation | Healthcare & BFSI Expertise | Engineering and Excellence | Generative AI Champion | Prompt Eng.

About

Senior Application Software Delivery Manager with 21+ years of experience leading enterprise application development, platform engineering, support transformation, and product delivery across Banking, Financial Services, and Healthcare domains. Proven track record of managing globally distributed teams of 35+ engineers, vendor partners, and multi-million-dollar portfolios while driving modernization, operational excellence, platform reliability, and predictable delivery. AI-first technology leader experienced in leveraging Generative AI, intelligent agents, prompt engineering, GitHub Copilot, GitLab Duo, release automation, and AI-driven productivity solutions to accelerate software delivery and improve quality. Combines strong delivery leadership,technical expertise, stakeholder management, financial governance, and people leadership to deliver business value and build high-performing engineering teams.

Location

Pimpri Chinchwad

AI stack

github copilot

Work experience

Vice President Of Software Development at Barclays Investment Bank, Nov 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 9 mos, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India, Techno-Functional Manager, Accountable for end-to-end delivery, engineering excellence, platform stability, application modernization, AI adoption, stakeholder management, vendor management, and people leadership across critical market finance and sub ledger accounting platforms supporting global operations for Portfolio worth 9.5M$ with 40% spend on vendor governance. Managing 5 critical applications, leading 50+ engineers, support specialists, and vendor teams to deliver predictable, high-quality outcomes. Improved delivery predictability by 30%, reduced production incidents by 70%, lowered MTTR by 40%, and achieved a 98% release success rate. Accelerated engineering efficiency through AI adoption, increasing team productivity by 20% and reducing manual SDLC effort through automation, intelligent tooling, and process optimization. Functional Stack Sub Ledger Primary and Secondary Accounting, Daily PnL Statement, Month End (Devidending) & Year End Processing (PnL to Retain Earning, Fx Exposure Removal) Legacy Decom Programs Tech Stack C# .NET / .NET Core (REST APIs) | Angular (Exposure) | Java (Exposure) | Oracle/SQL | Coherence → GridGain | Solace → Kafka | BCP-BVP | PowerShell Scripts | Python Titan Engine | Event-Based Orchestration | Sonar Code Quality | Bitbucket → GitLab | TeamCity | Infra TCO and Engineering Excellence

Assistant Vice President [Senior Developer\Lead] at Barclays Investment Bank, Jun 2013 - Nov 2020 · 7 yrs 6 mos, Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area, Led development and maintenance of sub-ledger reporting applications within Market Finance Accounting & Reporting. Specialized in WPF UI technical delivery, providing leadership on application design, enhancement, and support. Drove performance optimization initiatives to improve application efficiency and responsiveness. Implemented platform optimization efforts to strengthen stability, usability, and overall system effectiveness. Governed desktop-to-web-based migration programs(40+ Reports, 20+ functionalities), ensuring structured transition of reporting applications to modern platforms. Delivered technical leadership as Assistant Vice President and Barclays Manager, aligning application outcomes with finance reporting and operational requirements. Functional Stack Sub Ledger Primary and Secondary Accounting, Daily PnL Statement, UI Capabilities Tech Stack C# .NET / .NET Core (REST APIs) | Angular (Exposure) | Java (Exposure) | Oracle/SQL | TeamCity | Infra TCO and Engineering Excell

Technical Lead at Geometric Global at Geometric Global, Dec 2011 - Jun 2013 · 1 yr 7 mos, Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area, Requirement Discussion\Clarification Technical Artifacts WBS [Tasks creation\Work Break down specification] Team Mentoring Coding\Code Review Work tracking\status Customer Demos

Senior Software Engineer at Allscripts India, Mar 2008 - Dec 2011 · 3 yrs 10 mos, Greater Vadodara Area, Higher level design Requirement Analysis Code development

Software Engineer at Allscripts India, Mar 2006 - Mar 2008 · 2 yrs 1 mo, Greater Vadodara Area, Code development Testing Documentation

Jr. Software Engineer at Allscripts India, Mar 2005 - Mar 2006 · 1 yr 1 mo, Greater Vadodara Area, Code development

Education

Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Engineering, Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya

Bachelor of Science (BS), Swami vivekanand high school