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Devesh B.

Director of Engineering & Tech Site Leader @Flywire | Ex-Airbnb, Amazon | GCC Strategy | IIT D| DCE

India

6+ years of work experience

Flywire
Jan 20269 mosPresent

Bengaluru

Airbnb
Jan 20224 yrsDec 2025

Remote

• Led the Payment Compliance Engineering organization to enhance the payment compliance experience for global guests and hosts. • Structured and automated compliance and regulations processes to streamline operations at Airbnb. • Developed a comprehensive Playbook for building tech teams in India, fostering effective team dynamics and productivity.
Amazon
20193 yrs2022

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

• Managed a technical organization of 40+ professionals across four cross-functional teams, including SDMs, TPMs, and engineers. • Defined and executed a multi-region expansion strategy across EU, AMER, and ASIAPAC, driving significant growth for selling partners. • Spearheaded the development of automated pricing solutions, expanding from a two-person initiative to a 12-person team, delivering millions of selections. • Fostered career growth for 25+ team members, achieving high organizational satisfaction through mentorship and leadership.
PayU
Nov 20183 mos2019

Gurugram, Haryana, India

PayU
Oct 20171 yr 2 mosNov 2018

Gurugram

• Led the development of a robust payment stack, processing over 100,000 Crores INR/year in GMV. • Innovated a Zero Redirect Module, applying for a patent, enhancing merchant checkout efficiency. • Spearheaded the migration to a cloud-based infrastructure, optimizing resource utilization and reducing costs.
Telr
Apr 20175 mosAug 2017

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Created Technology Due Diligence Report for Telr Payments based out in Middle East
PayU
Oct 20161 yr 1 moOct 2017

Gurugram

• Managed the migration of PayU Latam's anti-fraud system to PayU India, enhancing fraud detection capabilities. • Implemented an open-source cache system, eliminating reliance on paid solutions, resulting in significant cost savings. • Leveraged machine learning and Drools rules to provide low-latency fraud detection services to merchants.

Education

Delhi College of Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering

Delhi College of Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

Research Intern, Information Security

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

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Headline

Director of Engineering & Tech Site Leader @Flywire | Ex-Airbnb, Amazon | GCC Strategy | IIT D| DCE

About

With over 17+ years of experience in engineering leadership, I specialize in scaling global payment systems and building high-performance technology organizations. Currently, I serve as the India Tech Site Leader and Director of Engineering at Flywire, where I am responsible for driving the strategic growth of our engineering footprint and delivering complex global payment solutions. My focus includes: Site Leadership: Spearheading the vision, culture, and operational growth of Flywire’s India technology hub. Engineering Strategy: Leading teams to build secure, vertical-specific payment software that solves complex financial challenges for education, healthcare, and travel sectors. Talent Development: Creating a center of excellence by mentoring leaders and attracting top-tier engineering talent. previously, I led Payment Engineering teams at Airbnb, where I focused on compliance automation and global payment experiences. My leadership philosophy is grounded in my technical roots and my experience building large-scale systems at Amazon. I am passionate about transforming complex financial friction into seamless user experiences.

Location

India

Work experience

Tech Site Lead & Director of Engineering at Flywire, Jan 2026 - Present · 9 mos, Bengaluru

Sr. Engineering Leader at Airbnb, Jan 2022 - Dec 2025 · 4 yrs, Remote, • Led the Payment Compliance Engineering organization to enhance the payment compliance experience for global guests and hosts. • Structured and automated compliance and regulations processes to streamline operations at Airbnb. • Developed a comprehensive Playbook for building tech teams in India, fostering effective team dynamics and productivity.

Sr. Software Development Manager at Amazon, 2019 - 2022 · 3 yrs, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, • Managed a technical organization of 40+ professionals across four cross-functional teams, including SDMs, TPMs, and engineers. • Defined and executed a multi-region expansion strategy across EU, AMER, and ASIAPAC, driving significant growth for selling partners. • Spearheaded the development of automated pricing solutions, expanding from a two-person initiative to a 12-person team, delivering millions of selections. • Fostered career growth for 25+ team members, achieving high organizational satisfaction through mentorship and leadership.

Associate Director of Engineering at PayU, Nov 2018 - 2019 · 3 mos, Gurugram, Haryana, India

Senior Engineering Manager at PayU, Oct 2017 - Nov 2018 · 1 yr 2 mos, Gurugram, • Led the development of a robust payment stack, processing over 100,000 Crores INR/year in GMV. • Innovated a Zero Redirect Module, applying for a patent, enhancing merchant checkout efficiency. • Spearheaded the migration to a cloud-based infrastructure, optimizing resource utilization and reducing costs.

Tech Consultant at Telr, Apr 2017 - Aug 2017 · 5 mos, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Created Technology Due Diligence Report for Telr Payments based out in Middle East

Engineering Manager at PayU, Oct 2016 - Oct 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo, Gurugram, • Managed the migration of PayU Latam's anti-fraud system to PayU India, enhancing fraud detection capabilities. • Implemented an open-source cache system, eliminating reliance on paid solutions, resulting in significant cost savings. • Leveraged machine learning and Drools rules to provide low-latency fraud detection services to merchants.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering, Delhi College of Engineering

Research Intern, Information Security, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi