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# Piyush Sharma on Tal

## Headline

Associate Director @ Razorpay \| Leading UPI

## About

Engineering leader with over 13 years of experience building and scaling high\-impact platforms within the Fintech and E\-commerce sectors\. Currently serving as an Associate Director at Razorpay, I specialize in architecting reliable, secure, and scalable payment infrastructure\. Throughout my career, I have successfully scaled engineering teams by 5x, fostering high\-performance cultures through strategic technical leadership and cross\-functional collaboration\. My expertise spans distributed systems, cloud\-native architecture, and full\-stack development, consistently driving technology initiatives that align with broader business objectives to deliver seamless user experiences\.

## Location

Bengaluru, Karnataka

## Work experience

Associate Director of Engineering at Razorpay, Apr 2026 \- Present · 4 mos, • Managing the end\-to\-end UPI payments stack, ensuring best\-in\-class reliability\. • Spearheading initiatives to build a robust infrastructure for the AI\-first era\. • Collaborated with cross\-functional teams to enhance payment solutions at Razorpay\.

Senior Engineering Manager at Razorpay, Aug 2022 \- Jun 2026 · 3 yrs 11 mos, I successfully led the UPI teams at Razorpay, enhancing the platform for efficient payment processing\. • Managed a comprehensive UPI payment system catering to diverse transaction types\. • Fostered collaboration among teams to drive improvements in payment gateway services\. • Developed skills in team leadership, project management, and cross\-functional collaboration\.

Engineering Manager at Paytm, Apr 2021 \- Jul 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Managing different platform teams under the Marketplace, ONDC and Lending Verticals powering various digital products and services purchased on paytm being used in travel , recharges also powering the loans Offered in paytm like Personal Loan, Postpaid and SME Loans\.

Principal Engineer at Paytm, Apr 2019 \- Mar 2021 · 2 yrs, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Lead the Marketplace Supply Chain Tech Team which is a platform team powering various digital products and services purchased on paytm being used in mall, travel , recharges etc\.This included Cart, Serviceability , Fulfillment ,Logistics and Inventory Systems\.

Technical Lead at Paytm, Oct 2017 \- Mar 2019 · 1 yr 6 mos, Lead Engineer on Travel responsible for re\-arch of the existing flights booking system\. Responsible for development the Search Systems Fare Calendar and data mesh that powered Suggestions like Alternate date place, Multi AirlineStitch\.

Software Development Engineer at McAfee, Aug 2014 \- Aug 2017 · 3 yrs 1 mo, Bengaluru Area, India

Senior Software Engineer at Happiest Minds Technologies, Oct 2013 \- Jul 2014 · 10 mos, Bengaluru Area, India, Responsible for the development of new code\. Ability to understand existing code

Software Engineer at Happiest Minds Technologies, Mar 2012 \- Oct 2013 · 1 yr 8 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Working On Different Projects for Sears

## Education

Post Graduate Diploma, Wireless and Mobile Computing, CDAC Bangalore

Bachelor of Engineering \(B\.E\.\), Information Technology, Bhilai institute of technology

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