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title: "Shiva Pandey - Principal Engineer in Bengaluru | Tal"
description: "Meet Shiva Pandey, Principal Engineer | Generative and Agentic AI | Systems & Infrastructure | Cloud & Distributed Systems | Python | Golang | C++ | UC Berkeley based in Bengaluru. AI stack includes claude code, github copilot, and langchain."
image: "https://tal.club/meet/shiva-raman-pandey/share-image"
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# Shiva Pandey on Tal

## Headline

Principal Engineer \| Generative and Agentic AI \| Systems & Infrastructure \| Cloud & Distributed Systems \| Python \| Golang \| C\+\+ \| UC Berkeley

## About

I am a hands\-on technology leader with 25\+ years of experience building and scaling platforms across fintech, cybersecurity, blockchain, and AI/ML infrastructure\. Skilled in Golang, Python, and C\+\+, I specialize in distributed systems, cloud\-native architectures, and high\-performance platforms\. I have architected and delivered mission\-critical systems including a rule engine handling 10K\+ transactions/sec with 99\.99% availability, Generative AI\-powered cybersecurity products, RAG\-based knowledge assistants, and multi\-chassis high\-availability telecom systems\. My recent work also includes fine\-tuning LLMs, building RAG pipelines with vector databases, and implementing agentic AI workflows\. My experience spans global enterprises and fast\-moving product startups, where I have guided teams of 20–40 engineers while remaining deeply hands\-on\. My leadership style is transparent, collaborative, and impact\-driven, focusing on building systems that deliver measurable technical and business outcomes\. Specialties: Golang, Python, C\+\+, Distributed Systems, Cloud\-Native Architectures, Cybersecurity, Fintech Platforms, AI/ML & GenAI \(LLMs, RAG, Vector DBs, Agents, Fine\-tuning, MPC, LangChain, Ollama\), Technical Leadership

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

claude code

github copilot

langchain

openai

## Work experience

Principal Engineer at Pi42, May 2026 \- Present · 3 mo, Bengaluru, Revamping the KYC modile

Senior Staff Engineer at Oportun, Aug 2024 \- Jan 2026 · 1 y 5 mo, India, • Provide technical leadership for lending \(communication & data engineering\) and savings \(Set & Save, Money Movement\) products\. • Designed and implemented a Databricks Connection Manager for seamless multi\-database integration\. • Migrated core data pipelines from Talend to Databricks, improving scalability and maintainability\. • Built Simple Save feature using Agentic AI; currently architecting instant saving for lending workflows\.

Senior Architect at Cyware, Dec 2023 \- Jun 2024 · 7 mos, Bengaluru, • Provided architecture leadership across Cyware’s cybersecurity platform portfolio \(SOAR, TIP, Threat Intel\)\. • Designed and launched Generative AI\-powered Cyber Security Assist, reducing analyst workload and improving SOC efficiency\. • Transformed products into enterprise\-grade, multi\-tenant SaaS offerings, driving scalability and adoption by Fortune 500 clients\. • Delivered significant performance gains, including 100X scalability improvements and 75% latency reduction\.

Senior Staff Engineer at CoinDCX, Oct 2022 \- Oct 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Architected and scaled India’s largest crypto exchange backend, supporting 10K\+ transactions/sec with 99\.99% availability\. • Designed secure, scalable platforms for wallet services, trade matching, and fund movement\. • Implemented real\-time risk management and high\-availability microservices for mission\-critical systems\. • Partnered with product and business teams to enable rapid launch of new trading features\.

Software Architect at Mavenir, Nov 2017 \- Oct 2022 · 5 yrs, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, • Architected solutions across billing, IMS, and messaging platforms, deployed with tier\-1 telecom providers worldwide\. • Led system design for high\-throughput, low\-latency RCS product supporting millions of subscribers\. • Spearheaded microservices\-based modernization to improve agility, fault tolerance, and maintainability\. • Collaborated with global engineering teams to deliver products that met strict telecom reliability standards\.

CTO & Co\-founder at eWellness Expert, Jan 2016 \- Nov 2017 · 1 yr 11 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, • Co\-founded a tech startup building platforms in mental health domain\. • Led end\-to\-end architecture, product development, and engineering execution from concept to customer deployments\. • Built and scaled MVPs into production\-ready platforms, delivering reliability and performance under startup constraints\. • Directed a small cross\-functional engineering team, focusing on innovation, rapid iteration, and customer\-driven solutions\. Achievements: Tie AnthahPrerna award winner and Hot100 Race to Grace award winner\.

Software Manager at Ribbon Communications, Oct 2010 \- Dec 2015 · 5 y 2 mo, Bengaluru

## Education

Certificate of Business Excellence, Berkeley Executive Program in Management \(India\), University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business

BE, Computer Science & Engineering, Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology

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