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# Varun Kumar Ayyalasomayajula on Tal

## Headline

Engineering @Cashfree \| Fintech \| Ex\-PayPal \| IIT Madras’17

## About

At Cashfree Payments, I lead the development of scalable and innovative payment solutions, drawing on nearly seven years of experience in software engineering\. Previous roles at Pine Labs and PayPal honed my expertise in creating robust back\-end systems and advancing core payment functionalities\. I thrive on solving complex challenges and contributing to customer\-centric solutions that meet the demands of dynamic financial ecosystems\.

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

claude code

cursor

## Work experience

Software Development Lead at Cashfree Payments, Jan 2025 \- Present · 1 yr 9 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Lead Software Engineer at Pine Labs, Mar 2022 \- Nov 2024 · 2 yrs 9 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Senior Software Engineer at PayPal, Mar 2019 \- Mar 2022 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Software Engineer at PayPal, Jul 2017 \- Mar 2019 · 1 yr 9 mos

Software Engineer Intern at PayPal, Apr 2016 \- Jun 2016 · 3 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Social Affairs Secretary at Tapti Hostel, Aug 2015 \- May 2016 · 10 mos, IIT Madras

## Education

Bachelor of Technology \- BTech, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

Intermediate, Mathematics , Physics and Chemistry, Sri Chaitanya Narayana Junior Kalasala

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