Engineering leader with 20 years building high-leverage infrastructure and teams across fintech, crypto, and large-scale platforms. I've held founding and senior leadership roles at Coinbase, Ripple, and Yahoo — turning ambiguous bets into production systems that move billions.

What I bring

  • Strategic product thinking grounded in hands-on execution
  • Repeatable playbooks for 0→1 and 1→100 growth
  • Deep experience in regulated industries — payments, crypto, compliance
  • Org-building: hiring, leveling frameworks, cross-functional operating models
  • Culture that attracts senior talent and sustains high output

Career

Coinbase 2021 – Present
Jan 2025 – Present
Developer Experience & Engineering Velocity
Founded Coinbase's first Developer Experience platform, cutting customer issues ~30% and increasing product velocity ~90% through scalable engineering systems.
Jan 2023 – Dec 2024
Rewards & Yield Platform
Led engineering for the staking rewards platform supporting $billions across 20+ blockchains, driving positive PnL with strong financial controls.
Jan 2023 – Dec 2023
Strategic Initiative – Decentralized KYC & Identity US20250173721A1
Led a privacy-preserving, on-chain identity platform enabling compliant access to crypto products while unlocking new monetization paths.
Mar 2021 – Dec 2022
Multi-Network Platform
Built a greenfield cross-network transaction platform supporting $B+ in annual volume across 40+ networks, reducing customer outflow.
Ripple 2016 – 2021
Dec 2016 – Mar 2021
Founding Engineer, Cross-Border Payments
Founding engineer at RippleNet, building cross-border payments infrastructure adopted by 100+ global banks with real-time blockchain-based settlement.
Yahoo 2011 – 2016
Oct 2011 – Dec 2016
Engineering Lead, E-Commerce, Payments & Data Platforms
Built e-commerce, checkout, and data platforms supporting millions of users and enabling product analytics across Yahoo's portfolio.
NuVeda Learning 2009 – 2011
Mar 2009 – Oct 2011
Founding Engineer, Enterprise Content Platform
Delivered an enterprise learning management system with full end-to-end ownership across product, infrastructure, and SDLC.

Education

North Carolina State University 2007 – 2008
Master's, Computer Science
Anna University Chennai 2003 – 2007
B.E., Computer Science