Akash Das
Engineering Manager @Unzer
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WORK HISTORY
Engineering Manager @Unzer
Munich, DE
Leading two core products: a legacy monolith PSP platform ensuring stability and compliance,and a next-generation microservices-based alternative payment methods like PayPal,Klarna, Pro, SEPA, MasterCard OpenBanking and Wero for our e-commerce platform drivingscalability, innovation, and modernization.Managing cross-functional teams (Engineering, QA) of 11 members, balancing BAUmaintenance with strategic platform development.Overseeing project roadmaps, sprint planning, and delivery pipelines across both platforms,ensuring seamless coexistence and progressive migration of services.Implemented Agile practices, improving delivery velocity and reducing downtime incidents.Collaborated with compliance and risk teams to maintain PCI DSS standards across bothplatforms.Optimizing resource allocation between legacy maintenance and new product development.Provided hands-on QA support for small testing like smoke testing, regression validation, UATchecks and validation tasks, reducing bottlenecks and ensuring smooth releases withoutoverloading developers or QA staff.Mentored engineers, fostering collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
EDUCATION
Sir M Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology, BANGALORE
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science
St. Joseph's school,Darjeeling,West Bengal
High School, Science
SKILLS
ABOUT AKASH DAS
Engineering Manager with 10+ years of experience spanning QA, test automation, and project management in the fintech payments (PSP) industry. Deep domain and product expertise in payment processing, compliance, and fraud prevention, with a proven track record of leading both legacy monolith platforms and next-generation microservices-based systems.Skilled in project planning, process optimization, risk management, and cross-functional leadership, consistently delivering complex initiatives on time and within budget. Experienced in stakeholder engagement, resource allocation, and regulatory compliance (PCI DSS, PSD2).Passionate about driving scalable, customer-focused financial solutions while staying hands-on with QA and testing to ensure smooth, high-quality releases.
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