Amandeep Singh Chhatwal

About Amandeep Singh Chhatwal

As an AVP and Senior Engineering Manager at Airtel Payments Bank, I drive technology-forward initiatives that ensure scalability, resilience, and innovation in our digital solutions. With over five years in leadership roles, I have led strategic projects that strengthen core technologies, streamline operations, and enable our platforms to scale with evolving market demands. My approach combines deep technical expertise with a strong focus on leadership effectiveness, fostering a culture of innovation and high performance.My journey from an Application Developer to a leadership position has given me a hands-on perspective on engineering management. With an entrepreneurial mindset, I have been instrumental in building seamless digital experiences and driving strategic transformation. At Airtel Payments Bank, I lead efforts in CMS & B2B technology, continuously pushing boundaries to set new industry benchmarks. My expertise in engineering strategy, cross-functional collaboration, and technology leadership enables our teams to deliver impact-driven solutions at scale.

Experience

1. AVP - Senior Engineering Manager

   Airtel Payments Bank

   Apr 2022 — Present · Gurugram, IN

   Spearheaded a 100+ tech initiatives driving operational excellence and business innovation. Established and led the Automation Center of Excellence (CoE) using UiPath, saving 80+ man-days per month. Spearheaded the design and deployment of Cashdrop, a cash management solution tailored for Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities with limited banking infrastructure, enabling over ₹400 crore in daily revenue processing. Successfully orchestrated the complete implementation of a Payment Gateway for UPI Payments, encompassing design and execution from start to finish. Designed and led the implementation of reusable components (e.g, Link Shortening, FMS, e-Signature), accelerating project delivery by 40% and generating annual cost savings of ₹2CR. Boosted bulk payment success rates from 40% to 99.4% through system optimizations. Led cross-functional teams of 20+ people across diverse technologies, ensuring alignment with business objectives and successful project delivery. Championed agile methodologies, clean coding standards, and continuous refactoring, DRY, KISS, YAGNI principles fostering a high-performing and quality-driven development culture. Fostered a culture of continuous feedback, collaboration, and agility, enhancing team cohesion, productivity, and adaptability to changing business needs. Oversaw system architecture and design, conducted thorough code reviews, and mentored developers through pair programming to enhance technical expertise and code quality. Fostered a culture of clean coding, continuous refactoring, and Agile Release Train (ART) practices, driving a threefold increase in team velocity. Developed and integrated observability dashboards and monitoring stacks, enabling real- time insights into system health and performance. Collaborated with business stakeholders to provide project estimation techniques (Agile Story Point Estimation, PERT, MVP), enabling precise forecasting of go-live timeline.

Education

• CDAC Noida

  Master of Technology (M.Tech.), Information Technology

  2010 — 2012

• upGrad.com

  PGD ML and AI March 2020 Prep Course Completion, Artificial Intelligence

  2020 — 2020

• International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore

  PG Diploma in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence March 2020 - Course 1 & 2

• BMIET Haryana

  Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Computer Science

  2006 — 2010

• International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore

  PG Diploma in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence

  2020 — 2021

• International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore

  PG Diploma in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence March 2020 - Course 1 & 2, Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence

  2020 — 2021

Skills

• Java
• C++
• C
• Servlets
• Software Development
• Jsp
• Jdbc
• Jsp Development
• Android Development
• Html
• Css
• Core Java
• C#
• Sql
• Linux
• Javascript
• Mysql
• Eclipse
• Toad 9.0
• Intellij Idea
• Spring Framework
• Hibernate
• Javaserver Pages (Jsp)