Apurava Varma

About Apurava Varma

Engineering leader with 20+ years of experience building high-availability, cloud-native platforms and scaling engineering organizations across BFSI, Fintech, Insurance & F&A. I specialize in engineering excellence, platform modernization, SRE/DevOps transformation, and digital lending solutions for banks and NBFCs across India, APAC, and the Middle East.In my current role, I built a 250+ member engineering & delivery organization from the ground up, delivering 100+ digital lending and insurance products — including Gold Loan, Home Loan, SME Lending, GST Lending, Mudra, KCC, SHG, and Claims — enabling crore in loan disbursals for client institutions.My work focuses on engineering transformation—DevOps-driven, automation-first culture, SRE maturity, platform performance, cost optimization, and UX-led journey design. I’ve also led AI/ML adoption in lending (pre-approved offers, automated sanctioning, credit decisioning) and integrated fintech services (Perfios, Karza, ScoreMe, Account Aggregator) to streamline underwriting.cross WNS, Epsilon, Tech Mahindra and Infosys, I’ve delivered large-scale global programs, multi-tenant SaaS products, campaign solutions, AML/KYC platforms, P2P optimization, insurance modernization, and big-data driven personalization engines.What I bring:Scaled engineering teams (0 → 250+)Cloud-native platform & microservices architecture (AWS, OCP)SRE/DevOps transformation (CI/CD, observability, MTTR reduction)Quality Engineering & Automation CoE setupDigital lending & BFSI domain depthEngineering KPIs, OKRs, velocity & reliability metricsCX engagement, product roadmap ownership, stakeholder managementI’m passionate about building high-performance engineering cultures, modernizing legacy platforms, and enabling business growth through technology.

Experience

1. Senior General Manager

   Newgen Software

   Sep 2022 — Present · Chennai, IN

   Built and led a 250+ member engineering + delivery org (DMs, PMs, BAs, architects, engineers).Delivered 100+ digital lending & insurance products across BFSI clients.Enabled crore in loan disbursals through modernized platforms.Drove DevOps-first, automation-first engineering, improving release accuracy and frequency.Integrated fintech stacks (Perfios, Karza, ScoreMe, AA), reducing underwriting TAT by 40–60%.Implemented AI/ML-based pre-approved offers & automated sanctioning for personal/home loans.Established UX-led journey design, accelerating adoption & customer NPS.Scaled engineering maturity (code quality, SRE metrics, automation KPIs, cloud-native practices).

Education

• Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

  Executive Program in Digital and Social Media Marketing Strategy, Marketing

  2017 — 2017