Rajesh Gundapaneni

About Rajesh Gundapaneni

I am a technology leader focused on one thing: Accelerating innovation through AI-driven engineering and scalable API architecture.With over 20 years in software engineering—from transforming retail platforms at Macy\'s and American Eagle to leading digital banking integration at Silicon Valley Bank—I don\'t just build systems that work; I build platforms that evolve.My current focus is operationalizing the future of development. I believe the next leap in FinTech won\'t just come from new products, but from how we build them. I specialize in equipping development teams with AI enablers to slash time-to-market and removing friction through robust API ecosystems.What I bring to the table:Architecting for Future Transformation: I design \"API-First\" platforms and cloud-native architectures that are modular and ready for the next wave of disruption—ensuring we are never locked into the past.AI-Enabled Engineering: I champion the use of AI tools to supercharge developer productivity. By automating the mundane, I empower teams to focus on complex problem-solving, significantly reducing development cycles.Strategic Delivery: I bridge the gap between technical complexity and business speed, ensuring that our architecture directly supports faster releases and business agility.

Experience

1. Director of Software Engineering

   Silicon Valley Bank

   Mar 2022 — Present · Santa Clara, CA, US

   As a Director of Software Engineering, championed the integration of Digital Banking, Payments, and Core Banking platforms between two financial institutions, leveraging cloud technologies to boost scalability, performance, and cost efficiency. Established vision and strategy, crafted target architecture, and oversaw seamless integration while guiding software engineering teams in development and customization. Cooperated with cross-functional teams, supervised projects and risks, liaising with vendors, and executed change management strategies. Regularly assessed performance, fine-tuned the integrated cloud-based solution, and nurtured a culture of openness, teamwork, and ongoing enhancement in the payments domain, ensuring a comprehensive and streamlined experience.

Education

• Sri Venkateswara University

  B.tech, Computer Science and Engineering

Skills

• Technology Leadership
• Android
• Soap
• Spring
• Atg Dynamo
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Jdbc
• Pl/Sql
• Technical Project Leadership
• Sql
• Hibernate
• Service-Oriented Architecture (Soa)
• Design Patterns
• Ejb
• Scalability
• Atg
• Software as a Service (Saas)
• Jboss Application Server
• Weblogic
• J2ee Application Development
• Unix
• Open Source
• Uml
• Strategy
• E-Commerce
• Soa
• Microservice Architecture
• Java Enterprise Edition
• Enterprise Architecture
• Oracle
• Eclipse
• Spring Framework
• Software Development
• Scrum
• Javaserver Pages (Jsp)
• Web Services
• Software Design
• Web Applications
• Algorithms
• Java