Sandeepan Kundu
Digital Platforms, Retail & BFS | API, AI & Distributed Systems
- Role
- Director of Engineering at Photon
- Location
- Buffalo, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Sandeepan Kundu
Director of Engineering with 20+ years of experience leading enterprise-scale platforms across Retail, Commerce, and Banking & Financial Services. I specialize in API-first architecture, distributed systems, and AI-led transformation, operating at the intersection of business strategy and hands-on technical leadership.I’ve led global teams through platform modernization, cloud-native adoption, and DevOps transformation, while remaining directly involved in architecture decisions, critical design reviews, and complex integrations.My work spans commerce platforms, payment and subscription systems, BFS-grade transactional systems, and applied AI (NLP, search, automation) delivered from concept to production.Known for building high-performing engineering organizations, designing systems for scale, security, and resilience, and communicating with clarity at executive and engineering levels.Focus areas:Engineering Leadership • Retail & Commerce Platforms • BFS Systems • API & Platform Strategy (OpenAPI, REST) • AI Transformation • Distributed Systems • DevOps & Cloud-Native Delivery
Experience
Director of Engineering
Oct 2025 — Present
Education
Visvesvaraya Technological University
MCA, Computers
2002 — 2005
University of Calcutta
B.Sc., Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics
1998 — 2002
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