Sivaram Kandappan
Tech Lead – Global Payments Architecture | Distributed Systems | Amazon
- Role
- Senior Software Development Engineer at Amazon
- Location
- Chennai, TN, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Sivaram Kandappan
Senior Software Development Engineer (SDE3) and Tech Lead at Amazon with 12+ years of experience designing and building large-scale distributed systems in Retail and Payments Domain.Currently leading architecture and development of foundational multi-tenant WW payment platforms within Amazon’s global payments ecosystem, enabling payment teams worldwide to build and scale payment experiences such as co-branded credit cards, buy-now-pay-later offerings, QR Code Payments and financial services.Focused on building scalable platform capabilities, improving developer velocity, and enabling rapid expansion of payment products across regions, with an emphasis on AI-first development, resilient system design, and operational excellence.
Experience
Senior Software Development Engineer
Jul 2022 — Present · Chennai, IN
Promoted to SDE 3 and serving as a Tech Lead, driving significant advancements in Amazon\'s global payment ecosystem across emerging markets and platform infrastructure.1. Emerging Markets Co-Branded Credit Card Strategy & Execution: Architected and technically led the development of Amazon\'s Co-Branded Credit Card (CBCC) platform tailored for key emerging markets (APAC, LATAM). Defined and delivered robust, end-to-end solutions managing the complete cardholder lifecycle, including issuance, servicing, and rewards/benefits integration.2. Spearheaded CBCC Launch in Brazil Market: Played a pivotal role as the Lead SDE for the high-profile, successful launch of the Amazon Brazil CBCC in 2023 in collaboration with Bradesco and MasterCard. This complex project leveraged the core platform architecture to establish Amazon\'s credit card presence in a major Latin American market, receiving public recognition (News Link: Accelerated Global Payment Innovation: Tech-led the design and implementation of a critical serverless framework empowering Amazon teams worldwide (WW) to rapidly deploy and host payment web applications. This platform significantly reduces operational overhead and maintenance effort, accelerating time-to-market for new global payment solutions.
Education
St. John's College, Palayamkottai
BCA, Computer Science
2008 — 2011
PSG College of Technology
Master of Computer Applications (MCA)
2011 — 2014
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