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Gokul Krishna L

Bangalore
Gokul Krishna L

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Job Search Status

Open to work
Desired start date: Open to discussion

Desired Job Title

Senior Manager, M4Developer Mobile Solutions, Level 2Software EngineerSoftware Engineer (iOS)Jr IOS Developer

Work Type

Full Time

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Location: Bangalore, India
Open to relocation: Yes

Summary

Staff Software Engineer and Technical Lead with 9+ years of experience architecting distributed systems, FinTech platforms (1M+ active users), and developer platform infrastructure. Specialized in Model Context Protocol (MCP), token optimization, sandboxed execution runtimes, and hook-enforced validation pipelines cutting API compute costs by 60%–90%.

Overview

10
years of professional experience

Work History

VISA Inc
Bangalore

Staff Software Engineer (AI-Assisted Engineering)
02.2025 - Current

Job overview

  • Architected developer tooling ecosystems across Claude Code, Cline, and Copilot, cutting token consumption by 75% across engineering teams.
  • Engineered open-standard Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers to expose 250+ compliance rules with programmatic path-boundary security validation.
  • Instituted pre/post-tool hook workflows requiring reproducible regression tests and test-first validation before applying code changes.
  • Embedded custom Tree-sitter AST knowledge graphs via MCP, replacing blind file greps with instant call-graph and blast-radius mapping.
  • Shipped admin configuration platform (React, FastAPI, Azure Cosmos DB) with token-based access control to manage autonomous agent personas.
  • Codified strict CI quality gates across 540+ regression test suites, eliminating defects before production release.

Kotak Securities
Bangalore

Senior Manager, M4
02.2023 - 01.2025

Job overview

  • Scaled Kotak Neo trading platform across Mobile and Web, processing 100,000+ daily orders for 1,000,000+ active investors.
  • Hardened authentication with biometric verification, device-binding, and payload encryption, decreasing fraud incidents by 30%.
  • Integrated real-time WebSocket market data streaming pipelines, reducing latency and increasing user engagement by 40%.
  • Spearheaded comprehensive testing pipelines, sustaining a 95% pass rate across core transaction journeys.

Publicis Sapient
Bangalore

Developer Mobile Solutions, Level 2
11.2021 - 01.2023

Job overview

  • Upgraded enterprise Flutter systems across production modules with zero downtime or release regressions.
  • Maintained 80%+ unit and widget test coverage thresholds by embedding continuous verification gates into build pipelines.
  • Optimized state management and dependency injection layers, cutting cold-start launch times by 35%.

Innovation Incubator Advisory
Trivandrum

Software Engineer
03.2019 - 09.2021

Job overview

  • Built and shipped 5+ multi-platform mobile and web applications from MVP to production within 6 months.
  • Mentored 8 junior engineers in Clean Architecture, TDD workflows, and CI/CD best practices.

White Oval Technologies
Trivandrum

Software Engineer (iOS)
07.2018 - 01.2019

Job overview

  • Led iOS development across 5 client applications, cutting crash rates by 30% through strict memory management.

Emstell Technology And Consulting
Kochi

Jr IOS Developer
03.2017 - 03.2018

Job overview

  • Delivered core iOS modules for 4 enterprise applications, meeting strict App Store security and performance guidelines.

Education

Mahatma Gandhi University
Kottayam, India

Bachelor of Technology from Computer Science Engineering
01-2016

Holy Angels Model School
Pathanamthitta, Kerala

High School Diploma
01-2012

Skills

  • AI Tooling & Protocols: Model Context Protocol (MCP), Lifecycle Tool Hooks, Subagent Orchestration, Tree-sitter AST, Vector RAG (SQLite/Chroma/BM25), Context Window Compression
  • Languages & Frameworks: Python (FastAPI), TypeScript/Nodejs, Dart (Flutter), Swift (iOS), React, Go
  • Architecture & Cloud: Clean Architecture, Microservices, Azure Cosmos DB, WebSockets, REST, gRPC, Redis
  • Security & Performance: Biometric Auth, Device Binding, Payload Encryption, SAST, OWASP Hardening, Memory Profiling
  • Testing & Quality: Test-Driven Development (TDD), CI/CD Automation, Playwright, Vitest, Pytest

Timeline

Staff Software Engineer (AI-Assisted Engineering)

VISA Inc
02.2025 - Current

Senior Manager, M4

Kotak Securities
02.2023 - 01.2025

Developer Mobile Solutions, Level 2

Publicis Sapient
11.2021 - 01.2023

Software Engineer

Innovation Incubator Advisory
03.2019 - 09.2021

Software Engineer (iOS)

White Oval Technologies
07.2018 - 01.2019

Jr IOS Developer

Emstell Technology And Consulting
03.2017 - 03.2018

Mahatma Gandhi University

Bachelor of Technology from Computer Science Engineering

Holy Angels Model School

High School Diploma

Major Projects

Open-Standard Agent Governance & MCP Runtimes (Python, TypeScript, SQLite, MCP)

  • Built an open Model Context Protocol server enabling universal rule enforcement across Claude Code, Cursor, and Copilot.
  • Integrated AST-based structural code indexing to reduce search token overhead by 80% during agent reviews.

Kotak Neo High-Frequency Trading Core (Flutter, Swift, WebSockets, Redis)

  • Engineered ultra-low latency mobile order-routing pipeline handling peak market-open volume spikes of 100K+ concurrent orders.
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