Customer-centric approach, Architecture & System Design, Scalability & Performance Optimisation, Risk Management, Data-driven decision making
SURAJ V. BANGERA
Director Of Engineering
Mumbai
Summary
Accomplished Engineering Director with a track record of guiding high-performing engineering teams at premier Investment banks, delivering top-notch products within schedule and budget constraints
Expertise in Front/Middle Office Trading Technology, Performance and Scalability management of compute-intensive enterprise applications
A devoted servant-leader, dedicated to empowering teams through collaborative efforts, and fostering an inclusive work environment.
Specialized in optimizing cross-functional collaborations, streamlining complex processes, enhancing internal controls, and elevating user experience.
Polyglot engineer with strong foundations in coding, design and architecture across programming languages and technology tiers.
Seasoned practitioner of Agile, DevOps & Extreme Programming (XP)
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
2
2
Certificates
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Skills
Language : Java, Javascript, Python, R
Cloud : Amazon Web Services [AWS] (VPC, EC2, ECS Fargate, API Gateway, Lambda, S3)
IAC : Terraform
Databases : SQL (Oracle, Sybase, MySQL), NoSQL (MongoDB, Cassandra, Neo4j, Dynamodb)
Front-end : ReactJS, Redux, Framework7, Websocket, Cordova, CSS, HTML, JSON, HTTP
Security : OAuth2, Spring/AWS Security
Frameworks : Resilience4J, Spring Cloud, Spring Boot, GraphQL, Redis Pub/Sub, SOLR, RuleBook, Spring Config, REST Webservices, Pandas
Messaging: MQ, AWS (SQS/SNS), Kafka, ActiveMQ
Caching : Ignite, Redis, Coherence
Containerization: Docker, AWS ECR
DevOps: GIT, Maven, Gradle, Jenkins, CI/CD, Test Automation, Feature-flags
Design Patterns: GOF, EAI, J2EE, CQRS & Event Sourcing, API
Prompt Engineering: Langchain, GPT35
AI / ML / Data Science: NLP(Word embeddings), Regression (Linear, Logistic, L1-L2 Regularization), Classification (RandomForest, Naïve Bayes, SVM, KNN), K-Means, PCA
Monitoring: AppDynamics, SRE, Splunk
Grid Computing: DataSynapse
Education
Bachelor of Engineering -
Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering
Mumbai University 08.1994 - 06.1998
Certification
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Work History
Vice President of Engineering
Morgan Stanley
Mumbai
09.2010 - 05.2023
Built fungible engineering teams that successfully delivered multiple programs across Morgan Stanley's Wealth Management and Equities Trading businesses.
- Collaborated closely with Traders and Risk managers to implement key features and compliance mandates within the sell-side order management system (OMS) for trading equities and fixed income. Led product engineering, modernized legacy processes, reduced attrition, and prioritized business objectives. Eventually, transitioned the team to execute greenfield projects.
- Revamped the Pre-Trade Risk Check system by replacing obsolete Java 7 engines with a Spring Cloud microservice architecture, resulting in a 2x scalability increase and a 50% reduction in maintenance costs.
- Designed the automation of the Trading Disclosure management system using a microservice architecture to ensure 100% regulatory compliance
- As India Head for the Platform Transformation Initiative, led the development of advanced desktop and mobile apps for the US Wealth Management advisory platform. Introduced a Hybrid mobile container strategy, enabling "Write Once Deploy Anywhere" capability with React/Angular + Redux + Framework7 stack. This streamlined time-to-market for new releases across mobile and desktop channels by 50%, resulting in a substantial 30% reduction in operational expenses
- Chaired Architecture and design reviews. Authored the reference architecture blueprint for multi-fleet adoption
- Supported FIX (Appia) engine for order routing
Technology Solution Architect (Deutsche Bank)
Oracle Financial Services
05.2004 - 09.2010
Lead Consultant for Deutsche Bank's Global Equities and Derivatives desk in London, contributing to significant initiatives:
- Partnered with bank's CTO team to evaluate and integrate DataSynapse Grid computing platform and Oracle Coherence caching middleware. The meticulous product evaluation and architecture resulted in cost-effective execution of complex financial models on commodity hardware, enhancing horizontal scalability and order throughput by 75%.
Senior Technical Analyst (Citigroup/Smith Barney)
Citicorp Overseas Software Ltd
01.2001 - 05.2003
Developed and maintained software systems for Citibank
- Led the technology framework team at Solomon Smith Barney (now Morgan Stanley Wealth Management) to implement horizontal functions in the Stock Plans Administration and reporting platform (SAPPHIRE). Empowered 50+ organizations to efficiently manage employee stock compensation plans
Technical Analyst
PSI Data Systems Ltd
02.2000 - 12.2000
Analyst
ITNation.com
09.1999 - 02.2000
Accomplishments
- Global Technology Recognition Award (2017, Morgan Stanley): Acknowledged in "Leading with Exceptional Ideas" category
- Team Excellence Award (2007, Oracle)
Work Availability
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Quote
The more I learn about things, I realize how wrong I was before
Timeline
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
04-2024
Indian Statistical Institute(ISI)- Business Analytics and Data Mining
04-2018
Vice President of Engineering
Morgan Stanley
09.2010 - 05.2023
Technology Solution Architect (Deutsche Bank)
Oracle Financial Services
05.2004 - 09.2010
Senior Technical Analyst (Citigroup/Smith Barney)
Citicorp Overseas Software Ltd
01.2001 - 05.2003
Technical Analyst
PSI Data Systems Ltd
02.2000 - 12.2000
Analyst
ITNation.com
09.1999 - 02.2000
Bachelor of Engineering -
Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering
08.1994 - 06.1998
Interests
Areas of Interest
Product development using Cloud Native computing(AWS), Blockchain/DeFi, Front/Middle Office Trading Technology, Scalable systems, Prompt Engineering, NLP, Data Analytics/Science and Statistics, Executive Leadership, Mobile apps