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Director of Engineering Pass App | ex-Lisk, Blockchain & Crypto Wallets | Team Builder
As a technology leader with 15+ years of experience, I specialize in blockchain, DeFi, system design, and product development. Most recently, I served as CTO at Pass App, where I guided the end-to-end development of a Crypto wallet, leveraging my expertise in secure infrastructure and distributed systems. My work emphasizes collaboration, mentorship, and aligning technical solutions with business goals. I have contributed to scalable architecture decisions and have supported engineering teams in delivering innovative solutions within fast-paced environments. I am passionate about driving impactful product development and fostering high-performing teams.
Visvesvaraya Technological University
Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Computer Science
January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2009
Pass App
Director of Engineering | CTO
January 1, 2024 – March 1, 2025
Berlin, Germany · Hybrid
Lisk
Engineering Manager
September 1, 2021 – December 1, 2023
Berlin, Germany
Lisk
Team Lead
January 1, 2018 – September 1, 2021
Berlin, Germany
Wunder Mobility
Senior Backend Engineer
July 1, 2017 – December 1, 2017
Greater Hamburg Area
Kaybus
Senior Software Engineer
October 1, 2014 – June 1, 2017
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Sapient
Associate Technology
October 1, 2012 – October 1, 2014
Bengaluru , India
Excelsoft Technologies
Software Developer
April 1, 2010 – October 1, 2012
Mysore
Pass App
January 1, 2024 – March 1, 2025
Led the development of Pass App — a secure, non-custodial smart wallet built for mainstream adoption of Web3. Pass combines account abstraction, seedless recovery, and social logins to deliver a seamless user experience across multiple chains. The beta version was launched in just 8 months, focusing on security, UX, and performance at scale.
Lisk
January 1, 2018 – December 1, 2023
Worked on Lisk, an open-source Layer 1 blockchain application platform focused on developer accessibility and interoperability. Contributed to core protocol development, including consensus, transactions, and SDK tooling, enabling JavaScript developers to build scalable, custom blockchains with ease.
Asgard
January 1, 2013 – September 1, 2014
Project to create a future global ecommerce platform that will be rolled into staples.com one component at a time. This will eventually replace the existing staples.com website based on Web Sphere Commerce Server in addition to enabling differentiating business capabilities. New ecommerce multitenant framework built on top of Node.js, Express framework, restify and MongoDB.
PEGASUS, Pearson
January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2012
Pegasus from Pearson Education is an online assessment and learning system. It is a centrally hosted application with advanced features, such as study and teaching plans, homework management, personalized real-time customization, learning objectives, and standards management.
New Relic Certified Performance Pro
New Relic
June 27, 2026 – Present
Up and Running with AngularJS
Lynda.com
June 27, 2026 – Present
Node.js Essential Training
Lynda.com
June 27, 2026 – Present
M101P: MongoDB for Developers
MongoDB
June 27, 2026 – Present
Cultural Fit Analysis
The candidate's project history, particularly in blockchain (Pass App, Lisk) and e-commerce (Asgard), demonstrates a diverse technical background. However, the target role is 'Big Data Engineer', and while there's experience with large-scale systems, explicit big data technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Spark, Kafka) are not mentioned in the resume or project descriptions. This indicates a potential gap in direct alignment with the specific technical requirements of a Big Data Engineer role, suggesting a moderate cultural fit for a role heavily focused on big data ecosystems.
Soft Skills & Operational Fit
The candidate's career progression into leadership roles (Director of Engineering, Engineering Manager, Team Lead) suggests strong leadership, team management, and project delivery skills. The descriptions of projects like 'Pass App' and 'Lisk' highlight an ability to drive innovation, focus on user experience, and manage security and performance at scale. However, without psychometric test results, a full assessment of work attitude, stress handling, and team collaboration is not possible.