Contact Suman Mondal

A908, Mantri Synergy, Padur, IT Professional, Fintech, Payments, 17 years

Chennai
9677122040 (Home)
sumannewindia22@gmail.com

www.linkedin.com/in/suman- Profile summary

mondal-38055b42 (LinkedIn)
• Experienced IT professional with 16 years in fintech at Financial Software

Top Skills & Systems Ltd (FSS), www.fss.co.in, and 1 year as a founding member of
an agritech startup.

Product engineering
• Successfully combines technical and engineering skills with strategic
Product development
business acumen to drive product development, go-to-market strategies,
Team leadership
and revenue growth.
Project & customer management
Stakeholder management
• Skilled in leading large cross-functional teams, managing complex
Agile methodology
projects, and leveraging cutting-edge technologies, with a proven track
record of delivering superior results.
Others
• Knowledgeable in payment systems and processes, including ISO 8583
Cloud native applications
protocol, PADSS security standards, major interchange protocols such as
Microservice architecture
VISA, Mastercard, and RUPAY, Payment instruments and channels,
Serverless architecture
Payment gateway, Payment platform, Point of Sale (POS) systems,
Rest API
Merchant acquiring, UPI, QR code payment, and Mobile Payment.
Java & Spring boot
SQL & NoSql DB
Cloud functions
Pub Sub & Kafka Key achievements
Google cloud platform
CI & CD • Founded and developed an Agri commodity trading platform
(https://www.srivalli.co/) that within three months attracted more than to
2500 traders, facilitating daily auctions worth INR 1 crore through a
Certifications
transparent bidding process.
Project Management Professional
(PMP)
• Modernized FSS Retail Payment suite to a cloud-native, microservice
architecture and launched 48 payment and associated APIs, resulting in
Languages new revenue streams and pay-as-you-use mode for customers.
English (Full Professional)
Hindi (Native or Bilingual) • Successfully delivered multiple implementation projects for the FSS Retail
Bengali (Native or Bilingual) Payment switch at 8 leading banks in Middle East and South Africa, with
Oriya (Native or Bilingual) a combined project value of $10 million, and received accolades from
customers.
 • Successfully build and led a team of engineers and business analyst to
develop FSS Retail Payment switch, from scratch capable of processing
in-store and online transactions, resulting in creation of multi-million-
dollar opportunities for FSS across India, the Middle East, and Africa.

Work experience

Founding member, Lead Engineer, Kamakshi Technologies

March 2022 - March 2023, 1 year 1 month

• Spearheaded the development of an innovative and real-time auction based Agri commodity spot trading
platform.
• Architected the platform on Google Cloud Platform, utilizing serverless technologies such as Firebase and
Cloud Functions, NoSQL database Fire store, and data pipes with Pub/Sub for messaging.
• Designed and implemented advanced image recognition and storage solutions that were critical to the
success of the platform using Google Cloud Vision API and Google Cloud Storage
• Designed and developed the mobile application that seamlessly integrates with the platform's backend.
• Successfully launched the platform with over 3000 traders within three months and an average daily usage
of around 200 users.
• Unfortunately, we made the mistake of failing to develop an adequate monetization strategy early on, and
as a result, we were unable to survive and were forced to abandon.

Engineering Manager, Financial software and systems ltd

April 2014 – Jan 2022, 7 years 10 months

• Led the end-to-end technical design and development of a cutting-edge, PADSS-certified FSS universal
payment system.
• Enhanced the system with a modular plug-in system, allowing for easy integration with third-party systems
for loyalty, offers, coupons, EMI, and more.
• Leveraged the latest software engineering principles and best practices to design the system architecture
with high availability, scalability, and fault tolerance.
• Migrated the system from a legacy monolithic architecture to a modern microservices-based architecture.
• Platformed the system and offered the services in a SaaS mode, providing up to 48 APIs and migrated many
customers to pay-as-you-use mode.
• Successfully led multiple implementation projects of the universal payment system in leading banks in India,
South Asia, Middle East, and Africa
• Defined the retail payment product and platform strategy, roadmap, and P/L, working closely with product
 management teams to ensure alignment with customer needs and market trends.
• Utilized agile methodologies to manage project timelines and respond to changing requirements.
• Conducted regular code reviews and implemented continuous integration and delivery practices to ensure
high-quality products were delivered.

Project Lead, Financial software and systems ltd

April 2011 – March 2014, 3 years

• Led a team of developers in the successful development and delivery of Android and iOS mobile banking
applications for multiple banks in India.
• Oversaw the development of a remittance solution for a large Middle East exchange.
• Developed technical documentation and provided training to clients and end-users to ensure smooth
adoption of the products.

Software Engineer, Financial software and systems ltd

Feb 2006 – March 2011, 5 years 2 month

• Designed and developed real-time monitoring and broadcasting agents for NCR and Diebold ATMs using
XFS and SNMP protocols.
• Played a key role in the development and implementation of a biometric fingerprint registration application
and AEPS system used by multiple banks in India.
• Developed and customized POS applications for leading vendors such as Ingenico and Verifone
• Customized and developed the BASE24 ES ISO 8583 interface to meet the specific needs of several
international banks.

Education

Bachelor of engineering (Electronics & Communication), North Odisha University, 1998 – 2002