Summary
Manish Chhetri is a Solutions Architect with 9 years of formal experience and a 20+ year career trajectory in enterprise benefits and government systems, currently shaping architecture at the New Zealand Ministry of Social Development while also serving as Technical Architect at Diona. He specializes in designing and integrating large-scale social service platforms—particularly Curam-based benefits and claims systems—bringing deep domain knowledge from implementations in Wellington and North Carolina. Known for moving systems beyond hard-coded rules, he focuses on intelligent, maintainable designs and robust interface development between complex legacy and modern services. His background spans hands-on core framework development, technical leadership, and consulting roles that bridge product strategy and delivery. Based in Auckland with a BTech in Information Technology from SMIT, he blends practical engineering with architecture-level thinking to deliver auditable, production-ready solutions. An understated strength is his track record of navigating government procurement and operational constraints to deliver resilient integrations under tight governance.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
B Tech, Information Technology, B Tech, Information Technology at Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology - SMU
St. Pauls School Darjeeling