Selvakumar Esra
Lead Solutions Architect & Principal Engineer at DBS Bank
Singapore, Singapore
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Top SchoolSelvakumar Esra is a seasoned technology leader and Lead Solutions Architect with nearly two decades of experience designing and delivering high-performance trading, risk and post-trade systems for global banks including DBS, Standard Chartered, JPMorgan and Citi. He blends hands-on engineering (Java, Python, Kafka, cloud-native stacks) with strategic architecture and operational leadership, driving projects that improved performance by ~30% and cut millions in operating cost while scaling platforms to millions of users. A recognized innovator in blockchain and AI, he holds 12 AWS certifications and completed Oxford’s Blockchain Strategy Programme, bringing emerging tech into pragmatic banking solutions. He’s also a committed mentor and talent developer who builds cross-functional teams and architecture governance to sustain long-term velocity and quality. An unusual strength is his track record of taking greenfield products from prototype to enterprise-grade private-cloud deployments while preserving reusability and compliance.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science at University of MadrasIndian Institute of Technology KanpurOxford Blockchain Strategy Programme, Blockchain, Oxford Blockchain Strategy Programme, Blockchain at Saïd Business School, University of OxfordBachelor of Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering at veltech
Tamil, English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (48)
java9
elasticsearch9
spring8
spring-boot8
photography8
stream8
ksqldb8
kafka-connect8
search-engine8
spring-boot-admin8
admin7
golang7
administration7
machine-learning7
interactive7
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
selvakumarEsra/es4sql
Nov 2015 - Jul 2017
Contributions:5 commits, 4 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 8 months
selvakumarEsra/architectureDiagrams
Apr 2017 - Aug 2019
Contributions:95 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 4 months
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