Senior Software Engineer (SDE III) with 7+ years of experience, operating at an Enterprise Architect / Solution Architect level — specializing in payments infrastructure, technology strategy, and cloud architecture. AWS Certified Solutions Architect (SAA-C03, 940/1000). I write publicly about enterprise architecture, distributed systems, database internals, and AI security at kuldeepstechwork.com.
Currently: • Translating business strategy into technology roadmaps and architecture decisions for a 40+ service, RBI-regulated payment compliance platform at Easebuzz (BBPS/NACH/UPI/RBI mandate specs) • Documenting an AI security research track from first principles (networking to protocol analysis to offensive tooling to detection engineering)
Recent writing: • Reference Architecture: A Secure Landing Zone for Regulated Payment Workloads on AWS • Stakeholder Management for Architects • Aligning IT Strategy with Business Goals • Audit Trails in Regulated Fintech Systems
Enterprise Architecture case studies: five fictional-company TOGAF ADM engagements — architecture vision through change management, with ADRs, business cases, and vendor evaluations at every phase — spanning automotive, food delivery, fintech/payments, airline, and telecom BSS/OSS.
Stack: Python - Django - FastAPI - Go - PostgreSQL - Redis - Kafka - AWS - React



