Arindam Bajpayee
Head of Engineering · CTO · Technical Leader
Building high-performance engineering teams and AI-powered systems that scale.
About Me
An accomplished Head of Engineering and AI-Driven Technologist with 20+ years of experience in building, leading high-performance engineering teams and scalable AI-powered systems across startups and global enterprises. Proven ability to translate strategic vision into deep technical execution, designing robust architectures, and accelerating development through AI-powered workflows and modern DevOps practices. Successfully launched multi-chain blockchain platforms and delivered significant business impact through intelligent automation and a culture of speed, quality, and innovation.
Core Leadership Areas
Professional Experience
SVP, Head of Engineering
- Lead engineering organization across multiple initiatives for a global crypto investment and infrastructure company
- Defined the long-term technical direction aligning with business objectives
- Established technical foundation and architectural standards for scalable, maintainable systems
- Delivered 5-6 major projects/initiatives in 3 years contributing significantly to business success
- Integrated AI (Claude) into engineering workflow for automated testing, code reviews, and documentation
- Scaled multi-chain infrastructure (Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche) with AWS & Cloudflare Zero-Trust security
- Mentored Tech Leads and built a functioning, distributed EU/US engineering team
- Drove operations & governance through OKRs, KPIs, and standardized engineering practices
- Owned security, compliance, and reliability engineering across all products
- Collaborated cross-functionally with product, design, marketing, and executive teams to align engineering as a strategic business enabler
Key Projects
AI-driven governance and corporate-actions platform using RAG architecture (Qdrant, embeddings)
- •Architected and built the backend APIs, database schemas
- •Contributed significantly on the frontend to bring the application to production ahead of schedule
BTCY
Bitcoin yield application allowing users to put idle bitcoins to work with different trading strategies
- •Architected end-to-end solution including user application and trading backoffice
Tokens (21BTC)
Bitcoin wrapper tokens on Ethereum and Solana chains
- •Built 21BTC on Solana token using Token Standards
- •Built CLI tool and API for issuance/management reducing operational time from hours to minutes
- •Integrated with Copper (Custodian), Fireblocks, Quicknode, and Tatum
Onyx
In-house asset-management platform for building and managing crypto ETFs
- •Rebuilt Onyx (v2) from ground up with modern, scalable backend architecture
Co-Founder & CTO
- Co-founded and led engineering for fintech startup building world's first virtual ATM network
- Built end-to-end platform with Angular, Node.js, MongoDB, and RESTful APIs
- Designed infrastructure for bank and payment partner integrations
- Architected fully functional backoffice for partners, payments, user management and support
- Scaled development and testing processes with CI/CD and agile methodologies
- Integrated with Twint (leading Swiss payments platform) reaching millions of users
- Managed offshore development teams and mobile QA for iOS/Android apps
Key Projects
Partner Integrations
Built APIs for external partners (Valora, Landi, Volg) to integrate Sonect into POS terminals
SDKs
User and Merchant SDKs integrated by BNP Paribas (Italy), Zurich Kantonal Bank, and Axepta (BNP Paribas) POS systems
Recognition & Achievements
Top100 Swiss Startups (2018-2022)
Awards & Recognition
Technical Lead
- Led development for Credit Suisse's transaction reporting systems (CCTR)
- Delivered AngularJS, REST, and Spring Batch solutions replacing legacy applications
- Managed onshore/offshore coordination and architecture reviews
Senior Software Engineer
- Engineered multiple enterprise banking systems for Credit Suisse (CARAT, NPMS)
- Specialized in Java Server Faces (JSF) architecture, Oracle databases, compliance, and risk-monitoring
- Collaborated with business analysts and offshore teams delivering high-quality code under agile frameworks
- Built various proof-of-concepts integrated into production applications
Technical Skills
Backend
Frontend
Cloud & Infrastructure
Blockchain
AI / Data
Databases
Leadership & Delivery
Tooling
Education & Languages
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) – Computer Science & Engineering
Languages
Get in Touch
I'm always interested in hearing about new opportunities, collaborations, or just having a chat about technology and engineering leadership.
Available on LinkedIn profile and upon request