Senior Software Architect & Data Engineer

Manu Datta

Singapore Permanent Resident • Indian Citizen • ****.*****@*****.*** • +65 93364461

Professional Summary

Results-oriented Senior Software Architect and Data Engineer with over 15 years of experience delivering scalable, production-grade data pipelines and high-performance solutions for Tier-1 financial institutions and startups. Expert in Python and cloud-native architectures, with a proven track record of optimizing ETL workflows, reducing system latency by up to 50%, and leading distributed engineering teams. Technical Skills

• Languages: Python (Expert), TypeScript, Java, JavaScript, Golang, Erlang (Expert), C(Expert), C++, C#, Perl, Ruby.

• Data & Cloud: AWS, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, S3, SNS, Postgres, MySQL, MongoDB, Sybase.

• Frameworks: Django, Flask, FastAPI, React, Celery, BDD (Behave/Pytest-BDD), Pytest, Spring, RoR.

• Methodologies: DevOps, CI/CD, TDD, Agile, Observability. Technical Certifications (Worldquant Univ Data Engineering, Python, SQL, KDB-X) Work Experience

Senior Python Developer

Rio Tinto, Singapore — May 2023 – Jan 2026

• End-to-End System Design: Engineered a comprehensive Vessel Risk Management System from the ground up: o Database Architecture: Designed and implemented the PostgreSQL schema to handle complex risk reporting data. o ETL Pipeline: Authored robust ETL scripts using Python, SQL, Pandas, and NumPy to process and clean large-scale maritime datasets. o Engines: Developed a high-performance Calculation Engine and Reporting Engine using Python and Pandas to generate real-time safety and logistical insights.

o API Layer: Delivered the reporting interface via FastAPI to ensure low-latency data access.

• Modernized Infrastructure: Refactored Terraform scripts to enhance IaC practices and deployment stability.

• Leadership: Mentored junior developers on Pythonic best practices and high-performance data engineering. Developer / Data Engineer

Freelance, Singapore — Aug 2022 – Mar 2023

• Automated intelligent purchase and scraping bots for a universal AI shopping app, for Nate.tech, driving a 30% increase in checkout automation and data acquisition speed.

• Advanced Quality Assurance: Integrated Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) on top of unit testing, improving requirement clarity and system reliability.

• Optimized transactional data workflows and reconciliation pipelines for Paidy (Japan), increasing reporting efficiency by 20%. Senior Python Developer

Crypto.com, Singapore — May 2022 – Jul 2022

• Engineered a Proof of Concept (PoC) for an automated email delivery system, implementing a Python-based versioning engine for dynamic email templates to ensure consistent communication across regions.

• Spearheaded a localization project in Python, streamlining internal workflows and improving delivery speed by 30%. Senior backend Engineer

Kaiju Capital, Remote — Dec 2021 – May 2022

• Modularized a complex derivative trading system by refactoring monolithic code into reusable libraries, significantly enhancing system maintainability.

• Infrastructure: Streamlined deployment workflows and environment consistency utilizing Docker and Jenkins.

• Stability: Established a comprehensive testing framework to ensure the reliability of the high-frequency trading pipeline. Senior backend Engineer

Asia-Finance, Singapore — Sep 2018 – Nov 2021

• Database Architecture: Led the comprehensive schema redesign of the flagship "Nugget" application in PostgreSQL, optimizing data integrity and query performance.

• Core Development: Authored most of the backend functionality for the Nugget app using Python.

• Offshore Leadership: Conducted technical code reviews for the React frontend developed by the Vietnam-based team, ensuring architectural alignment and UI performance.

• Chat Product: Served as the primary Individual Contributor for the real-time chat product, developing high-concurrency features using Node.js and TypeScript.

• API Design: Developed GraphQL APIs to reduce frontend-backend coupling and improve data retrieval efficiency. Dimensions Networks CTO / Developer

Singapore Feb 2017 – Oct 2017

• Fundraising: Successfully raised nearly USD 1 million in Ether through an ICO.

• Engineering: Implemented crypto exchange backend in Erlang/OTP and authored ERC20 tokens in Solidity. Career History (Selected Highlights)

Company Role Key Impact

CapitaLab Sr. Front Office Dev Reduced Greek calculation runtime significantly via parallelization. Standard Chartered Technologist Automated release sync, improving deployment efficiency by 25%. CLSA Tech Project Manager Designed Python/VBA algorithms for better price allocation. Barclays Capital Developer Optimized query response times via Perl/Sybase scripts. Lehman Brothers Sr. Software Engineer Resolved critical pricing mismatch queries via script debugging. Morgan Stanley Analyst Developer Automated infrastructure monitoring for high-frequency environments. Education

Bachelor of Technology Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras

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