Kiran Chaluvaraju (CHALUK)

Engineering Executive Director | Scaling Global Platforms | Driving Business Transformation

About Me

I’m an engineering leader with over one and a half decades of experience scaling global platforms and driving enterprise transformation, particularly in custody services and payment applications. I bring a foundation in hands-on development and a proven record of leading large, distributed teams to deliver business-critical systems under pressure.

Adaptability is one of my core strengths — I quickly master new domains and technologies, from complex financial platforms to emerging areas like AI. I specialize in cutting through to turn high-level business goals into scalable, measurable solutions that deliver real impact.

I’m known for building trust-based relationships with teams, peers, clients, and stakeholders. I simplify complexity, align cross-functional groups, and lead organizations that thrive on innovation, inclusivity, and collaboration. I also drive team velocity through AI-accelerated software delivery — turning speed into a competitive edge.

Leadership Principles

Start with Intent

I believe in a proactive engineering philosophy. My strategic focus is on understanding the core business intent, to ensure our solutions are optimally aligned with organizational goals and consistently deliver meaningful impact.

The real architecture is the team

As a leader, my primary role is to act as a systems designer, building a framework of principles and trust that empowers the team. This human-centered architecture is the foundation for all our technical achievements.

Measure outcomes, not opinions

Our success is defined by objective, measurable criteria established upfront. All decisions are evaluated through consequence-based analysis to ensure they align with our goals.

Pragmatism without compromise

I lead with a proactive mindset to have long-term positive impacts. While it's important to have strategic foresight, I believe in being pragmatic, not idealistic.

Ship when it matters most

I believe that a timely solution is better than the best/ideal solution. In the real world, the value of a solution diminishes the longer it takes to deliver.

Breakthroughs require boldness

To achieve breakthrough results, we must be willing to embrace unconventional approaches.

Professional Experience

Goldman Sachs & Co. - Executive Director - Custody Services

July 2022 — Present

Location: Dallas, TX

Role: Global Lead of Wealth Management's Asset Transfer and Payments. Manager Custody Services, Dallas

Impact:

Led the establishment of a core Custody team in Dallas, overseeing hiring, training, and strategic integration into key projects to accelerate long-term investments.
Built and mentored a global team of over 30 people in Custody Asset Transfer, which enhanced technical skills and fostered a collaborative culture, significantly improving project delivery.
Managed multiple cross-divisional initiatives across various global regions, aligning diverse stakeholders and technical teams to ensure seamless execution on complex business goals.
Oversaw the modernization of the asset transfer platform, coordinating a globally distributed team to upgrade core technology and improve operational capabilities.
Designed and directed the development of a next-generation asset transfer processing platform that was engineered to handle a 500% increase in business volume while maintaining high speed and data integrity. The platform's design incorporated robust controls to ensure regulatory compliance and positioned the business for significant future growth.

Goldman Sachs & Co. - Vice President - Software Engineering

Jan 2020 — July 2022

Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Role: Global Lead of Wealth Management's Asset Transfer and Payments.

Impact:

Engineered the foundation for a Mobile Check Deposit service, overseeing the end-to-end integration with a third-party vendor to enable a new digital business capability.
Led the design and integration of a high-security encryption and access control system to meet the rigorous standards of Swiss regulations, ensuring compliance and data protection for all users.
Developed a high-performance platform for client account activity review, leveraging ElasticSearch to provide advisors with real-time access to critical data.
Introduced and built an automated, scheduled transaction generator to handle internal cash movements, which enhanced consistency and reduced manual operational tasks.

Goldman Sachs & Co. - Vice President - Software Engineering

Jan 2016 — Dec 2019

Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Role: Lead Wealth Management's Asset Transfer and Payments.

Impact:

Designed and integrated a complete suite of Asset Transfer capabilities, successfully transitioning a key business function from a vendor platform to an in-house solution.
Directed the full lifecycle of the BREXIT initiative, from design to implementation, leading a team of engineers to enable a smooth transition and mitigate significant business risk.
Oversaw the design and implementation of a highly available payments platform for clients to manage payments and internal transfers via mobile and web applications.
Led a multi-year Strategic Asset Transfer Program to improve user and operational efficiency, including the design and build of a "Push Authentication" feature that improved efficiency by over 50%

Goldman Sachs & Co. - Software Engineer - Associate

Jan 2013 — Dec 2015

Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Role: Software Engineer - Associate

Impact:

Designed and built a scalable application to modernize the automated transaction approval process, which significantly increased operational efficiency by intelligently approving low-risk transactions.
Implemented key controls for regulatory projects like Regulation E, ensuring the company remained in full compliance and mitigating risk.
Maintained a critical business application, ensuring its smooth and uninterrupted operation.

Goldman Sachs & Co. - Software Engineer - Analyst

Jun 2010 — Dec 2012

Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Role: Software Engineer - Analyst

Impact:

Engineered the core job scheduling and execution component for a billing system, automating the calculation and handling of tens of thousands of daily transactions and ensuring high reliability.
Developed and deployed a critical gateway that enabled seamless communication between a legacy system and new Java-based applications, which was essential for modernizing the technology stack.

Certifications

AWSDeepLearning.AI

Generative AI with Large Language Models

Issued Jan 2024Coursera

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DeepLearning.AI

Generative AI for Everyone

Issued Jan 2024Coursera

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Stanford OnlineDeepLearning.AI

Machine Learning Specialization

Issued Dec 2023Coursera

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Stanford OnlineDeepLearning.AI

Unsupervised Learning, Recommenders, Reinforcement Learning

Issued Dec 2023Coursera

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Stanford OnlineDeepLearning.AI

Advanced Learning Algorithms

Issued Dec 2023Coursera

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Stanford OnlineDeepLearning.AI

Supervised Machine Learning: Regression and Classification

Issued Dec 2023Coursera

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AWS

Architecting on AWS

Issued Jun 2023Coursera

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Contact

Email: contact@kiranchaluvaraju.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiranchaluvaraju/

Contact

Email: contact@kiranchaluvaraju.com

Phone: (405) 924-6033

Website: https://kiranchaluvaraju.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiranchaluvaraju/

Skills

AI-accelerated delivery
Build high-trust teams
Delivering scalable systems
Agentic Gen AI
Rapid prototyping
Cross-functional leadership
Enterprise transformation
Design Fault-tolerant, horizontally scalable systems

Tech Stack

Core Java
Spring Boot
Angular
TypeScript
Microservices
REST APIs
Relational Databases (Sybase, DB2)
NoSQL (MongoDB)
Message Queues (Kafka, Tibco EMS)
Search (ElasticSearch)
CI/CD
Monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana)
Version Control (Git)

Certifications

Generative AI with Large Language Models (Jan 2024)
Generative AI for Everyone (Jan 2024)
Machine Learning Specialization (Dec 2023)
Unsupervised Learning, Recommenders, Reinforcement Learning (Dec 2023)
Advanced Learning Algorithms (Dec 2023)
Supervised Machine Learning: Regression and Classification (Dec 2023)
Architecting on AWS (Jun 2023)

Profile

Work Experience

Goldman Sachs & Co.July 2022 — Present

Executive Director - Custody Services

Led the establishment of a core Custody team in Dallas, overseeing hiring, training, and strategic integration into key projects to accelerate long-term investments.
Built and mentored a global team of over 30 people in Custody Asset Transfer, which enhanced technical skills and fostered a collaborative culture, significantly improving project delivery.
Managed multiple cross-divisional initiatives across various global regions, aligning diverse stakeholders and technical teams to ensure seamless execution on complex business goals.
Oversaw the modernization of the asset transfer platform, coordinating a globally distributed team to upgrade core technology and improve operational capabilities.
Designed and directed the development of a next-generation asset transfer processing platform that was engineered to handle a 500% increase in business volume while maintaining high speed and data integrity. The platform's design incorporated robust controls to ensure regulatory compliance and positioned the business for significant future growth.

Goldman Sachs & Co.Jan 2020 — July 2022

Vice President - Software Engineering

Engineered the foundation for a Mobile Check Deposit service, overseeing the end-to-end integration with a third-party vendor to enable a new digital business capability.
Led the design and integration of a high-security encryption and access control system to meet the rigorous standards of Swiss regulations, ensuring compliance and data protection for all users.
Developed a high-performance platform for client account activity review, leveraging ElasticSearch to provide advisors with real-time access to critical data.
Introduced and built an automated, scheduled transaction generator to handle internal cash movements, which enhanced consistency and reduced manual operational tasks.

Goldman Sachs & Co.Jan 2016 — Dec 2019

Vice President - Software Engineering

Designed and integrated a complete suite of Asset Transfer capabilities, successfully transitioning a key business function from a vendor platform to an in-house solution.
Directed the full lifecycle of the BREXIT initiative, from design to implementation, leading a team of engineers to enable a smooth transition and mitigate significant business risk.
Oversaw the design and implementation of a highly available payments platform for clients to manage payments and internal transfers via mobile and web applications.
Led a multi-year Strategic Asset Transfer Program to improve user and operational efficiency, including the design and build of a "Push Authentication" feature that improved efficiency by over 50%

Goldman Sachs & Co.Jan 2013 — Dec 2015

Software Engineer - Associate

Designed and built a scalable application to modernize the automated transaction approval process, which significantly increased operational efficiency by intelligently approving low-risk transactions.
Implemented key controls for regulatory projects like Regulation E, ensuring the company remained in full compliance and mitigating risk.
Maintained a critical business application, ensuring its smooth and uninterrupted operation.

Goldman Sachs & Co.Jun 2010 — Dec 2012

Software Engineer - Analyst

Engineered the core job scheduling and execution component for a billing system, automating the calculation and handling of tens of thousands of daily transactions and ensuring high reliability.
Developed and deployed a critical gateway that enabled seamless communication between a legacy system and new Java-based applications, which was essential for modernizing the technology stack.