I’m Murali Korukonda, a Staff Software Engineer - Mobile based in Singapore with 14+ years of experience shaping scalable mobile platforms in fintech and crypto trading. I’ve led platform strategy and architecture across complex systems, focusing on reliability and developer productivity. I treat mobile as a distributed systems problem, scaling engineering velocity through automated CI/CD pipelines, end-to-end Python test frameworks, and Agentic AI development workflows to deliver robust features at speed.

Murali Krishna Korukonda

I’m Murali Korukonda, a Staff Software Engineer - Mobile based in Singapore with 14+ years of experience shaping scalable mobile platforms in fintech and crypto trading. I’ve led platform strategy and architecture across complex systems, focusing on reliability and developer productivity. I treat mobile as a distributed systems problem, scaling engineering velocity through automated CI/CD pipelines, end-to-end Python test frameworks, and Agentic AI development workflows to deliver robust features at speed.

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I’m Murali Korukonda, a Staff Software Engineer - Mobile based in Singapore with 14+ years of experience shaping scalable mobile platforms in fintech and crypto trading. I’ve led platform strategy and architecture across complex systems, focusing on reliability and developer productivity.

I treat mobile as a distributed systems problem, scaling engineering velocity through automated CI/CD pipelines, end-to-end Python test frameworks, and Agentic AI development workflows to deliver robust features at speed.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Staff Engineer (iOS) at OKX Singapore
April 1, 2023 - December 1, 2025
Led multi-year technical strategy and architectural migration from Objective-C to Swift (200K+ lines). Achieved 80% Swift adoption and built interop layers that cut new-hire onboarding by 40%. Architected the Smart Trading client-side and real-time WebSocket data pipeline to support 20M+ users with sub-second updates. Scaled the iOS team from 4 to 10 engineers and introduced RFC architecture reviews and automated quality gates to sustain weekly releases.
Staff Software Engineer (iOS) at PayPal Singapore
December 1, 2019 - March 1, 2023
Primary iOS engineer for QR Code In-Store Contactless Payments, building modular iOS frameworks adopted by 5+ product teams, reducing code duplication and integration time. Improved payment flow reliability via client-side async processing, intelligent caching, and request batching, lowering end-to-end latency. Led delivery of Bill Pay and Subscription Management features processing $500M+ annually with PCI-DSS compliance, and collaborated across product, backend, security, and risk teams to shape mobile architecture.
Senior Software Engineer at Singapore Power (SP Group)
May 1, 2017 - December 1, 2019
Built backend payment services in Go, integrating Mastercard Payment APIs, implementing 3DS authentication and card management flows for secure in-app payments. Implemented event-driven post-payment triggers and Auth0-based identity patterns. Mentored 5 junior iOS developers, improving team velocity.
Software Engineer at PayPal Singapore
October 1, 2015 - May 1, 2017
Developed PayPal Consumer app for iOS and Android, including NFC integration for in-store terminals and iOS Keychain for secure credential storage.
Lead Engineer at HCL Technologies Singapore
July 1, 2011 - September 1, 2015
Delivered native iOS and cross-platform mobile applications for enterprise clients across banking, insurance, healthcare, and energy sectors.
Staff Engineer (iOS) at OKX
April 1, 2023 - December 1, 2025
Led multi-year technical strategy and architectural blueprint for migrating 200K+ lines of Objective-C to Swift, achieving 80% Swift adoption and building interop layers that reduced onboarding time by 40%. Architected the Smart Trading platform's client-side architecture serving 20M+ users, including real-time WebSocket data pipeline and optimized data structures for sub-second high-frequency trading updates. Defined API contracts, identified payload over-fetching and missing aggregation endpoints, enabling stable deployments. Implemented a Lua-based mini-program feature delivery system, enabling progressive delivery. Scaled the iOS team from 4 to 10 engineers and introduced AI-assisted workflows (Cursor, Claude, MCP) to accelerate delivery. Established RFC reviews and automated quality gates, supporting a weekly release cadence with 20% fewer post-release defects.

Education

M.E. Computer Science at Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, India
August 1, 2009 - June 14, 2011
B.Tech Computer Science at JNTU Hyderabad, India
August 15, 2005 - May 15, 2009

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Industry Experience

Financial Services, Software & Internet, Professional Services