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I am Murali Korukonda, a Staff Platform Engineer focused on iOS and mobile architecture, with 14+ years building scalable fintech and crypto trading platforms. I treat mobile as a distributed systems problem, scaling engineering velocity through automated CI/CD, end-to-end Python test frameworks, and AI-assisted workflows. At OKX and PayPal I led platform strategy and iOS delivery for high-volume payments, built modular frameworks, improved latency and reliability, and mentored teams across time zones. I enjoy collaborating with product, backend, and security teams to define robust mobile API contracts and reliable releases.…I am Murali Korukonda, a Staff Platform Engineer focused on iOS and mobile architecture, with 14+ years building scalable fintech and crypto trading platforms. I treat mobile as a distributed systems problem, scaling engineering velocity through automated CI/CD, end-to-end Python test frameworks, and AI-assisted workflows. At OKX and PayPal I led platform strategy and iOS delivery for high-volume payments, built modular frameworks, improved latency and reliability, and mentored teams across time zones. I enjoy collaborating with product, backend, and security teams to define robust mobile API contracts and reliable releases.

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I am Murali Korukonda, a Staff Platform Engineer focused on iOS and mobile architecture, with 14+ years building scalable fintech and crypto trading platforms. I treat mobile as a distributed systems problem, scaling engineering velocity through automated CI/CD, end-to-end Python test frameworks, and AI-assisted workflows. At OKX and PayPal I led platform strategy and iOS delivery for high-volume payments, built modular frameworks, improved latency and reliability, and mentored teams across time zones. I enjoy collaborating with product, backend, and security teams to define robust mobile API contracts and reliable releases.…I am Murali Korukonda, a Staff Platform Engineer focused on iOS and mobile architecture, with 14+ years building scalable fintech and crypto trading platforms. I treat mobile as a distributed systems problem, scaling engineering velocity through automated CI/CD, end-to-end Python test frameworks, and AI-assisted workflows. At OKX and PayPal I led platform strategy and iOS delivery for high-volume payments, built modular frameworks, improved latency and reliability, and mentored teams across time zones. I enjoy collaborating with product, backend, and security teams to define robust mobile API contracts and reliable releases.

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I am Murali Korukonda, a Staff Platform Engineer focused on iOS and mobile architecture, with 14+ years building scalable fintech and crypto trading platforms. I treat mobile as a distributed systems problem, scaling engineering velocity through automated CI/CD, end-to-end Python test frameworks, and AI-assisted workflows.

At OKX and PayPal I led platform strategy and iOS delivery for high-volume payments, built modular frameworks, improved latency and reliability, and mentored teams across time zones. I enjoy collaborating with product, backend, and security teams to define robust mobile API contracts and reliable releases.

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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.