I am a software engineer with 6+ years of experience leading multiple teams to deliver scalable, innovative solutions in blockchain, microservices, and AI-driven platforms. I have a track record of boosting transaction volumes and development efficiency, most notably as Director of Product Development for a UNICEF-funded blockchain aid platform deployed across six African countries.\n\nI’m passionate about mentoring, open-source collaboration, and driving technical advancements in the tech ecosystem. I excel at architecture, backend reliability, and building scalable systems, with a hands-on approach to containerization, CI/CD, and cross-functional leadership.

Raghav Kattel

I am a software engineer with 6+ years of experience leading multiple teams to deliver scalable, innovative solutions in blockchain, microservices, and AI-driven platforms. I have a track record of boosting transaction volumes and development efficiency, most notably as Director of Product Development for a UNICEF-funded blockchain aid platform deployed across six African countries.\n\nI’m passionate about mentoring, open-source collaboration, and driving technical advancements in the tech ecosystem. I excel at architecture, backend reliability, and building scalable systems, with a hands-on approach to containerization, CI/CD, and cross-functional leadership.

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I am a software engineer with 6+ years of experience leading multiple teams to deliver scalable, innovative solutions in blockchain, microservices, and AI-driven platforms. I have a track record of boosting transaction volumes and development efficiency, most notably as Director of Product Development for a UNICEF-funded blockchain aid platform deployed across six African countries.\n\nI’m passionate about mentoring, open-source collaboration, and driving technical advancements in the tech ecosystem. I excel at architecture, backend reliability, and building scalable systems, with a hands-on approach to containerization, CI/CD, and cross-functional leadership.

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Work Experience

Director of Product Development at Rumsan Associates
January 1, 2022 - Present
Led architecture and delivery of Rahat, a UNICEF-funded blockchain aid distribution platform deployed across 6 African countries, supporting 20K+ users with secure financial workflows. Directed engineering across 6 concurrent projects, aligning product road map, distributed system architecture, and infrastructure delivery. Architected high-availability backend services handling sensitive financial transactions with strong correctness guarantees and failure recovery. Led migration to ERC-4337 account abstraction, improved wallet UX, transaction reliability, and scalability of smart-contract systems. Built containerized infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines, reducing release friction and enabling faster, reliable production deployments.
Software Engineer, Tech Lead at Vedana Soft Innovation
November 1, 2019 - December 1, 2021
Architected microservices platforms (NestJS, NX, Docker) supporting 20K+ users with scalable backend infrastructure. Built and launched two NFT marketplaces, integrating smart contracts, wallet infrastructure, and blockchain indexing pipelines. Designed and operated Kubernetes (K3s) clusters, including node orchestration, networking, load balancing, and auto-scaling. Implemented CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Docker Hub, ArgoCD), reducing deployment time from ~10 minutes to ~2 minutes. Managed production systems and infrastructure reliability, resolving incidents and improving deployment velocity through build optimization.
Frontend Developer at Silk Innovation
August 1, 2019 - October 1, 2019
Built responsive UI for an online wallet (1M+ wallets served) using React + Redux. Supported development of a transportation management system, improving customer adoption.

Education

BE at RR Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, India
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2019

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Financial Services