About me
Hey there! 👋
I’m Chakradhar Reddy Pakala, a Strategic Product Leader and Full Stack Engineer with 10+ years of experience building scalable FinTech, Digital Banking, and IAM solutions. Currently, I’m a Senior Software Engineer (G4) at Grab in Singapore.
What I Do
I specialize in building end-to-end products and platforms that scale. My expertise spans:
- 🚀 Full Stack Development — React, Redux, Go, Java, Spring
- 🔐 Identity & Access Management — OpenID, OAuth 2.0, WebAuthn, MFA, SSO
- 🤖 GenAI Tools — GitHub Copilot Enterprise, GitLab Duo, Cursor
- ☁️ Cloud & Infrastructure — AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform
Career Highlights
At Grab (2022 - Present)
As a Founding Engineer at GXS Bank, I’ve built the customer experience platform serving 3M+ users across Southeast Asia:
- Designed and implemented GXS Help Center, AI Chat-bot, and GXS Flex Credit Card services using React and Go
- Built Phoenix & XtraMile — internal platforms serving millions of tickets and 500+ operations users across 5 countries
- Engineered a rightsizing engine delivering $60K in annualized infrastructure cost savings
- Reduced Help Center API response times by 30% through optimization
At HID Global (2018 - 2022)
Led the HID-Temenos IAM Integration generating $5M in annual recurring revenue:
- Architected reusable authentication components for Mobile and Web platforms
- Created technical demos and POCs that accelerated product adoption
- Served as the bridge between engineering, pre-sales, and sales teams
At LG Soft India (2015 - 2018)
- Built HAKIM, a custom automation framework achieving 40% reduction in manual testing
- Developed Telephony Android apps and framework for LG smartphones
Awards & Recognition
- 🏅 University Gold Medal — Academic Excellence (2023)
- 🦁 Lion Award — Critical security issue resolution at HID Global
- 🏆 Innovation Award — HAKIM Automation Test Suite at LG
What I Write About
On this blog, I share:
- Insights on full-stack engineering and system design
- AI tools and automation in developer workflows
- Product development lessons from building at scale
- Curated tech newsletters with interesting reads
Let’s Connect
I’m always excited to discuss technology, collaborate on projects, or just chat about the latest in tech!