About

Chintan Shah is a Senior Manager of Network Engineering at PayPal, with over 19 years of experience in the service provider, content provider, and Fintech industry. He has a strong background in network engineering, architecture, design, new technology research, platform introduction, prototype, deployment, automation, and network operation. With more than 9 years of experience in leadership, Chintan is currently leading PayPal's network engineering team spread across multiple functions in IDC. Chintan is an expert in technology landscape, including Backbone, Cloud & Internet Edge, Data Center, and Network Security. He has extensive experience in Next-Generation Backbone Networks, Data Centers Design & Architecture, and Multicloud & Hybrid connectivity using GCP/AWS/AZURE Networking solutions. Additionally, he has experience in customer solution & IP product design, a multivendor environment, and people management, hiring, and mentoring. Before joining PayPal, Chintan served as a Senior Manager of Network Engineering at LinkedIn, where he led the production network engineering team responsible for the design, engineering, automation, deploy, and operate large-scale Backbone, Edge POP, and Data Center Infrastructure in a web-scale environment. He provided technical leadership & clarity to complex projects and technology in the area of Backbone, Edge, and Data Center, contributed to defining the overall technology roadmap and quarterly planning, and nurtured IETF-style working groups focused around problem statements to improve operational efficiency, excellence & scale in the network. Chintan holds a PGDBA degree in Business from Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies and a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree in Computer Science from Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidhayalaya. He has a diverse TechStack that includes AWS, Azure, GCP, SRE, and Web. With 18.62 years of relevant experience, Chintan is a seasoned professional, capable of managing large-scale networks, developing strategic plans, technology roadmap, and budgeting. He is also an expert in vendor management and stakeholder management.