About

Sameer Kulkarni is an experienced Engineering Manager with a passion for solving complex problems in the field of distributed web services and IOT applications. With almost 8 years of relevant experience, Sameer has a proven track record of building systems from scratch, scaling them, and leading cross-functional teams to success. Currently, Sameer is working as an Engineering Manager at PayU, where he is leading the engineering efforts for LazyCard and Neobanking. His responsibilities include people management, stakeholder management, tech roadmap, design, and execution. Sameer's efforts have been recognized by LiveMint, which featured LazyPay's foray into the card segment with LazyCard, a prepaid payment instrument. Before his current role, Sameer worked as an Engineering Lead at PayU, where he led the Neobanking Engineering team. He was responsible for people management, stakeholder management, tech roadmap, design, and execution. Prior to that, he worked as a Tech Lead at Bounce, where he led the IOT platform and consumer backend team. His efforts were recognized by TechCrunch, which featured Bounce's $105 million fundraising round. Sameer holds an M.Sc.(Tech.) degree in Information Systems from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Hyderabad. He is proficient in several technologies, including Senior Software Engineering, Web, Software Engineering, and Backend. In summary, Sameer Kulkarni is an accomplished Engineering Manager with extensive experience in distributed web services and IOT applications. He is a problem solver who enjoys working on new and interesting challenges. His ability to build and scale systems and lead cross-functional teams has been instrumental in his success.