About

Thiaghu Ganesan is a seasoned Payments Engineering Manager with over 19 years of experience in Application Development and Quality Assurance. He is currently working as a Software Development Manager 2 at PayPal, where he manages the Payments Switch platform team responsible for real-time authorization of transactions involving various financial instruments such as Cards, Credit, Rewards, and other alternate payment instruments. Thiaghu has hands-on experience in Agile Methodologies and Scrum and is familiar with the entire SDLC, STLC, and bug life cycle process. He has a strong background in building platforms for real-time payment authorizations and managing external integrations for large-scale transactions. Thiaghu is a talented leader who can build and coach teams of technologists, develop strong roadmaps, and execute them with good quality. He has managed highly resilient Payments Switch teams with great availability and can work effectively under pressure. Before joining PayPal, Thiaghu worked as a Senior Engineer at CSC-Covansys and a Test Lead at Quintegra Solutions. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Instrumentation and Control Engineering from the University of Madras and Anderson HR Sec School. Thiaghu's technical skills include Software Engineering, QA, and Test. He has a proven track record of delivering high-quality software products and has a deep understanding of the Payments industry. Thiaghu is a results-driven professional with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.