Vikram Palanisamy
Senior Engineering Leader
Summary
Experienced and results-driven Engineering leader with over 20 years of leadership in software development and project management. Proven track record of successfully delivering complex projects on time and within budget. Adept at leading cross-functional teams, fostering a collaborative environment, and implementing agile methodologies. Strong technical background in full-stack development and expertise in driving innovation through the entire software development life cycle in Financial services and Healthcare.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Engineering Manager
ORACLE CORPORATION
02.2024 - Current
- Leading Oracle Health's Seamless Exchange business, a healthcare interoperability product that impacts millions of patients:
- Lead multiple engineering teams of 37 members globally, including Software Engineers, Engineering Managers, Product Managers, TPMs, and strategists
- Launched and grew business from 0 to ~$8M, with strategic roadmap to reach $100M in 3 years
- Reduced client implementation times from 7 to 2 months, significantly improving time-to-value
- Achieved ~$50K monthly cost savings by migrating legacy products from AWS to Oracle's OCI
- Drive organizational growth through hiring, process improvements, and talent management
- Oversee development of healthcare products enabling efficient data exchange between EHRs and Health Information exchanges
Senior Engineering Manager
ZOCDOC
New York, New York
04.2022 - 02.2024
- Managed a 25-person engineering organization spanning Identity/Access Management (IAM), Authentication, and Patient Engagement, delivering critical platform capabilities
- Managed platform serving 18M+ patient users for login and appointment booking
- Successfully rebuilt Patient Engagement team through strategic hiring and mentoring
- Implemented passwordless login system, driving significant revenue increase
- Spearheaded migration to microservices architecture, improving scalability
- Established comprehensive IAM roadmap, transitioning from platform-focused to combined product/platform approach
- Demonstrated expertise in OAuth2, SAML, SSO, and Fine Grained Authorization (FGA)
- Led vendor selection, contract negotiation, and system integration initiatives
Senior Engineering Manager
BLOOMBERG LP
New York, New York
02.2016 - 04.2022
- Managed 22+ person engineering organization spanning Sell-Side Equity Order Management System (SSEOMS), Exchange Connectivity, and Post-Trade systems.
- Successfully delivered major regulatory initiatives including RegNMS, OATS, MIFID-II, SFTR, EMIR, and BREXIT
- Orchestrated comprehensive SDLC and Agile processes across global teams
- Led technical reviews, sprint planning, and stakeholder communication
Team Lead - Equities Algorithmic Trading
DEUTSCHE BANK
New York, New York
09.2014 - 01.2016
- Designed and implemented Equity Trading Systems, including Algorithmic Trading strategies and Smart Order Router
- Managed integration with Risk, back-office operations, and regulatory reporting
- Developed back-testing framework for algorithmic trading strategy validation
Associate Director/Engineering Manager
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS
New York, New York
06.2011 - 08.2014
- Managed a 17-person engineering organization plus offshore teams and responsible for development of NextGen equity trading Order Management System (OMS)
- Integrated the trading system with algo-trading systems, Smart Order Router (SOR), cash, program trading, back-office, middle-office, and global booking applications.
- Implemented FIX connectivity to major U.S, international exchanges, dark-pools including NYSE, Nasdaq, BATS, Direct Edge, TSX, Crossfinder, Sigma, Getco, BSE, among others.
Vice President/Engineering Manager
DEUTSCHE BANK
New York, New York
12.2005 - 06.2011
- Managed a 12-person engineer plus offshore teams responsible for design and implementation of Equity Order Management Systems
- Integrated the trading system with a spectrum of external applications, such as Internal Order Book, Smart Order Router, Algo-Trading, Market Data Server, Position Keeping, Booking, Short-Sell Locator service, Risk Monitoring, Analytics, FIX client connectivity, and Market connectivity.
Education
Bachelor - Computer Science and Engineering
Bangalore University
Skills
- Executive and Technical leadership, Stakeholder management, SDLC, Scrum master, Product management, ,Decision-making, Teamwork and collaboration, Problem-solving, Staff hiring, Budget control
- Java,C, C#, Python, JavaScript, Nodejs, React, SQL, AWS, OCI, Microservices, Trading applications, Healthcare interoperability, FHIR, HL-7, CCDA
- Software architecture, SDLC, Machine Learning/AI, CI/CD
- Healthcare, Financial services, Trading applications
Timeline
Senior Engineering Manager
ORACLE CORPORATION
02.2024 - Current
Senior Engineering Manager
ZOCDOC
04.2022 - 02.2024
Senior Engineering Manager
BLOOMBERG LP
02.2016 - 04.2022
Team Lead - Equities Algorithmic Trading
DEUTSCHE BANK
09.2014 - 01.2016
Associate Director/Engineering Manager
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS
06.2011 - 08.2014
Vice President/Engineering Manager
DEUTSCHE BANK
12.2005 - 06.2011
Bachelor - Computer Science and Engineering
Bangalore University
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