Selvakumar Esra

Selvakumar Esra is an accomplished Lead Solutions Architect and Principal Engineer at DBS Bank since June 2019, overseeing critical product development projects using modern stack technologies and cloud solutions. Prior to this role, Selvakumar served as Head of Technology at Standard Chartered Bank, leading financial market data applications and driving lean-agile practices. Experience includes significant contributions at JPMorgan Chase & Co., where Selvakumar transformed core processing platforms and advanced Agile adoption. Earlier roles involved senior software development in fixed income and equities at leading financial institutions such as Royal Bank of Scotland, Citibank, and Lehman Brothers. Education includes a forthcoming Master's in Financial Technology and Management from IIT Kanpur, a Blockchain Strategy Programme from the University of Oxford, and a Bachelor's in Computer Science from the University of Madras.