10 Fannie Mae engineering leaders
Rob Hales, Senior Director, Software Engineering, heads a list of Fannie Mae engineering leaders whose work spans software engineering, technology architecture, cloud and infrastructure, APIs and AI engineering. A reader can learn how engineering leaders work at Fannie Mae from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Alok Gupta
LinkedInExperience: Director, Cloud architecture and Software Engineering · Fannie Mae
Alok Gupta has been Director, Cloud architecture and Software Engineering at Fannie Mae since November 2014. Alok Gupta was Development Manager Principal at Comcast from 2008 to 2014, Sr. Consultant at Fannie Mae from 2005 to 2008 and Sr. Consultant at Register.com from 2004 to 2005, and the profile headline lists AI-native application development, capital markets platforms and cloud transformation.
Anbu Neelamegam
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Fannie Mae
Anbu Neelamegam has been Director of Engineering at Fannie Mae since February 2026. Anbu Neelamegam was Sr. Engineering Manager at Fannie Mae from 2015 to 2026, Engineering Manager at Fannie Mae from 2013 to 2015, Lead Software Engineer at Fannie Mae from 2006 to 2013 and Software Engineer Consultant at Fannie Mae from 2003 to 2006.
Biju Kattuparambil
LinkedInExperience: Director of Software Engineering ( Capital Markets) · Fannie Mae
Biju Kattuparambil has been Director of Software Engineering (Capital Markets) at Fannie Mae since March 2022. Biju Kattuparambil was Sr. Technical Manager (DevOps) at CoStar Group from 2018 to 2022, Sr. Technical Project Manager for cloud and DevOps implementation at KeyLogic from 2017 to 2018 and Senior Technical Member of Staff (DevOps) at Verizon from 2013 to 2017.
Charlie Bassignani
LinkedInExperience: Director of Software Engineering · Fannie Mae
Charlie Bassignani has been Director of Software Engineering at Fannie Mae since July 2019. Charlie Bassignani was Managing Director, Model Research and Application Development, Global Market Intelligence at S&P Global from 2011 to 2019 and Managing Director, Model Research and Application Development, FIRMS at S&P Global from 2007 to 2011.
Hara Madala
LinkedInExperience: Director, Software Engineering, Single Family Technology · Fannie Mae
Hara Madala has been Director, Software Engineering, Single Family Technology at Fannie Mae since August 2022. Hara Madala was Senior Manager, Enterprise Architecture, Finance at Fannie Mae from 2021 to 2022, Manager, Software Engineering, Capital Markets at Fannie Mae from 2015 to 2021, Lead Software Engineer, Capital Markets at Fannie Mae from 2007 to 2015 and Senior Software Engineer at Freddie Mac from 2006 to 2007.
Kyle Smith
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director - Cloud & Infrastructure Engineering · Fannie Mae
Kyle Smith has been Senior Director - Cloud & Infrastructure Engineering at Fannie Mae since May 2024. Kyle Smith was Distinguished Engineer - Cloud Enablement at Capital One from 2020 to 2024, Lead Cloud Engineer at Capital One from 2019 to 2020 and Senior Manager - Cloud Architect at Accenture from 2016 to 2019, and was Director, Enterprise Cloud Architecture / IT Transformation at Capital One from 2011 to 2015.
Oliver Mathias
LinkedInExperience: Director - Engineering & Architecture · Fannie Mae
Oliver Mathias has been Director - Engineering & Architecture at Fannie Mae since June 2025 and also lists Director of Architecture (Finance & Treasury) at Fannie Mae from January 2020. Oliver Mathias was Principal - Strategy & Architecture at Fannie Mae from 2016 to 2020, and the profile headline lists engineering and AI-ML work in finance, capital markets and data, plus a patent.
Rob Hales
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Software Engineering · Fannie Mae
Rob Hales has been Senior Director, Software Engineering at Fannie Mae since May 2023 and also lists Director, Product Management at Fannie Mae from November 2018 and Digital Technology Director at Fannie Mae from September 2016. The profile headline lists developer platforms, agentic engineering and enterprise APIs at Fannie Mae.
Shruti Shah
LinkedInExperience: Director of Technology, API, AI Engineering · Fannie Mae
Shruti Shah has been Director of Technology, API, AI Engineering at Fannie Mae since June 2025 and was Sr. Manager, Software Engineering at Fannie Mae from 2017 to 2025. Shruti Shah was Manager, Application Development at Concentra in 2017, Manager, Application Development at HMS from 2013 to 2017 and Development Lead at HMS from 2012 to 2013.
Srini Karlekar
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Technology Architecture & Engineering · Fannie Mae
Srini Karlekar has been Senior Director of Technology Architecture & Engineering at Fannie Mae since April 2020 and Senior Director, Enterprise AI Product & Strategy at Fannie Mae since August 2026. Srini Karlekar was Director & Distinguished Engineer - Software Engineering at Capital One from 2018 to 2020, Director of Software Engineering at Capital One from 2016 to 2017 and Senior Technology Manager at Fannie Mae from 2003 to 2016.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What took most of your time in your engineering role, and how did you decide what to handle yourself?
- 02How did you decide which platform or software work to do first when several teams needed it?
- 03What did you learn in earlier roles that changed how you lead engineering teams?
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