10 Visa engineering leaders
Asheesh Gupta, Senior Director Of Engineering at Visa, heads this list of Visa engineering leaders, which also includes directors of engineering and software engineering for payment products, billing systems, fraud platforms and platform engineering who hold their roles today. A reader can learn how engineering leaders work at Visa from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Anas Alam
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Engineering · Visa
Anas Alam has been Director Of Engineering at Visa since March 2021, based in the Austin, Texas area, with a headline that names Revenue & Billing Systems (ORMB). Anas Alam was Senior Staff Software Engineer at Visa from 2019 to 2021 and Staff Software Engineer there from 2016 to 2019.
Asheesh Gupta
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Of Engineering · Visa
Asheesh Gupta has been Senior Director Of Engineering at Visa since December 2020, based in Bengaluru, with a headline that names the role Senior Director, Platform Engineering. Asheesh Gupta was Director of Software Engineering at Visa from 2017 to 2020 and Engineering Manager there from 2015 to 2017.
Divya Chakkilam
LinkedInExperience: Director of Software Engineering · Visa
Divya Chakkilam has been Director of Software Engineering at Visa since July 2025, based in the Austin, Texas area. Divya Chakkilam also held the roles Senior Software Engineering Manager at Visa from 2022 to 2026 and Senior Software Engineer at Visa from 2017 to 2024.
Evarist Lobo
LinkedInExperience: Director of Software Engineering · Visa
Evarist Lobo has been Director of Software Engineering at Visa since April 2023, based in Atlanta, and says they lead a global 19-person engineering team at Visa focusing on merchant onboarding, customer portals and enterprise fraud platforms. Evarist Lobo was Director of Engineering at Verifi (Acquired by Visa) from 2018 to 2023.
Jeffery Hirono
LinkedInExperience: Director of Software Engineering · Visa
Jeffery Hirono has been Director of Software Engineering at Visa since February 2026, a role the profile places in Bellevue, Washington. Jeffery Hirono was Senior Software Engineering Manager at Visa from 2019 to 2026 and Software Engineering Manager at Verifi Inc. in 2019.
Kamala Manju Kesavan
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Visa
Kamala Manju Kesavan has been Director of Engineering at Visa since February 2023, based in Alpharetta, Georgia. Kamala Manju Kesavan was Director of Engineering | OMS Transformation & Omnichannel Platform at Michaels Stores from 2022 to 2023 and Senior Engineering Manager | Cloud Transformation & Order Platform at Macy's from 2018 to 2022.
Praveen Thiruvathilingam
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Visa
Praveen Thiruvathilingam has been Director of Engineering at Visa since April 2025, based in San Jose, California. Praveen Thiruvathilingam was Senior Engineering Manager at eBay from 2021 to 2025 and Engineering Manager at Teradata from 2018 to 2020.
Sannjay Yadgudi
LinkedInExperience: Director of Software Engineering · Visa
Sannjay Yadgudi has been Director of Software Engineering at Visa since January 2026, a role the profile places in the United Kingdom. Sannjay Yadgudi was Senior Manager Software Engineering at Discover from 2023 to 2025 and Engineering Manager, Consumer Finance Value Stream at Metro Bank (UK) from 2021 to 2022.
Shashanka Arnady
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Visa
Shashanka Arnady has been Director of Engineering at Visa since March 2020, based in Bengaluru, leading multiple scrum teams across geo locations for SIX B2B payment products. Shashanka Arnady was Director of Engineering at American Express from 2019 to 2020 and at CA Technologies from 2015 to 2019.
Sunny Ghosh
LinkedInExperience: Director Software Engineering · Visa
Sunny Ghosh has been Director Software Engineering at Visa since March 2019, based in San Mateo, California, with a headline that cites work in payment networks involving authorization, clearing and settlement. Sunny Ghosh was Sr. Staff Software Engineer at Visa from 2009 to 2019.
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- 02How have you organized the engineering groups you lead, and what would you change next time?
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