Arpit Mittal is a Staff Software Engineer at PayPal with 14+ years of expertise in scalable payment solutions and data-driven systems. As Technical Lead in PayPal's San Jose office, he architects mission-critical platforms processing millions of daily transactions.
His flagship achievement at PayPal includes spearheading FastLane Checkout, which drove an 86% increase in conversion rates. Arpit's innovative work in fraud detection, leveraging Keras and LSTM models, has significantly reduced fraudulent transactions across the platform.
Previously at Silver Spring Networks (now Itron), Arpit architected the Silver Link Data Platform, transforming energy management for utility giants like PG&E and Florida Power & Light through advanced peer-to-peer wireless mesh networks and time-series data solutions.
A graduate of USC (M.S. Computer Science) and Jaypee Institute of Information Technology (B.Tech), Arpit brings deep technical expertise in Java, Python, Scala, and big data technologies. His professional credentials include certifications in Elasticsearch, Machine Learning, and AWS Lambda.
With leadership roles at Intel, BMC Software, and Accenture, Arpit has earned 14 PayPal Props Awards for technical excellence. Based in Fremont, California, he continues to innovate in payment technology and machine learning, developing secure and efficient solutions that advance digital payments.