Sathya Prabu Rajagopal is a seasoned Principal Engineer and Technical Architect with over 17 years of experience leading and delivering innovative, scalable, high-performance solutions across the wealth management and financial services industries. Currently serving as Senior Vice President at Bank of New York Mellon since March 2019, he has demonstrated exceptional technical leadership in designing and delivering comprehensive solutions for managed accounts platforms, including portfolio construction, account enrollment, model management, investment reporting, financial planning, and trading systems for high-net-worth clients.
Throughout his career at BNY Mellon, Sathya has spearheaded numerous transformative initiatives, including leading enterprise-wide vulnerability management efforts that achieved 100% compliance with security standards and full audit mandate satisfaction. He architected and implemented a microservices-based platform leveraging Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, and Hazelcast, significantly improving system scalability, performance, and fault tolerance. His innovative work includes designing secure API Gateway and Backend For Frontend solutions using GraphQL APIs, which improved frontend efficiency by over 25%, and developing an enterprise-wide Angular component design system that reduced development time by 40% while achieving 80% component reusability across 50+ applications.
Prior to his role at BNY Mellon, Sathya held progressive leadership positions at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he served as Assistant Vice President from 2014 to 2019, driving technology strategy and infrastructure design decisions. He led the technical development of major platforms including the $100 million Merrill Lynch One project, which consolidated five legacy platforms for streamlined advisor portfolio management, along with the Affluent Advised Offering goal-based investment platform and Merrill Edge Guided Investing automated robo-advisory service.
Sathya's technical expertise spans artificial intelligence and machine learning applications in wealth management, including AI-driven portfolio optimization and natural language processing for wealth advisory services. He is proficient in multiple programming languages including Java, C#, Python, Node.js, and Go, with deep experience in cloud platforms like Azure, microservices architecture, and modern frontend technologies. His contributions to the industry have been recognized through multiple prestigious awards, including the 2023 Impact Award under the Technology Transformation category for the Wove platform, recognition as an emerging distinguished engineer in 2023, and the Best Portfolio Management Solution Award for Navigator STAR.
A graduate of Amrita School of Engineering with a Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology, Sathya is also an active mentor and thought leader, regularly speaking at internal technical conferences and architecture forums while mentoring engineers from junior to senior levels. His commitment to innovation and excellence has consistently driven business success through streamlined processes, enhanced system performance, and impactful technological solutions.