Shiva Kumar Pati (Shiva Pati)

Software Engineering Lead

About Me

I'm Shiva Kumar Pati (also known as Shiva Pati), a Software Engineering lead with a strong background in designing and delivering secure, scalable solutions for large-scale distributed systems. My specialized expertise is in backend development, particularly within the cybersecurity and financial technology domains.

As a technical leader, I spearheaded programs to upgrade and re-architect financial applications that disburse billions of dollars annually, successfully leading other engineers through delivery. I also led the automation of critical processes across Payments, Treasury, and Accounting, guiding fellow engineers in this effort. Furthermore, I developed a platform capable of processing petabytes of financial data. For a critical financial application, I successfully built and deployed a platform that securely manages credentials. My latest contribution is a system that automates the assessment of application security posture.

As a Senior Consultant, I leveraged my ERP expertise to guide companies in the finance sector. I was responsible for developing their enterprise software strategy.

Articles & Technical Writing

2025

Modern Prompt Engineering: Techniques and Security for Production LLM Systems

A comprehensive exploration of advanced prompt engineering techniques, from Tree-of-Thought reasoning to production security patterns, grounded in systematic research and real-world deployment challenges.

2024

Engineering Determinism into LLMs for Financial Applications

Exploring the challenge of deploying probabilistic language models in regulated finance environments and the engineering controls needed to achieve consistency and auditability.

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