Gazal Garg
About Gazal Garg
Gazal Garg serves as the Chief Technology Officer at Upswing Financial Technologies, where he focuses on developing a secure and scalable Banking-as-a-Service platform. He has extensive experience in engineering leadership, having previously held key roles at Zilingo and other notable companies.
Current Role at Upswing Financial Technologies
Gazal Garg serves as the Chief Technology Officer at Upswing Financial Technologies, a position held since 2022. In this role, he focuses on engineering challenges related to building a secure, scalable, and resilient Banking-as-a-Service platform for Open Banking. His leadership is pivotal in guiding the technical direction of the company.
Previous Experience at Zilingo
At Zilingo, Gazal Garg held multiple roles, starting as a Founding Engineer from 2015 to 2017 and later as Head of Engineering from 2017 to 2022. He was instrumental in scaling the engineering organization from a small team to over 70 members. He played a crucial role in developing and scaling core backend systems, including Product Discovery, Inventory Management, Checkouts, Payments, and Order Management.
Internship Experience
Gazal Garg gained valuable experience through several internships. He worked as an SDE Intern at American Express in 2012 for two months, focusing on the RISK Center of Excellence. Additionally, he interned at Intellecap in 2010 and 2009, contributing to projects at Mostfit during both periods, each lasting two months.
Educational Background
Gazal Garg studied at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, where he earned a Bachelor of Technology (Dual Degree with MTech) in Computer Science and Engineering from 2008 to 2013. He also attended St. Paul's School, where he completed his Intermediate studies in Science from 2005 to 2007.