Karthik Vijay

Karthik Vijay is an accomplished technology professional with extensive experience in engineering and software development. Currently serving as the Chapter Lead - Engineering at Westpac New Zealand since November 2023, Karthik previously held the position of Principal Engineer & Architect at Koan from May 2023 to October 2023. Karthik's tenure at Bank of New Zealand from August 2014 to May 2023 included roles as Lead Engineer specializing in AWS and Kafka, as well as expertise in Azure and AKS. Earlier career roles encompassed Senior Java Consultant at the Department of Internal Affairs, Senior Integration Consultant at B2BE, and Team Lead at Walmart, among others, showcasing a solid foundation in software engineering and solutions design since starting as a Java Developer at Tata Consultancy Services in 2003.