Charlotte, NC · 15+ years

Muthu Selvam

Executive Director, Principal Engineer | Architecture · AI/ML, GenAI & Agentic AI

Executive Director and Principal Engineer specializing in Enterprise Architecture, Technology Strategy, AI/GenAI, Agentic AI, and Cloud and Platform Modernization. I architect scalable, secure, and intelligent enterprise solutions while driving engineering innovation and digital transformation. With 7 USPTO granted patents, I bring an inventor’s mindset to solving complex technology challenges — bridging emerging technologies and business strategy to deliver measurable impact.

muthucse7@gmail.comCharlotte, NC, USA
0+

Years of IT experience

0+

Engineers led across multiple Agile teams

0

USPTO granted patents

01 — Innovation

Intellectual Property in AI/ML

7 granted USPTO patents and 1 continuation patent. Complete patent portfolio available upon request.

02 — Recognition

Awards & Recognition

Silver

2026

Silver Shield Award

Moving the Needle on Moving Money

Recognized for technical leadership and enterprise delivery of strategic Money Movement initiatives.

Bronze

2024

Bronze Shield Award

ACH Payment Capabilities

Delivered ACH, RTP, Same-Day ACH, and Dual Approval capabilities supporting multi-million-dollar annual revenue.

Silver

2023

Silver Shield Award

External Transfers Delivery

Led enterprise External Transfers modernization contributing to billion-dollar annual revenue.

Gold

2020

Gold Shield Award

Digital Wires Launch

Led the first Digital Wires platform across Online & Mobile Banking, enabling secure payments for millions of customers and supporting billion-dollar annual revenue.

03 — Track record

Professional Experience

Enterprise architecture and technical leadership across Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank, and Bank of America platforms.

Sep 2026 – Present

Charlotte, North Carolina

Executive Director, Principal Engineer

Wells Fargo – Wealth & Investment Management Technology

Serve as a Principal Engineer within Wealth & Investment Management Technology, contributing to technology strategy, architecture, and modernization initiatives across critical enterprise platforms. Partner with business, product, and engineering teams to drive scalable cloud solutions, AI/GenAI innovation, intelligent automation, and engineering excellence while helping shape the organization’s technology roadmap.

Mar 2020 – Sep 2026

Charlotte, North Carolina

Principal Engineer / Architect, Vice President

U.S. Bank – Online & Mobile Banking, Money Movement

Owned architecture and strategy for enterprise money movement platforms (ACH, Wires, External Transfers, Ops Console) across Consumer and Small Business segments. Led AI-native frontend systems with GenAI and Agentic AI to enable real-time decisioning, fraud intelligence, and personalized customer experiences at scale. Inventor with 7 USPTO granted patents driving innovation in AI-powered banking platforms.

  • Lead Engineer/Architect, VP — Jul 2023 – Sep 2026
  • Senior Software Engineer, AVP — Feb 2022 – Jun 2023
  • Software Engineer II, AVP — Mar 2020 – Feb 2022

Mar 2018 – Feb 2020

Charlotte, North Carolina

Lead Consultant / Frontend Architect

Wipro Limited – U.S. Bank, AML (OFAC Sanction Screening)

Led the replacement of a compliance vendor with an in-house Sanction Screening product (Fircosoft) at U.S. Bank. Analyzed business requirements, created UI specifications, developed innovative UI architecture, conducted usability reviews, and integrated RESTful web services to ensure seamless application functionality.

Oct 2017 – Feb 2018

Charlotte, North Carolina

Senior Software Developer

Randstad Technologies US – Vanguard Group

Led a team following Agile methodology to enhance performance and satisfy customers. Developed RESTful web services using Spring Boot and integrated Spring and Hibernate ORM for persistence, while guiding the team on model design to optimize efficiency.

Aug 2014 – Oct 2017

Charlotte, North Carolina & Chennai, India

Information Technology Analyst → System Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services – Bank of America

Led the gathering of user requirements and writing of functional and technical specifications for software development projects. Collaborated with business analysts to define project strategy and features, guided team members, and maintained documentation across onsite and offshore teams.

  • Information Technology Analyst — Dec 2015 – Oct 2017 (Charlotte, NC)
  • System Engineer — Aug 2014 – Dec 2015 (Chennai, India)

Aug 2013 – Aug 2014

Chennai, India

Software Engineer

Photon Interactive – TouchTunes & VWR International

May 2011 – Aug 2013

Chennai, India

Software Engineer

Boolean InfoTech Private Limited

04 — Toolkit

Key Skills

A full-stack engineering toolkit spanning AI/ML, modern frontend, middleware, data, quality, observability, and delivery.

Programming in AI/ML

16 skills
  • Python
  • Pandas
  • NumPy
  • Scikit-learn
  • TensorFlow
  • LangChain
  • LangGraph
  • Azure AI Foundry
  • Large Language Models (LLMs)
  • Claude
  • OpenAI API
  • Gemini
  • FastAPI
  • Flask APIs
  • Algorithms
  • ML Models

Frontend Technology

16 skills
  • React
  • Apollo GraphQL
  • Webpack
  • Micro Frontend
  • JavaScript
  • ES6
  • Redux-Saga
  • Next.js
  • Angular
  • HTML5
  • CSS3
  • TypeScript
  • jQuery
  • Ajax
  • XML/JSON
  • GWT

Middleware System

7 skills
  • Java 19
  • Spring Boot
  • REST/GraphQL
  • Node.js
  • Express
  • OAuth 2.0
  • Apigee

Database

5 skills
  • MySQL
  • Oracle DB
  • Cassandra DB
  • MongoDB
  • Mongoose ODM

Testing Framework

8 skills
  • Protractor
  • Karma
  • Jasmine
  • Selenium
  • Cucumber
  • JUnit
  • React Testing Library
  • Jest & Enzyme

Reporting Tools

7 skills
  • Pendo
  • Kibana
  • Qualtrics
  • AppDynamics
  • Site Catalyst
  • Co-browse
  • Quantum Monitoring

Deployment & Build Process – CI/CD

7 skills
  • CI/CD
  • Git
  • Jenkins
  • Fortify
  • SonarQube
  • Black Duck
  • Splunk
05 — Credentials

Certifications

Industry-recognized credentials spanning AI/ML, cloud architecture, security, and engineering leadership.

Microsoft

10 certs

Microsoft Certified: GitHub Copilot

09/2025

Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate

09/2024

Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals

09/2023

Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals

07/2023

Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

06/2023

Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate

06/2023

Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals

05/2023

Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals

08/2022

Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012/2014

06/2019

Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3

12/2014

Other Credentials

6 certs

Exercising Leadership: Foundational Principles

Harvard University

09/2024

Web Accessibility Curriculum V2.0

Deque University

04/2020

Certified SCRUM Master

SCRUM Alliance

06/2017

ITIL 2011 Foundation

AXELOS/APMG

06/2016

Oracle Certified Professional: Java EE 5

Oracle

06/2015

Oracle Java SE 1.6 Programmer Certified

Oracle

06/2012

06 — Recommendations

LinkedIn Recommendations

What colleagues, managers, and mentors say.

Valerie Felice Lancelle

Innovation | Intellectual Property | Design Thinking | Facilitation | Strategy

March 1, 2026

Muthu leverages his innovative mindset and deep technical expertise when tackling technical challenges. His talent for integrating AI and machine learning into practical, high impact solutions and his focus on adaptive user experiences has resulted in innovative solutions that support modern digital banking. Whether modernizing legacy platforms, shaping frontend architecture strategy, or championing responsible adoption of technologies like LangChain and AI Essentials for Business, he consistently delivers solutions that are both innovative and reliable.

Eric Bartels

Senior Product Manager; VP

September 26, 2021

I've had the enormous pleasure of partnering with Muthu Selvam as the development lead on our team. As a product owner, I've relied on Muthu to help guide dev and QA to deliver complex projects and enhancements for our mobile and web applications. Muthu has earned the entire team's trust and respect by being an invaluable asset. Muthu is level-headed, respectful, passionate, adaptable, proactive, and motivates the team to be their best. Our team faces many challenges as it grows and evolves, but Muthu is dedicated to delivery and makes it seem effortless. Muthu is a tremendous asset and has been absolutely essential in leading our team. Thanks Muthu!

Rajesh Turamalla

Senior Vice President, Director of Technology at U.S. Bank

September 17, 2021

I have had the pleasure of working with Muthu Selvam at US Bank. He is an awesome Full Stack Engineer and Lead. All I had to tell him is the problem and he would come up with best fit technical solution leading his offshore team. Has vast technical knowledge, knows how to tackle any complex technical issue and very easy to work with. Very good at influencing people/teams and has great leadership qualities. His contributions towards rolling out Sanctions Product in a record 10 months time were invaluable!!!

Anthony Lutovsky

Product Professional at Alkami Technology

January 17, 2021

Remarkable leadership qualities and dependability come to mind when I think of Muthu. As a Product Manger I had the pleasure of working with him as our team's development lead as we launched new digital banking products into the marketplace. What impressed me the most was Muthu's infectious attitude and enthusiasm during team meetings and his ability to lead a team to consistently deliver new product features. With combined technical skills and leadership traits, Muthu would be a fantastic addition to anyone's team.

07 — Education

Education

MIT Professional Education

Executive Education – Applied Agentic AI for Organizational Transformation

January 2025 – April 2026

University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC)

Master of Science (M.S.), Information Technology – Emerging Technologies (AI/ML)

January 2022 – August 2024 · Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Anna University

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Science & Engineering

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India