--- title: "Ashwin Gopalsamy · Staff Software Engineer, Payments Infrastructure" description: "Ashwin Gopalsamy builds the infrastructure behind global payments. Staff Software Engineer at Pismo, a Visa company." --- # Ashwin Gopalsamy Hey! I'm [Ashwin](/more). I build the infrastructure behind global payments. I work from home; on a [countryside region wrapped in coconut groves](https://youtu.be/UCEWM2Arkfg?si=QUgbgYh7DMKLH3b4), close enough to the Western Ghats that the weather has opinions. I'm a [Staff Engineer at Pismo, a Visa company](https://developers.pismo.io/pismo-docs) working on sub-second high-throughput distributed systems. Previously, built [core-banking stuff](https://docs.solarisgroup.com/). This fall I start my [Masters in AI at UT Austin](https://cdso.utexas.edu/msai) alongside my work. Off the clock, I'm happiest around good machinery and cars, or absorbed in technology, anthropology, old history, and long-form work of almost any kind. Here's the [library](/library/) of stuff I love, [photos I take](/more/photos) and [cafes I try](/more/cafe) and [more](/more). [Press / or ⌘K for search and commands](/library/) --- Working on payments infrastructure, AI, or something else entirely? [Let's talk](https://cal.com/ashwingopalsamy)[Resume](/resume.pdf) [GitHub](https://github.com/ashwingopalsamy)[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashwingopalsamy)[X](https://x.com/ashwin2125) ![](/portrait.jpg) [ashwingopalsamy](https://github.com/ashwingopalsamy) 595 contributions in the last year ![](/portrait.jpg) Ashwin Gopalsamy Staff Software Engineer Visa (Pismo) · Pollachi [Connect with Ashwin Gopalsamy on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashwingopalsamy) ![](/portrait.jpg) @ashwin2125 [Follow Ashwin Gopalsamy on X](https://x.com/ashwin2125) Payments infrastructure · AI at UT Austin [all links](/links) ## meanwhile [Open in SpotifyEmbed didn’t load: listen on Spotify instead](https://open.spotify.com/track/7iy5huRZ9bNI3ce79DcdCD?si=840308c6390e4ea1) Pollachi, Tamil Nadu Map couldn’t load: coordinates below 10.657°N 76.956°E Pollachi, Tamil Nadu [OpenFreeMap](https://openfreemap.org/) © [OpenMapTiles](https://openmaptiles.org/) Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) > "Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you." > > Jim Rohn