About

Amit Sharma is a seasoned 0 -> 1 Specialist with over 13 years of experience in building products from scratch in early-stage startups. He is currently the Head of Engineering at peritus.ai, where he leads the India engineering team. Amit's core competency lies in conceptualizing and building products from 0 -> 1. His expertise in this area is reflected in his experience as the Chief Technology Officer at ambee, where he built a technology team of 8 responsible for backend, UI, and Android. At ambee, he developed an integrated solution for handling emergency response dispatch, which reduced average response time by 40-60% using technology. He also aggregated 40+ providers and 300+ ambulances, launching services in 4 cities in 6 months. Prior to ambee, Amit served as the Chief Technology Officer at teabox, where he was responsible for both product and technology. He built and managed a team of 10 engineers, migrated the system from Magento to In-House within 2 months of joining, and improved website architecture. At teabox, he also improved the discovery process using an enhanced algorithm and changed the UX flow with a better exit page, leading to an increase in retail orders. Amit holds a B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. He is skilled in Senior Software Engineering, Android, Integration, Mobile, UI, Backend, and Web. With 16.78 years of relevant experience, Amit is a valuable asset to any early-stage startup looking to build a product from scratch.