About

Anand (Andy) Ankam is an accomplished Engineering Executive, Startup Enthusiast, Investor, Mentor and Entrepreneur at Heart. He has an entrepreneurial mindset and is a big proponent of agile methodologies, data-driven decision making, split-testing, and growth hacking. With over 16 years of experience in software product development across diverse business and technological environments, Anand is a results-oriented technology executive. Anand has extensive experience in leading and motivating teams to build world-class products with geographically and culturally diverse teams in the US and India. He has expertise in web applications & infrastructure, internet technologies, e-Commerce, enterprise security, enterprise software, and product design. His core technology strengths include JEE, MEAN, LAMP, Reactive frameworks (Play), Scala, Akka toolkit, and other stacks; SOA and Microservices architecture; Web, Mobile technologies, AI, NLP, Blockchain (Certified Blockchain Expert), Computer Vision, DevOps, Infrastructure as Code, Container Orchestration, Cluster Management, and Scheduling. Currently, Anand is working as the Allthings Platforms @ Carousell. He has previously worked as the CTO and Co-founder of online marketplaces and cloud kitchen, and as the CTO and Head of Engineering at Azuga. Anand has a passion for mentoring and investing in startups and has been actively involved in the startup ecosystem. Anand holds a degree in Scaling Excellence: How You Can Help Make it Happen from Stanford University. His tech stack includes Blockchain, Web, Infra, Senior Software Engineer, Computer Vision, AI, NLP, Test, Product Designer, Scala, Microservices, DevOps, Mobile, and Software Engineer. With 22.37 years of relevant experience, Anand is a valuable asset to any organization looking to build world-class products and drive growth.