About

Puneet Gupta is an energetic and innovative Chief Technology Officer with over 20 years of experience in product and engineering leadership. He has a proven track record of building large product teams and delivering next-gen software solutions from conceptualization to deployment, with a focus on performance and impact. Puneet is proficient in product engineering/management, building teams, and global marketing, and has experience in bringing up large engineering projects and teams from the ground up, hiring at scale, and mentoring. Puneet is a widely published technical expert with 10 US patents, 1 India patent, 9 technical papers, and numerous blogs. He is adept at roadmap planning through business qualification, technical research, and POCs around new products and tech, and has a proven track record of leading diverse cross-functional teams for global product delivery, meeting complex requirements, and stringent timelines. Puneet has well-rounded expertise in requirements definition, scalable architectures, cost/performance optimization, and SDLC processes (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid) for product/platform engineering. As the Chief Technology Officer at HomeLane, Puneet is responsible for the complete ownership of technology roadmap and teams to aid HomeLane's vision of scaling via technology. He manages Engineering, QA, DevOps & IT Teams that work on web/mobile applications, and is accountable for innovations and POCs to spearhead the tech R&D. Puneet is responsible for mentoring on solution definition, software architecture, scalability, product design, product management, software maintenance, and quality assurance, and is involved in hiring at scale of distinguished talent from the industry as well as campuses. He continuously improves SDLC processes for enhanced productivity and efficiency in tracking timelines/quality, and nurtures team values and belonging to the organization via engagement programs. Puneet also manages vendor management, including legal and techno-commercial licensing, and budget and expenses for the entire team. Puneet has worked in various domains such as 3D graphic design, surveillance, enterprise streaming, medical imaging, industrial automation, and conferencing. He is a seasoned expert in video technologies, computer vision, analytics, and machine learning. Puneet has also worked as a Senior Vice President (Tech) & Head of Engineering at HomeLane, and as a Senior Product & Engineering Manager, Senior Member Technical Staff at Ittiam Systems Pvt Ltd. He holds a Master of Science (MS) degree in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering from the University of Maryland and a Bachelor of Technology (B.T