About

Saravana Kumar is an accomplished engineering leader with over 15 years of experience in building machine learning-powered products from conception to execution. As the Head of Machine Learning at Apollo.io, he has a proven track record of driving the product vision with a well-defined roadmap and successful execution. Saravana's expertise lies in translating complex business problems and user features into AI/ML systems with a strong focus on product metrics. He is a software architect of two successful startups, both with acquisition exits. He has also led multiple teams, designing the hiring strategy and forming teams with high synergy. Before joining Apollo, Saravana worked as a Principal SWE Manager at Microsoft, where he gained extensive experience in software engineering and management. He also served as the Director of Engineering at Ally, where he scaled products and teams to build platforms that defined the future of work. Saravana holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the National Institute of Technology and a Master's degree in Information Retrieval and Data Mining from Syracuse University. His tech stack includes ML, AI, Senior Software Engineering, and Software Engineering. Overall, Saravana is a highly skilled and experienced engineering leader with a passion for building innovative machine learning-powered products. He has a proven track record of success and is a valuable asset to any team.