About

Vaidhyanathan Ananthakrishnan is a highly skilled Lead Software Engineer at Freshworks, with over 9 years of experience in solving complex problems in the SAAS world. He is a master at scaling systems to millions of users per second and creating platforms for users. He spends most of his time designing and developing complex solutions to the problems that the industry is facing. At Freshworks, Vaidhyanathan is responsible for creating Freshsales for the marketplace and implementing multiple features and roadmaps. He is also adept at finding and fixing tech debts and helping his team reach the next high level. Prior to his current role, Vaidhyanathan worked at Zoho as a Member of Technical Staff, where he started as a backend developer and helped the product scale to millions of users. He also managed a handful of teams and brought high productivity to the company. At Athena Health, he started as a Software Analyst and implemented high-performance low latency jobs. Vaidhyanathan holds a Master of Technology in Computer Software Engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, and a B.Tech in Information Technology from Anna University. He has a broad range of technical skills, including Software Engineering, Backend Development, Testing, Research Science, Hadoop, Microservices, and Infra. Overall, Vaidhyanathan Ananthakrishnan is a highly competent Lead Software Engineer who is passionate about solving complex problems and creating innovative solutions. His vast experience and technical expertise make him an asset to any team, and his dedication to his work is evident in his impressive track record of success.