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Akashdeep Singh Kahlon

CEO

Canada10 yrs 9 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Successfully scaled engineering team to 80+ members.
  • Expert in distributed systems and remote team management.
  • Proven track record in delivering complex tech projects.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Tech Leader with expertise in scaling remote engineering teams and delivering complex projects.

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Skills

Core Skills

Distributed SystemsTest Driven DevelopmentTeam DevelopmentData EngineeringWeb Development

Other Skills

AIActiveRecordBackend DevelopmentClojureElasticSearchInfrastructureKubernetesLxcMobile DevelopmentMongoDBNetworkingReact.jsRemote Team ManagementRuby on RailsTerraform

About

From 3 co-founders to 80+ engineers in 3 years. As Co-Founder & CTO at Shuru, I lead our engineering team of 80+ remote engineers based in India, while our leadership operates across UAE (CEO), India (COO), and Canada (myself). What we've built: - Scaled from 0 to 80+ engineers, all working remotely from India - Developed 10+ tech leads from junior roles - Delivered complex projects across AI, data engineering, web, backend and mobile - Maintained strong retention while growing ~5 engineers monthly in the last year Before Shuru: Led engineering teams at Gojek, building core payments tooling and fraud/risk platforms. Deep expertise in distributed systems, and test-driven development. My focus: Proving that distributed leadership and remote engineering teams can outperform traditional setups. Open to connecting with leaders facing scaling challenges or exploring remote team strategies.

Experience

Shuru

CTO & Founder

Sep 2021Present · 4 yrs 6 mos · Remote

  • shurutech.com
Distributed SystemsTest Driven DevelopmentRuby on RailsKubernetesTerraform

Gojek

5 roles

Sr. Engineering Manager

Promoted

Mar 2021Sep 2021 · 6 mos

  • Leading the Internal Tooling pod in payments platform

Engineering Manager, Fraud & Risk, Gopay

Promoted

Mar 2019Mar 2021 · 2 yrs

Product Engineer, Gopay Systems

Mar 2018Mar 2019 · 1 yr

Product Engineer, Gopay

Apr 2017Mar 2018 · 11 mos

Product Engineer, GoFood

Apr 2016Apr 2017 · 1 yr

Codeignition

Consultant

Jun 2015Mar 2016 · 9 mos · Noida Area, India

Education

NIT Jalandhar

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) — Computer Science

Jan 2011Jan 2015

St. Francis Convent School

Jan 1996Jan 2009

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