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Akashdeep Singh Kahlon

CEO

Canada10 yrs 10 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchAI Enabled

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.

Contact

LinkedIn

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

10 yrs 10 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 7 mos
Average Tenure
4 yrs 8 mos
Current Experience

Shuru

CTO & Founder

Sep 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 8 mos · Remote

  • shurutech.com
Distributed SystemsTest Driven DevelopmentRuby on RailsKubernetesTerraform

Gojek

5 roles

Sr. Engineering Manager

Promoted

Mar 2021 – Sep 2021 · 6 mos

  • Leading the Internal Tooling pod in payments platform

Engineering Manager, Fraud & Risk, Gopay

Promoted

Mar 2019 – Mar 2021 · 2 yrs

Product Engineer, Gopay Systems

Mar 2018 – Mar 2019 · 1 yr

Product Engineer, Gopay

Apr 2017 – Mar 2018 · 11 mos

Product Engineer, GoFood

Apr 2016 – Apr 2017 · 1 yr

Codeignition

Consultant

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

Education

NIT Jalandhar

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

Jan 2011 – Jan 2015

St. Francis Convent School

Jan 1996 – Jan 2009

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