Avinash Gupta — CTO
I'm a founder-turned-engineering leader passionate about building scalable platforms, empowering engineering teams, and solving real problems at scale. At PW (PhysicsWallah), I lead product engineering and infra for platforms serving 5M+ learners, ensuring uptime, performance, and reliability across regions. My focus areas include: • Infrastructure design & management • Revenue & Growth initiatives • AI/ML-driven engagement • PW e-commerce platform • Team building & 0-to-1 product launches • Improving developer efficiency Previously scaled embedded insurance, agency & merchant platforms at PasarPolis across SE Asia. On a mission to make engineering purposeful, reliable, and human-centric. Always open to conversations on leadership, tech strategy, and scaling cultures.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and EdTech leader with a strong focus on infrastructure and team empowerment.
Location: Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Experience: 10 yrs 3 mos
Skills
- Infrastructure Design & Management
- Team Building
- Project Management
- Leadership
- People Management
- System Design
- Cloud Infrastructure
- Product Development
Career Highlights
- Led engineering for platforms serving over 5 million learners.
- Expert in building scalable and reliable infrastructure.
- Passionate about empowering engineering teams and product innovation.
Work Experience
PW (PhysicsWallah)
Senior Director of Engineering (1 yr 11 mos)
Director of Engineering (1 yr 6 mos)
PasarPolis
Director Of Engineering (5 mos)
Engineering Manager (1 yr 6 mos)
Tech Lead (1 yr 4 mos)
Senior Software Engineer (8 mos)
HaloBee
Co Founder and CTO (1 yr 11 mos)
Oracle India Pvt. Ltd
Member of Technical Staff (1 yr)
Technex, IIT (BHU) Varanasi
Co Convener (7 mos)
Viaedge Software Technologies (I) Pvt. Limited
Project Intern (2 mos)
IIIT Hyderabad
Summer Research Intern (2 mos)
Education
Engineer’s Degree at Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi
High School at K.D.B. Public School
High School at St. Xavier's School