Abhinandan Sahgal

Co-Founder

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India14 yrs 7 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Built and scaled core platforms at a $4B B2B SaaS company.
  • Led a 250+ person engineering and product organization.
  • Holder of 3 US patents in SaaS technology.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS expert with a strong focus on B2B solutions and AI integration.

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Skills

Core Skills

B2b SaasPlatform ArchitectureEnterprise SoftwareEngineering LeadershipSoftware Architecture

Other Skills

LeadershipProduct DevelopmentCloud Native SystemDistributed SystemsAutomotive DMSAutomotiveRevenue Critical PlatformCloud-Native ArchitectureDistributed TeamsHigh Growth StartupSaaS PlatformProduct EngineeringBackend SystemsFront-end EngineeringJavaScript

About

I build and scale B2B SaaS platforms that operate at real revenue scale. Over 15+ years, I’ve led engineering and product organizations across mobile, web, backend, and cloud — most notably building and scaling core platforms at Tekion, a $4B B2B SaaS company with $200M+ ARR. I’ve built and led 250+ person teams across India and the US, owned mission-critical systems, and operated at the intersection of engineering, product, and business outcomes. My strength is turning complex systems into scalable, revenue-driving platforms. At Tekion, I helped build the Automotive Retail Cloud from the ground up — spanning Retail, CRM, Digital Retailing, Finance & Insurance, and mobile platforms — used daily by thousands of dealerships. Along the way, I’ve been granted 3 US patents in SaaS technology and have consistently worked hands-on with architecture, org design, and delivery at scale. Today, my focus is on AI-native B2B SaaS. I’m currently building Pepsales AI, where we’re applying AI agents to real sales workflows — not demos — including realtime objection handling, discovery, and CRM-integrated intelligence. I’m particularly interested in agentic systems, production-grade AI, and embedding intelligence directly into revenue and operations workflows where it measurably improves outcomes. I enjoy solving hard problems with high ownership and long time horizons. I’ve operated in fast-growing startups and scaled environments, value clear thinking over buzzwords, and care deeply about building teams and systems that last. Open to conversations with founders, operators, and leaders who are building serious B2B products and want AI to drive real business impact — not just features.

Experience

Pepsales

Co-Founder & CTO

Mar 2024Present · 2 yrs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • Building Pepsales

Tekion corp

4 roles

Senior Director Of Engineering and Architecture

Promoted

Jul 2021Apr 2024 · 2 yrs 9 mos

  • Built, scaled, and led a 250+ person global engineering and product organization across India and the US, supporting a $200M+ ARR, cloud-native B2B SaaS platform serving thousands of enterprise customers.
  • Owned end-to-end platform architecture and execution for Tekion’s Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC), including Retail Operations, CRM, Digital Retailing (DRS), Finance & Insurance, and Mobile Platforms.
  • Drove large-scale system design decisions across microservices, cloud infrastructure, data platforms, and mobile ecosystems to support high availability, scalability, and regulatory requirements.
  • Partnered closely with Product, Sales, and Business leadership to align engineering roadmaps with revenue growth, customer adoption, and operational efficiency.
  • Led multi-year modernization initiatives, improving platform reliability, developer velocity, and time-to-market across multiple product lines.
  • Mentored and scaled senior engineering leadership (Directors, EMs, Staff/Principal Engineers), building a strong leadership bench and execution culture.
  • Holder of 3 US patents in SaaS technology, contributing to platform differentiation and defensibility.
LeadershipProduct DevelopmentB2B SaaSPlatform ArchitectureCloud Native SystemSoftware Architecture+5

Director Of Engineering

Promoted

Jan 2020Jun 2021 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Led multiple cross-functional engineering teams responsible for core revenue and customer-facing SaaS products within Tekion’s Automotive Retail Cloud.
  • Scaled engineering teams rapidly while maintaining high delivery quality, system stability, and on-time execution in a hyper-growth environment.
  • Owned architecture and delivery for Retail Operations, CRM, Digital Retailing Sales (DRS), and Mobile Platforms, serving mission-critical dealership workflows.
  • Introduced engineering best practices across system design, code quality, CI/CD, and operational excellence to support enterprise-scale adoption.
  • Collaborated with Product and Design to translate complex business requirements into scalable, maintainable software systems.
  • Played a key role in platform scaling and feature expansion during a period of rapid customer growth and increasing system complexity.
Enterprise SoftwareSoftware ArchitectureEngineering LeadershipCloud-Native ArchitectureDistributed TeamsHigh Growth Startup+3

Engineering Manager

Promoted

Jan 2018Jan 2020 · 2 yrs

  • Built and led a cross-functional engineering team responsible for mobile, frontend, and backend systems forming the foundation of Tekion’s Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC).
  • Owned end-to-end architecture and delivery for customer-facing applications and supporting backend services, spanning mobile apps (iOS, Android), web frontend, and core APIs.
  • Played a key role in platform design decisions, collaborating with backend and infrastructure teams to ensure scalability, performance, and reliability as the product moved from early adoption to enterprise scale.
  • Led the development of shared frontend and mobile frameworks, enabling faster feature delivery and consistent user experiences across platforms.
  • Worked closely with Product and Business stakeholders to translate complex workflows into scalable, maintainable software systems used in production by dealership operations teams.
  • Introduced engineering best practices across code quality, system design, and release management, improving delivery predictability and platform stability. Played a key role in scaling the platform from early-stage execution to enterprise-ready systems, setting the foundation for subsequent growth across CRM, Retail, and Digital Retailing modules.
  • Helped scale the engineering organization during a high-growth phase, mentoring senior engineers and laying the foundation for future platform and architecture leadership roles.
Software ArchitectureEngineering LeadershipBackend SystemsPlatform ArchitectureDistributed SystemsFront-end Engineering+3

Lead Software Engineer

Aug 2016Jan 2018 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • As part of the original core team, contributed significantly towards development of Digital Service Experience (dSE) platform. dSE is the only end-to-end digital technology for both consumers and dealership personnel that connects the entire service experience from appointment scheduling to payment and everything in-between.
  • Responsible for Product engineering and development predominantly mobile apps (iOS, Android) using React-Native framework and native iOS/Android SDK and frameworks, web apps using React JS, IOT, OTT, Hardware and Software Integrations.
Redux.jsJavaScriptSoftware ArchitectureEngineering Leadership

Intertrust technologies corporation

Lead Software Engineer

Aug 2015Aug 2016 · 1 yr · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Responsible for Advertising/Analytics SDK development for iOS.

Adeptpros it solutions

Lead Engineer

Jul 2014Aug 2015 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Understanding the product requirement based on management and market need and complete technical development cycle.
  • Modularising the product,architecture design,divide work among team members,code review .

Aditi technologies

Lead Software Developer

Jan 2014Jul 2014 · 6 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Azuyo

Senior Software Engineer

Sep 2012Jan 2014 · 1 yr 4 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • iOS Apps,Games
  • Android apps
  • php

Saggezza

Software Engineer

Jan 2011Mar 2012 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Responsible for iOS(iPhone/iPad) apps development.

Education

Indian Public School

12th

Jan 2007Jan 2008

Bharati Vidyapeeth

Bachelor's degree — Information Technology

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