Rahul Agarwal — CTO
20+ years of exp in tech-product developement and worked as CTO (full time) for companies like PolicyBazaar, Aakash-Byjus, Lava Mobile, Capri Global etc. Also, started working as Fractional/Consulting CTO since last one year to help companies with large scale tech transformation, next level growth and building high productivity tech teams. ● 20+ Years exp in tech-product development ● Building and scaling growth tech-products ● Tech-Product transformation and in-house transition ● Working with 3rd parties along with in-house teams to maximize the output, cost effectiveness and efficiency ● Building highly efficient, medium to large size teams ● Building high availability data and analytics systems ● Business and efficiency transformation via tech and products ● High ROI Tech-Product Ecosystems ● Ensuring tight controls on infra expenses and cost effectiveness of team expenses Domain Expertise : ● Fintech, NBFC, Home Loan Financing. ● Ed - Tech ● Insure -Tech ● Shipping & Freight Forwarding ● Ad Networks ● Ecomm, Lead Gen, MarketPlace ● Internet Startups & enterprise Strong background in large scale enterprise business products (both B2B and B2C), big data, data analytics and AI/ML, system architecture and scalability. Domain expertise in Edu-Tech, Fin-Tech, Insurance , Shipping & Freight Forwarding, Ad Networks, Mobility, Online Real Estate, Lead Generation, Community Development. Bootstrapping internet start-ups and leading technology/product teams. Deep understanding and experience in large and highly scalable cloud computing infrastructure (AWS specially). Business-tech integration, product/technology ownership, system design/architecture, big data , AI/ML and data analytics, serverless architecture, business solution design, high availability and highly scalable systems, product conceptualization, team building and start ups. Very strong and deep understanding of AWS (Amazon Web Services) infrastructure. Big data systems using Serverless paradigm, Hadoop, AWS EMR, Athena, Redshift/Spectrum etc. Building highly scalable and high performance oriented tech systems. Keen eye for cost effectiveness and cut down unnecessary spend. Saved approx 30 Cr in last 3 years for organizations while ensuring higher efficiency. Start-up background, office incubation, in-house team building and scaling.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned CTO specializing in Fintech and Edu-Tech with a strong focus on cloud infrastructure and tech transformation.
Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Experience: 17 yrs 10 mos
Skills
- Technology Management
- Tech Transformation
Career Highlights
- 20+ years in tech product development and transformation.
- Led large teams and scaled tech products effectively.
- Expertise in Fintech, Edu-Tech, and cloud infrastructure.
Work Experience
BeyondAge
Chief Technology Officer (8 mos)
Nagarro
Chief Information Officer (10 mos)
Multiple Organizations
Previous Tech Transformation Consultant / Fractional CTO (2 yrs)
Klephant
Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder (2 yrs 8 mos)
Capri Global Capital Ltd.
Chief Technology Officer (2 yrs)
Aakash Educational Services Limited
Chief Technology Officer (1 yr 1 mo)
PolicyBazaar.com
Chief Technology Officer (1 yr 6 mos)
Lava International Limited
Chief Technology Officer (2 yrs 6 mos)
IndiaHomes.com
Head of Engineering (3 yrs 11 mos)
Tyroo Media Pvt Ltd
Director Engineering (11 mos)
Clickable
Product Manager (1 yr 2 mos)
Vriti InfoCom Pvt Ltd.
Co-Founder & VP Engineering (2 yrs 7 mos)
Tribal Fusion
Software Engineer (1 yr 5 mos)
Tavant Technologies
Software Engineer (10 mos)
Education
Dual Degree (B.Tech + M.Tech) In Chemical Engg at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Dual Degree at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi