Shubham Kansal โ Co-Founder
๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐. Most startups don't die from bad ideas. They die from hiring the wrong people. I've spent 10+ years building teams at Amazon Prime Video, Adobe (Rephrase.ai), and Apollo.io. After 2,000+ interviews, here's the truth: โข Finding someone who can code is easy. โข Finding someone who will own chaos, ship under pressure, and raise your team's bar is the real game. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐'๐บ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ธ๐ฎ I help founders hire engineers, researchers and leadership who actually work outโthe first time. No rรฉsumรฉ filtering. No "culture fit vibes." I understand your pace, ownership standards, and what "great" looks like in your context. Then I evaluate candidates the same way a strong hiring manager wouldโbefore you meet them. Think Amazon-style hire/no-hire debriefs, before you waste a single interview hour. You only meet people who've already cleared your barโtechnically and behaviorally. ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐น๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฏ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ๐. ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ณ: โข You've hired "great-on-paper" people who flamed out in 90 days โข Your team is drowning in low-signal interviews โข You need people who own outcomes, not just write code โข You're past ~15 engineers and hiring is killing momentum ๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ I've been the hiring manager making these calls. I know the difference between "drives results" on a profile and someone who actually ships when everything's on fire. Most recruiters find candidates. I find the right fitโbecause I've lived your problems. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ Bad hires don't just burn time and money. They slow teams down, drain morale, and give competitors free runway. Every role has 100 people who can technically do it. You need the 2โ3 who actually make your team better. ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐? ๐๐ ๐บ๐ฒ.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and E-commerce expert with a strong focus on AI and digital transformation.
Experience: 9 yrs 10 mos
Skills
- Start-up Leadership
- Team Building
- Digital Transformation
- Product Management
- Ai
- System Architecture
- Ml
- Software Development
Career Highlights
- Built engineering teams at Amazon and Adobe.
- Expert in hiring engineers who excel under pressure.
- Led AI-driven digital transformations for startups.
Work Experience
Mowka
Founder (3 mos)
The Product Highway
Co-Founder (5 mos)
Apollo.io
Engineering Manager II (6 mos)
Ambula
Angel Investor (2 yrs 11 mos)
Rephrase.ai (Acquired by Adobe)
Head of Engineering (1 yr 9 mos)
Amazon
Software Development Manager (2 yrs)
Senior Software Engineer (1 yr 6 mos)
Software Engineer (2 yrs 3 mos)
Knit Messaging
Founding Member (1 yr 3 mos)
Microsoft India
Software Developer Intern (2 mos)
Education
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) at Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
High School at D.A.V. Public School, Kota
