Shashank Khanna

Founder

New York, New York, United States12 yrs 4 mos experience

AI EnabledAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

Founded a crypto security firm valued at $30M.
Built a Shopify store generating 7+ figures annually.
Led engineering at major tech companies like Amazon and SoFi.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and AI-focused software engineer with a strong entrepreneurial background.

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Skills

Core Skills

Ai Tools DevelopmentSales EngineeringProduct DevelopmentCrypto SecurityBackend EngineeringSystem IntegrationSoftware EngineeringSystem ArchitectureSoftware DevelopmentSearch Engine DevelopmentConsultingGame Development

Other Skills

ClayWorkatoSalesforce.com DevelopmentMCP (Model Context Protocol)Multi-agent SystemsLanggraphReactNext.jsMongoDBRustRedisObjective CPython (Programming Language)OpenAI APIRetrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)

About

I lead a team that builds AI tools for Vanta's sales org. Our mission is to automate manual steps in the pre and post sales process and generate pipeline via AI agents. Here's a look back for my journey as a builder: - founded Cashmere (YC W22), a crypto security firm valued at 30m, 900+ businesses as customers including OpenSea - built a shopify store to 7+ figures of annual revenue - ran a consulting firm building custom AI agents for workflow automation, clients include startups to major film production studios - failed at several startup attempts ranging from a travel visa application to an assumable mortgage marketplace - tech lead / software engineer at SoFi and Amazon - built automated irrigation systems for mushroom farms in SE Asia - built iOS games downloaded in every continent This whole journey started in Faridabad, India when I was 10. I built and ran a website for kids to prep for a jeopardy-style game show called Bournvita quiz contest that I was obsessed with. At various points of my life I've studied cosmetology at Aveda and filled up ATMs along the pacific coast highway. For fun I teach yoga and strength at corepower.

Experience

Vanta

Founder in Residence, GTM Innovation

Sep 2025 – Present · 6 mos · New York, NY

Leading GTM Innovation at Vanta building AI first internal tools for helping sell, engage and support our customers.
If GTM engineering means something to you - very similar.

ClayWorkatoSalesforce.com DevelopmentMCP (Model Context Protocol)Multi-agent SystemsLanggraph+2

Cashmere

Founder and CEO

Nov 2021 – Sep 2025 · 3 yrs 10 mos · San Francisco, California, United States

Built and scaled a Y Combinator-backed institutional crypto wallet, raising $3.7M+ from investors like Coinbase and FTX. Grew the platform to 900+ business clients with over $100M AUM, personally closing marquee accounts including OpenSea and Dragonfly Capital. Led product development from 0 to 1 using React, Next.js, MongoDB, and Rust, while managing a cross-functional team and key integrations across the Solana ecosystem.

Product DevelopmentCrypto Security

Sofi

Senior Software Engineer

Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 · 0 mo · San Francisco, California, United States

Led backend engineering for SoFi at Work, the company’s B2B vertical. Spearheaded the integration of Leaf College Savings (an acquired company) into SoFi’s ecosystem, migrating a decade-old Adobe ColdFusion codebase to a modern stack using React.js, Node.js, PostgreSQL, and Java. Worked directly with Leaf’s co-founders to ensure a seamless transition.

Backend EngineeringSystem Integration

Amazon

Software Engineer

Jan 2017 – Jan 2021 · 4 yrs · Seattle, Washington

Led engineering efforts on Amazon’s digital ordering and payments systems, powering purchases across Kindle, Prime Video, and other digital products. Migrated a 19-year-old legacy codebase to a new payment processing system and earned an org-wide "Star Performer" award. Delivered a re-architecture that reduced subscription latency by 30%, while progressing from intern to SWE II.

Software EngineeringSystem Architecture

Ucla health

Software Engineer

Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 · 2 yrs · Los Angeles

Wrote code for an internal search engine based on NodeJS
Worked here during school year. Paid my college bills

Software DevelopmentSearch Engine Development

Impact investment exchange (iix)

Summer Analyst

Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 · 0 mo · Singapore

Powerpoint and Excel

Self employed

Consulting

Jan 2013 – Jan 2016 · 3 yrs

Made software for various companies including
Nordstrom -- designed the wishlist on Nordstrom.com, implemented caching using Redis
Worked on a mushroom farm -- designed an irrigation system for them
Developed iphone games in objective C -- downloaded in 7 countries

ConsultingSoftware Development