Bhala Dalvi

CTO

Seattle, Washington, United States28 yrs 2 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Built products from 0 to 1 with significant growth.
Expert in Agile methodologies and software project management.
Passionate about empowering small businesses through technology.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS product leader with a strong focus on customer-centric solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Agile MethodologiesSoftware Project ManagementSoftware Development

Other Skills

ScrumRequirements AnalysisSOAEnterprise ArchitectureSDLCDatabasesIntegrationAgile Project ManagementWeb ServicesRelease ManagementVendor ManagementService-Oriented Architecture (SOA)Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

About

I’m Bhala, and I love building products. Currently at GoDaddy, creating solutions to help small businesses thrive. My teams are working on GoDaddy Airo Builder - an agentic digital business in the box & Airo for WordPress - leveraging AI/Agentic solutions to simplify Wordpress. I’ve built products from 0→1 and scaled them to over $100M in YOY growth by staying focused on two things: customer value and business impact. My path has been unconventional—starting in mechanical engineering, moving into software, and ultimately finding my passion in product. This blend gives me a unique lens: understanding technical depth while staying anchored in real customer needs. Whether digging into architecture or talking directly with users, I’m energized by turning insights into impact. Small businesses power our economy, and I’m committed to building tools that help them succeed.

Experience

28 yrs 2 mos

Total Experience

6 yrs

Average Tenure

3 yrs 11 mos

Current Experience

Godaddy

Vice President Of Engineering

Jun 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 11 mos · Kirkland, Washington, United States

Focused on delivering a secure, reliable, performant, and always up-to-date managed WordPress hosting platform so entrepreneurs can focus on running their business!

ScrumAgile MethodologiesSoftware Project ManagementRequirements AnalysisSOAEnterprise Architecture+7

Amazon

Director Of Engineering, Fire TV

May 2020 – Jun 2022 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Seattle, Washington, United States

Leading the enginnering teams building and shipping the software to make the entertainment experience magically simple.

Expedia group

5 roles

SVP, Technology

Promoted

Oct 2019 – Apr 2020 · 6 mos

Global responsibility to driving architecture, innovation & technology direction across Expedia Group.

VP, Technology

Mar 2016 – Oct 2019 · 3 yrs 7 mos

Led global enginering teams responsible for lodging platform & marketplace. Responsible for technology strategy, roadmap, and delivery of the supply, demand and core marketplace capabilities.

Senior Director Of Technology, Expedia Local Expert

Apr 2014 – Mar 2016 · 1 yr 11 mos

Led technology direction and execution during the transformation of activities business from bespoke experiences to a two sided marketplace.

Senior Director Of Technology, Expedia Media Solutions

Promoted

Mar 2012 – Mar 2016 · 4 yrs

Drove significant growth of the advertising business via technology investments to expand inventory, pricing and improved ROAS.

Principal Software Engineer

Jul 2010 – Mar 2012 · 1 yr 8 mos

Focused on accelerating innovation for the brand Expedia engineering team by Investing in engineering best practices like trunk based development, CI/CD, observability, as well as domain driven device and UI toolkit.