Vishwesh (VJ) Jirgale — CEO
Most engineering problems aren’t technical; they’re organizational, cultural, or incentive-driven. I’ve spent my career building and leading engineering teams at high-growth SaaS companies, helping them scale without burning out people or shipping chaos. My focus is on creating systems where strong engineers do their best work, products ship predictably, and leaders don’t become bottlenecks. I’ve led teams across multiple stages from early growth to large, distributed orgs, and I care deeply about: - Clear ownership and accountability - Sustainable engineering velocity - Thoughtful use of process (just enough, never too much) - Building managers who multiply impact Alongside operating roles, I invest in and advise early-stage startups, typically where technology is a core differentiator, and founders prioritize long-term craftsmanship over short-term growth hacks. I write and speak about engineering leadership, productivity, and building effective teams, sharing lessons learned the hard way so others don’t have to. 📍 Open to conversations around scaling engineering orgs, leadership challenges, and early-stage SaaS. Boring stuff ahead: As Head of Engineering at ModernLoop, I partnered with our CTO to scale the company from zero to a multi-million dollar business, building the people, processes, and culture along the way. I also served as one of our in-house PMs, bridging engineering and product. I'm passionate about two things: solving productivity problems and building remote-first teams that actually work. Two successful acquisitions have reshaped my career: Quickoffice → Google (2012): Joined as an early employee in 2008, scaled to leadership, built and managed a large Pune team Acompli → Microsoft ($200M, 2014): Early engineering leader who built the remote Pune team; our app became Outlook Mobile across iOS, Android, and MacOS Between these milestones, I've led engineering organizations at MindTickle (user-facing applications), Slack (Site Lead & EM, Pune office), and Microsoft (Outlook on MacOS, iOS, Android). Earlier in my career, I held development and technical leadership roles at Sigma Software, Persistent Systems, Good Technologies (acquired by Motorola), Azingo (acquired by Motorola), and Samsung.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS engineering leader with expertise in team scaling and product management.
Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India
Experience: 23 yrs 6 mos
Skills
- Coaching
- Manager Of Managers
Career Highlights
- Led engineering teams at high-growth SaaS companies.
- Expert in scaling engineering organizations sustainably.
- Passionate about building effective remote-first teams.
Work Experience
Maxim AI
Angel Investor (1 yr 5 mos)
ModernLoop
Head of Product Engineering (2 yrs 5 mos)
TeamOhana
Angel Investor (3 yrs 1 mo)
On Deck
Angel Investor Fellow (4 mos)
Sifar Ventures
Partner (5 yrs 7 mos)
MindTickle
Vice President Of Engineering (1 yr 11 mos)
Slack
Engineering Site Lead Pune (1 yr 7 mos)
Astro Technology, Inc (Now part of Slack)
Head Of Engineering (5 mos)
500 Startups
Mentor (2 yrs 7 mos)
Microsoft
Principal Engineering Manager R&D (3 yrs 2 mos)
Acompli now part of Microsoft
Lead R&D (India) (1 yr 1 mo)
AgreeYa Mobility
Associate Director, Product Engineering (1 yr 5 mos)
Quickoffice (now part of Google)
Technical Architect (2 yrs 9 mos)
X Software Labs
CEO (8 mos)
Azingo Inc.
Tech Lead, Architect (Consultation) (9 mos)
Persistent Systems
Team Lead (3 yrs 8 mos)
Sigma Software Solutions Pvt Ltd
Sr, Software Engineer (1 yr 11 mos)
Education
Graduate Certificate in Public Policy (GCPP) - Technology and Policy at The Takshashila Institution
MCS at Savitribai Phule Pune University
