Cherish Santoshi

Co-Founder

Cupertino, California, United States11 yrs 8 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

Built high-trust developer communities globally.
Led developer relations at major tech companies.
Expert in scaling ecosystems for technology adoption.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Developer Relations expert with a focus on community engagement and technology adoption.

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Skills

Core Skills

Community ManagementBusiness StrategyProgram ManagementBusiness AnalyticsProduct ManagementUser Experience (ux)

Other Skills

Go-to-Market StrategyCross-functional Team LeadershipJavaScriptPython (Programming Language)HTML5Software DevelopmentOperational ExcellenceTypeScriptArtificial Intelligence (AI)Community DevelopmentCommunity EngagementFunraisingFundraisingWeb DevelopmentCommunication

About

I build high-trust developer communities, scale ecosystems, and turn early-stage technology into real-world adoption. 10 million developers engaged across the globe, I focus on designing experiences, content, and programs that help developers ship faster If you’re building in AI, DevTools, or developer platforms, I’d love to connect and collaborate.

Experience

11 yrs 8 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 7 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs

Current Experience

Ansr

Sr Manager - Developer Relations and Community

Jan 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Leading centre of excellence for DevRel and community.
Consulting public companies in US on their Developer strategy

Devnetwork

Board Member

Jun 2022 – Present · 4 yrs · San Francisco Bay Area

Orkes

Founding DevRel Engineer

Jan 2022 – May 2023 · 1 yr 4 mos · Cupertino, California, United States

Stealth startup

Founding member and Head of Community

Dec 2020 – Jan 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Business StrategyCommunity ManagementGo-to-Market StrategyCross-functional Team LeadershipJavaScriptPython (Programming Language)

Hackerearth

2 roles

Senior Program Manager

Jul 2020 – Dec 2020 · 5 mos

HTML5Program Management

Program Manager

Jul 2018 – Jul 2020 · 2 yrs

Amazon

Business Operations Specialist

Sep 2015 – Dec 2017 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Hyderabad Area, India

Ensured product quality by auditing customer complaints and analyzing duplicate trends across 11 marketplaces
Identified SOP loopholes and collaborated with engineering team to create products from ground up at org level, saving 100k $ annually
Improved team quality by 2% and productivity by 80% by creating browser addons.
Automated sub-process to save 16 FTEs of work for a team of 30 associates.

JavaScriptBusiness AnalyticsProgram ManagementSoftware DevelopmentOperational Excellence

Black eye labs

Founder

Jan 2015 – Dec 2015 · 11 mos · Chandigarh

Black Eye Labs was built to solve digital needs of Chandigarh tri-city. We built responsive and resilient applications and websites for the government of India and SMBs.

JavaScriptTypeScriptProduct ManagementUser Experience (UX)Business Strategy

Government of chandigarh

Technology Partner

Jan 2015 – May 2015 · 4 mos · Chandigarh

Counselled state e-Governance team, Chandigarh to develop a property based Android app
Delegated and brainstorming sessions with Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh Administration to generate product designs
Developed prototypes and got sign offs from the Government of India

Google

Developer Outreach Specialist

Aug 2014 – Dec 2015 · 1 yr 4 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Worked with the local developer community to promote Google’s latest products.
Collaborated with product-based start-ups and developers to organize hackathons and solve complex problems.
Worked with small- medium businesses and helped them set up their online presence. Presented value proposition to each business and solved their tech problems.
Trained students and teachers on Google's latest products
and technology within Chandigarh area, ensuring 900 more
users for the company
Managed a team of 11 and delegated tech events for over
2000 students in 6 different universities across 4 states
Collaborated with Google community to execute over 20
events and created 130 certified professionals

The times

Journalist

Aug 2013 – Jan 2014 · 5 mos · Chandigarh Area, India

Researched on and interviewed personalities of impact for the lifestyle section of Times of Chandigarh
Created gripping and creative content for The Times Group on myriad subjects