Meenakshi Sundaram

Co-Founder

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India15 yrs 11 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Co-founded India's #1 travel app with 100M+ users.
Led integration of app into Google, achieving 5x growth.
Expert in product development and engineering leadership.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Travel Tech innovator with strong expertise in product development and engineering leadership.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product StrategyEngineering LeadershipProduct DevelopmentData StructuresAlgorithms

Other Skills

ReliabilitySystem PerformanceCross-functional CollaborationsArchitectural PatternsTeam ManagementCommunicationProject PlanningSoftware ArchitectureFull-Stack DevelopmentCustomer Engagement & RetentionTechnological InnovationProduct Lifecycle ManagementData MiningPythonHadoop

About

Co-founder of the #1 travel app in India , Where Is My train (100M+ Users). The first company to be acquired by Google in India. Currently leading the charge at Google, transforming travel information and planning across India.

Experience

15 yrs 11 mos

Total Experience

Average Tenure

7 yrs 6 mos

Current Experience

Google

Co-founder / Lead - Where is my Train.

Dec 2018 – Present · 7 yrs 6 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

Where is my train got acquired by Google in Dec 2018. Gown the user base to 5x and No.1 Transport App in India. Serving train status across google platforms.
Led the integration of "Where is My Train" into Google, resulting in a 5x growth in the user base and establishing it as the #1 transport app in India.
Focused on improving system reliability and performance, ensuring seamless train status updates across Google platforms.
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align product development with Google’s broader strategic objectives, enhancing the overall user experience.

ReliabilitySystem PerformanceProduct StrategyEngineering Leadership

Sigmoid labs

Co-Founder, Director

Apr 2017 – Dec 2018 · 1 yr 8 mos · Bangaon, West Bengal, India

"Where is my Train" is a unique train app that gets live train status and up-to-date schedules from Indian Railways offline without needing Internet or GPS.
#1 App in Travel and Local. Highest rated travel app in India with 50M+ users.
Co-founded and led the development of “Where is My Train,” a groundbreaking app providing live train status and schedules offline, without the need for internet or GPS. Trusted now by more then 100M users.
Grew the app to become the highest-rated and most used travel app in India by focusing on user-centric design and performance optimization.
Managed all aspects of product development, from concept to release, including system architecture, feature development, and user experience.

ReliabilitySystem PerformanceProduct DevelopmentEngineering Leadership

Veveo (acquired by rovi/tivo)

Senior Member of Technical Staff

Oct 2012 – Mar 2018 · 5 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Led efforts in building and optimizing a knowledge graph for Veveo’s search and recommendation engine, which was a critical component of the company's product offering.
Designed and implemented algorithms and data structures for efficient metadata storage and processing, significantly enhancing system performance.
Played a key role in classifying content, extracting smart tags, and providing data for the knowledge graph used in Veveo's products.

Data StructuresAlgorithms

Cognizant technology solutions

Data Engineer

Jul 2010 – Oct 2012 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Greater Chennai Area

Part of the team that built the data warehouse for Mattel, USA sales and finance division where I played a key role in enhancing the performance of the process by automating certain critical activities reducing manual efforts.
Part of the team that designed and developed the Trade Promotion Management application helping the client in managing their complex trade promotion activity. The solution was developed based on both the primary sales and secondary sales data. Developed and built an Analytical solution over the data to help in reporting. Was involved in all phases of the project right from budgeting to product release.
Train and mentor entry level trainees and helping them augment with the business unit.