Ankush Walhekar

Ankush Walhekar is the Senior Director of Engineering at Sift, responsible for managing multiple teams including Machine Learning, Data, Infrastructure, Console & Reporting, and Security.1 He has a diverse background in technology leadership with experience across various companies.

Career Highlights

• Current Role: Senior Director of Engineering at Sift
• Previous Positions:
  • Director of Engineering at Sift
  • Senior Engineering Manager at Sift
  • Senior Engineering Manager at Coupang
  • Senior Engineering Manager at YapStone
  • Principal Engineer and Senior Engineering Manager at DIRECTV
  • Senior Software Engineer at TIAA
  • Senior Software Engineer at integral Inc
  • Software Engineer at Satyam Computer Services Limited

Education

• Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Computer Science from Visvesvaraya Technological University (1998-2002)
• Currently pursuing an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (2022-2024)1

Key Achievements

• Built the audience platform from scratch at Coupang
• Delivered Apple Pay and Masterpass integrations in record time at YapStone
• Led architecture, development, and support for offers, orders, and decisioning systems at DIRECTV
• Served as lead architect for Weblogic Portal 10.0 and Web-Analytics initiatives at TIAA1

Ankush Walhekar's extensive experience in engineering leadership and his current role overseeing critical functions at Sift demonstrate his expertise in technology management and strategic direction.