Kiran Bondalapati

Kiran Bondalapati is a seasoned technology leader with a diverse background in team building and system development, covering a wide spectrum from web-scale distributed systems to hypervisors.

With a knack for understanding the big picture, Kiran excels in breaking down complex requirements to create efficient, agile, scalable, and resilient organizations and systems. He advocates for metrics-driven approaches and agile methodologies, driving cultural and strategic transformations to deliver value to users and customers.

In addition to strategic oversight, Kiran is adept at diving deep into technical details, guiding teams and individuals in making sound technology decisions. His expertise ranges from cache invalidation in distributed databases to naming conventions, comfortably navigating everything from high-level presentations to low-level assembly code. He is passionate about mentoring technical and leadership growth.

Kiran has extensive experience in startup ecosystems, having learned valuable lessons in ideation, fundraising, execution, marketing, and sales through practical experiences.

His specialties include technical management, organizational scaling, distributed systems, security, scheduling algorithms, microprocessors, startups, typo identification, and analysis of cardboard.

Kiran's educational journey includes a Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Engineering from the University of Southern California, a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi, and a Master of Science in Computer Science from The Ohio State University. Furthermore, he has pursued leadership and education studies at Harvard Business School Executive Education, among other academic achievements.

Professionally, Kiran has held the role of VP of Engineering at Snorkel AI and previously served as a Fellow at Sapphire Ventures, LLC.