Sudhakaran Nair

SVP of Engineering, Firstshift.ai

Sudhakaran Nair is the Senior Vice President of Engineering at Firstshift.ai, a position he has held since October 2022. He is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and has a robust background in technology and engineering leadership.

Professional Background

Experience: Sudhakaran has a proven track record in delivering revenue-generating Enterprise SaaS products and scaling engineering teams across the US, Europe, and India. His expertise spans various domains including Cloud Platforms, Distributed Systems, Big Data, Analytics, and FinTech.
Previous Roles:
- Chief Technology Officer at MarketerHire (2022 - 2023)
- VP of Engineering at OutSystems (2021 - 2022)
- VP of Engineering at Unravel Data (2017 - 2019)
- Global VP, Software Engineering - Cloud Infrastructure at HGST (2014 - 2016)
- Consultant/Technologist at EMC Corporation (2012 - 2014)
- VP of Engineering at Vhayu Technologies (2001 - 2012)
- Co-Founder of Future Integrated Systems (1997 - 1999)
- Various engineering roles at Apple Computer and Taligent (1994 - 1997)

Education

Sudhakaran holds two Master's degrees from Cochin University of Science and Technology: one in Electronics & Computer Science and another in Physics.

His extensive experience in both startups and large corporations positions him as a significant contributor to the tech industry, particularly in engineering leadership roles.

Experience

SVP of Engineering at Firstshift.ai (October 2022 - Present)

Chief Technology Officer at MarketerHire (2022 - 2023), VP of Engineering at OutSystems (January 2021 - 2022), VP of Engineering at Unravel Data (January 2017 - August 2019), Global VP, Software Engineering - Cloud Infrastructure at HGST (June 2014 - December 2016), Consultant/Technologist at EMC Corporation (July 2012 - February 2014), VP of Engineering at Vhayu Technologies (May 2001 - August 2012), Co-Founder at Future Integrated Systems (1997 - 1999), Engineering roles at Apple Computer (1994 - 1997)