Sudhakaran Nair

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.