Surya Jakhotia

Founder and Technology Leader

Surya Jakhotia is the founder of Uniblox, a stealth startup focused on enabling eCommerce for insurance products. He has been in this role since April 2022 and is based in the Greater Seattle Area.1

Professional Background

Before founding Uniblox, Jakhotia served as the Vice President of Emerging Technology at Symetra from April 2019 to April 2022. During his tenure, he was instrumental in building a complete insurance company from the ground up, launching a minimum viable product (MVP) in under 15 months. His work at Symetra involved creating a large-scale, real-time distributed system that integrated with numerous SaaS providers and earned multiple awards for innovation.1

Prior to Symetra, Jakhotia held the position of Product Owner and Engineering Head at T-Mobile, where he led the development of an open-source product aimed at accelerating the adoption of serverless technology for small and medium-sized businesses.1

Skills and Expertise

Jakhotia is recognized for his expertise in building scalable distributed systems and big data solutions. His career reflects a strong focus on technology innovation, product development, and team leadership in the tech and insurance sectors.1

Experience

Founder at UniBlox (April 2022 - Present)

VP of Emerging Tech at Symetra (April 2019 - April 2022), Product Owner/Engineering Head at T-Mobile (July 2017 - April 2019), Founder at Synthetic Traffic (December 2014 - April 2017), Tech Lead, Product Owner at Microsoft (November 2005 - November 2014), Software Developer at Verizon (2004 - 2005), Software Developer at Epoch Well Services (2002 - October 2004), Software Developer at Ecutel Inc (July 2000 - 2002)