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title: "Anand S. - Director of Engineering in New York City Metropolitan Area | Tal"
description: "Meet Anand S., Product & Engineering Leader | Ex-Spotify, Yahoo! | AI/ML, Adtech, Scalable Platform Systems based in New York City Metropolitan Area."
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# Anand S\. on Tal

## Headline

Product & Engineering Leader \| Ex\-Spotify, Yahoo\! \| AI/ML, Adtech, Scalable Platform Systems

## About

Engineering leader with 20\+ years of experience driving innovation across AI/ML, generative AI, digital advertising, e\-commerce, and large\-scale platform architecture\. I’ve built and led high\-performing teams at startups and global tech companies, including Yahoo\!, Spotify, and Dailymotion\. My work spans autonomous systems, real\-time adtech, video analytics, and marketplace platforms, often at the intersection of data, product, and scale\. I'm passionate about organizational design, cross\-functional leadership, and building resilient systems that power search, social, and commerce experiences\.

## Location

New York City Metropolitan Area

## Work experience

Director of Engineering at Current, Dec 2025 \- Present · 7 mos, New York, New York, United States

Head of Engineering at 2nd Set AI, Aug 2025 \- Nov 2025 · 4 mos, New York, New York, United States

Chief Technology Officer at KeyMe Locksmiths, Apr 2021 \- Apr 2025 · 4 yrs 1 mo, Remote

VP, Data at Koddi, Aug 2020 \- Apr 2021 · 9 mos, New York City Metropolitan Area

CTO at JustClassic Consulting, LLC\., Oct 2019 \- Apr 2020 · 7 mos, New York City Metropolitan Area, A software development company that provides cutting edge AI and ML solutions\. Recently launched: MagnoCX \- A brand monitoring SaaS platform that uses AI\-driven audio, video and textual mining to extract brand aspects, sentiment and insights from consumer opinions\.

## Education

BE, Electronics & Communication, Karnatak University

Mithapur High School

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