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title: "Ashfaque Chowdhury - Chief Technology Officer in Bangalore Urban, Karnataka | Tal"
description: "Meet Ashfaque Chowdhury, CTO | AI-Native Engineering Leader | Gen AI, XAI, Edge AI | Scaled Global Engineering Teams | eCommerce, EdTech, FinTech & HealthTech | MS AI, University of Liverpool | Thesis: Quantum Machine Learning | Ex-Nykaa, Byju’s based in Bangalore Urban, Karnataka."
image: "https://tal.club/meet/ashfaque-2/share-image"
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# Ashfaque Chowdhury on Tal

## Headline

CTO \| AI\-Native Engineering Leader \| Gen AI, XAI, Edge AI \| Scaled Global Engineering Teams \| eCommerce, EdTech, FinTech & HealthTech \| MS AI, University of Liverpool \| Thesis: Quantum Machine Learning \| Ex\-Nykaa, Byju’s

## About

As an AI\-native CTO with over 13 years of experience, I specialize in building and scaling high\-performance engineering teams and cloud\-native platforms across sectors including FinTech, EdTech, and eCommerce\. With a Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence, I bridge the gap between cutting\-edge research and product execution, leveraging Gen AI, XAI, and multi\-agent systems to drive business velocity\. My career is defined by a commitment to designing resilient, secure, and compliant architectures while fostering innovation in complex, global environments\.

## Location

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka

## Work experience

Chief Technology Officer at Stealth Startup, Feb 2026 \- Present · 6 mo, Bengaluru

Chief Technology Officer at LoveLocal, Oct 2024 \- Feb 2026 · 1 y 4 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Director of Engineering at Nykaa, Nov 2023 \- May 2024 · 7 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Chief Technology Officer at Seniority by HCAH, Jun 2021 \- Oct 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Chief Technology Officer at Evergreen Club, Jun 2021 \- Oct 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Principal Software Architect/Senior Engineering Manager at BYJU'S, Mar 2019 \- Jun 2021 · 2 yrs 4 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

## Education

Master of Science, Artificial Intelligence, University of Liverpool

Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, RV College of Engineering

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