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# Lakshay Thareja on Tal

## Headline

Head of Engineering, Pronto \| Ex\-Google, CRED \| Ex\-Founder

## About

Experienced Founder with a demonstrated history of working in the computer software industry\. Strong business development professional with a Bachelor of Technology \(BTech\) from Delhi College of Engineering\.

## Location

Bengaluru

## Work experience

Head of Engineering at Pronto, Apr 2026 \- Present · 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Engineering leader at CRED, Nov 2024 \- Apr 2026 · 1 yr 6 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Engineering Manager at slice, Jul 2023 \- Nov 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Software Engineer at Google, Nov 2020 \- Jul 2023 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Software Engineer 2 at Dunzo, Oct 2019 \- Nov 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

## Education

Bachelor of Technology \(BTech\), Information Technology, Delhi College of Engineering

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