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Manish Katyan

AI + Data Engineering Leader | 2x Technical Founder with Exits | IIT-K, IIM-C

Bengaluru

8+ years of work experience

Rakuten
Apr 20251 yr 3 mosPresent

Bangalore

I am Director Engineering in AI and Data division (AIDD). I lead development of multiple GenAI products in sale and customer support for multiple Rakuten businesses.
RevDog AI
May 202411 mosMar 2025

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Designed intelligent automation systems for B2B sales, focusing on scalability and hyper-personalization: ✔ Architected multi-agent AI infrastructure processing 1000+ concurrent tasks, enabling 2x pipeline growth ✔ Built ML-based lead qualification engine that improved conversion quality ✔ Implemented real-time optimization system that increased sales team productivity by 20%
Turing.com
Aug 20212 yrs 9 mosApr 2024

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Led development of AI-powered talent matching platform, scaling engineering capabilities across global teams: ✔ Built contextual matching system achieving 92% accuracy while reducing placement time by 30% ✔ Scaled engineering team to 21 members across time zones, establishing consistent delivery practices ✔ Developed workflow automation enabling 260-person operations team to handle 3x volume growth
Azent Overseas Education
Feb 20183 yrs 6 mosJul 2021

Bangaon Area, India

Drove technical transformation to build leading EdTech platform: ✔ Built an AI chatbot for school admisisons and improving student engagement.
 ✔ Launched a content-driven platform, growing user engagement 4.6x in one year.
 ✔ Developed VR-based university tours, helping students explore 1,000+ institutions.
HigherEdLab.com (acquired)
Jan 20201 yr 5 mosMay 2021

Architected scalable learning platform focused on accessibility and engagement: ✔ Built AI-powered video processing pipeline with automated transcription and translation ✔ Scaled infrastructure to support 60K+ concurrent learners while maintaining performance ✔ Led technical strategy and execution resulting in successful acquisition

Manish’s AI Stack

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langchain
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Education

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

Bachelor of Technology, Civil Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

19964 yrs2000
Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

PGPEX, MBA

Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

20091 yr2010

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Headline

AI + Data Engineering Leader | 2x Technical Founder with Exits | IIT-K, IIM-C

About

Engineering leader specializing in AI and enterprise-scale software development: - Proven track record in building and scaling successful tech ventures, demonstrated through leadership roles at top-tier companies (Super{set}, Turing.com) and multiple startup exits - Deep expertise in AI-powered solutions, delivering measurable impact through LLM-based personalization (117% ROI) and ML-powered matching systems ($110M+ revenue) - Lead globally distributed engineering teams across India, Europe, and USA, fostering innovation while maintaining engineering excellence - IIT Kanpur and IIM Calcutta alumnus combining technical excellence with business acumen to translate strategic vision into scalable solutions - Expertise spans full-stack development, AI/ML technologies, and cloud infrastructure, with focus on high-performance enterprise applications

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

aistudio

hugging face

langchain

openai

Work experience

Director - Engineering at Rakuten, Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos, Bangalore, I am Director Engineering in AI and Data division (AIDD). I lead development of multiple GenAI products in sale and customer support for multiple Rakuten businesses.

Co-Founder at RevDog AI, May 2024 - Mar 2025 · 11 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Designed intelligent automation systems for B2B sales, focusing on scalability and hyper-personalization: ✔ Architected multi-agent AI infrastructure processing 1000+ concurrent tasks, enabling 2x pipeline growth ✔ Built ML-based lead qualification engine that improved conversion quality ✔ Implemented real-time optimization system that increased sales team productivity by 20%

Engineering Manager at Turing.com, Aug 2021 - Apr 2024 · 2 yrs 9 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Led development of AI-powered talent matching platform, scaling engineering capabilities across global teams: ✔ Built contextual matching system achieving 92% accuracy while reducing placement time by 30% ✔ Scaled engineering team to 21 members across time zones, establishing consistent delivery practices ✔ Developed workflow automation enabling 260-person operations team to handle 3x volume growth

Vice President Of Technology at Azent Overseas Education, Feb 2018 - Jul 2021 · 3 yrs 6 mos, Bangaon Area, India, Drove technical transformation to build leading EdTech platform: ✔ Built an AI chatbot for school admisisons and improving student engagement. ✔ Launched a content-driven platform, growing user engagement 4.6x in one year. ✔ Developed VR-based university tours, helping students explore 1,000+ institutions.

Co-founder & CTO at HigherEdLab.com (acquired), Jan 2020 - May 2021 · 1 yr 5 mos, Architected scalable learning platform focused on accessibility and engagement: ✔ Built AI-powered video processing pipeline with automated transcription and translation ✔ Scaled infrastructure to support 60K+ concurrent learners while maintaining performance ✔ Led technical strategy and execution resulting in successful acquisition

Education

Bachelor of Technology, Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

PGPEX, MBA, Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta