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title: "Manish Katyan - Director - Engineering in Bengaluru | Tal"
description: "Meet Manish Katyan, AI + Data Engineering Leader | 2x Technical Founder with Exits | IIT-K, IIM-C based in Bengaluru. AI stack includes aistudio, hugging face, and langchain."
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# Manish Katyan on Tal

## 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

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