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title: "Selvam Raju - Director of Engineering in Bengaluru | Tal"
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# Selvam Raju on Tal

## Headline

Technologist \| Fueling Agentic Ecosystem \| Bridging Product Thinking with AI \| Purpose\-Driven Builder \| Web Expert

## About

I’ve lived through the evolution of the stack—from the trends of 2015 to the breakthroughs of today\. But for me, it was never just about writing code; it was about the thrill of the build\. As a technologist, I don’t just follow tech—I experiment with it\. I’ve spent over a decade getting my hands dirty with almost every trending stack, driven by a simple obsession: understanding how digital products actually solve problems\. Being a startup enthusiast means I live for the "zero to one" journey\. There’s nothing quite like the energy of building, breaking, and scaling products that matter\. But the most rewarding part? Giving back\. The tech community built me, and now I get to help build the next generation\. Mentoring young builders and sharing what I’ve learned isn’t just a responsibility \- it’s what keeps me sharp and fueled\. If you’re building something new, experimenting with a fresh stack, or just want to talk product \- let’s connect\.

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

claude code

claude

elevenlabs

gemini

lovable

ollama

## Work experience

Director of Engineering at AI Startup, Jun 2026 \- Present · 4 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Tech Lead \- Digital Products Onboarding/User Experience at Taylor & Francis Group, Dec 2022 \- Jun 2026 · 3 yrs 7 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Senior Full Stack Engineer at Taylor & Francis Group, Jul 2021 \- Dec 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Built and delivered single payment system using the CyberSource and implemented the web payment system which accepts Alipay, WechatPay and UnionPay using the Stripe SDK

Full Stack Engineer at Taylor & Francis Group, Mar 2019 \- Jul 2021 · 2 yrs 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Software Development Engineer \- Android at HTC Global Services, Jun 2016 \- Mar 2018 · 1 yr 10 mos, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Being a part of HTC's mobile team I got an opportunity to work with Android team in developing Native Enterprise Applications for global clients\. As a part of this venture I had to support Larsen & Toubro IDPL to kick start mobile projects in their premise as a single mobile developer which gave me a deeper insight about mobility and mobile backends\.

Programmer Analyst \- Java at HTC Global Services, Jul 2015 \- May 2016 · 11 mos, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Kick\-Started my career as Java Developer in HTC's Mobile Center of Excellence\. I was part of a API team which creates web\-services for Enterprise Mobile Applications and manages Database systems for the same\. I was also involved in managing and maintaining project infrastructure in dedicated web servers and Amazon Web Services

Programming Analyst \- Trainee at HTC Global Services, Mar 2015 \- Jul 2015 · 5 mos, Greater Chennai Area, HTC has provided intense full time Software Development Training for kickstarters before getting deployed to real time projects\. Was part of SET\-14 batch\. This training gave confidence for milestones achieved in later stage\.

## Education

Post Graduate Program, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, The University of Texas at Austin

Bachelor of Technology \(B\.Tech\.\), Information Technology, Agni College of Technology

## Public links

- github: https://github\.com/SelvamRaju
- selvamraju\.github\.io: https://selvamraju\.github\.io/

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