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Anil Kumar

Captain · DISC type SD
Chief Technology Officer at Exotel
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Anil Kumar is the CTO at Exotel, where he leads the engineering team in building complex, high-volume cloud communication systems. A technology enthusiast with 19 years of experience in startups and distributed systems, he is a graduate of RV College Of Engineering. Colleagues describe him as a "courageous", "brilliant", and "driven" leader.

Anil is passionate about fostering innovation and building world-class teams from the ground up. He is deeply involved in creating a vibrant engineering culture, frequently organizing and participating in company-wide hackathons to spark new ideas and drive the product roadmap forward. He enjoys translating ideas into tangible products.

Unique fact: Anil is a prolific inventor, holding multiple patents in areas like acoustic echo cancellation, N-way video conferencing, and real-time collaboration platforms.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Chief Technology Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Personality Overview

How Anil shows up

Decisive But Calm
Planner & Achiever
Long-Term Thinker

They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together.

Priorities

Topics Anil cares about

Generative AI
He is actively incorporating Generative AI into Exotel's product suite, recently hosting a hackathon focused on combining GenAI with communication products.
Engineering Culture
He focuses on building world-class teams, defining career ladders, and scaling the engineering function, having grown his team from 60 to over 120 members.
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Career

Work history

6-2023
Chief Technology Officer
Exotel
12-2018 - 6-2023
Senior Vice President and head of Engineering
Exotel
11-2017 - 12-2018
Vice President and Head of Engineering
Tambora Systems
4-2017 - 10-2017
Senior Member Technical Staff, Head of Computer Vision and Machine Learning
Ittiam Systems Pvt Ltd
4-2013 - 4-2017
Senior Member Technical Staff and Engneering head, Social Media
Ittiam Systems Pvt Ltd
In the press

Media appearances

The future of Customer Experience by Anil Kumar, Chief Technology Officer at Exotel. Featured in YouTube
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Education
1996 - 2000
BE
RV College Of Engineering
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

S

Steadiness (S)

Steadiness (S) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to focus on cooperation, support and taking everyone along. Those scoring high tend to be consistent and calm.

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