Ajay Anand

About Ajay Anand

Ajay Anand is a seasoned technology leader with around 12 years of cross-sector experience spanning private industry, academia, government advisory, and entrepreneurship.His journey includes- 9+ years in private technology companies- 2 years in U.S. and Japanese research universities- 4+ years as a technology advisor to governments across 5 countries- 5+ years in architectural and leadership roles (managing teams of 30+ and portfolios exceeding $100M)- 4 years as a professor and tutor- Founder of a technology startup and inventor of 4 U.S. patents- Professional exposure in both India and the United StatesAjay’s expertise spans software engineering, data science, product innovation, and social impact. He is currently leading the engineering team at Zeta, managing the company’s Benefits SaaS platform. Previously, he headed engineering efforts at Brane Enterprises for their no-code backend division. At Cisco, he contributed to advanced self-driving network solutions and spearheaded the digitization of Cisco’s software bug portfolio—impacting over $100M in operational costs.He has successfully led projects from concept to market, working closely with cross-functional teams and senior executives to deliver business-critical technologies. Ajay’s domain strengths include- Patient healthcare and clinical applications- Self-driving and autonomous network systems- Digital transformation of software development processes- Data-driven architecture and intelligent task scheduling- No-code platforms and enterprise cloud appsTechnologically, he is hands-on with a wide stack including Java, Python, C, JavaScript, MySQL, Redis, AWS, Docker, Linux, REST APIs, NumPy, TensorFlow, and Snowflake.Ajay is passionate about leveraging technology for social good. Over the past five years, he has collaborated with NGOs, governments, and academic institutions to develop systems for wildlife conservation, suicide prevention, and healthcare access—recognized by Microsoft, Cisco, and international award bodies.In parallel, he has served as a teacher and mentor, educating high school students in computer science and guiding early-career professionals. To connect or collaborate with Ajay, visit: topmate.io/ajay_anand

Experience

1. Engineering Manager

   Zeta

   Oct 2024 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

   Lead Studio Team to manage B2C disbursement portfolio for Optum needs.[Jan 2026 - Present]This includes backend driven by services, file applications, event applications; and frontend driven by web application for customer, web portals for business for setup and operational needs.2. Lead Electron SaaS Team - transformed Benefits portfolio to a SaaS model and refined the architecture with modular entities with their lifecyle.[Oct 2024 - Dec 2025]Lead Benefits functional requirements and engineering excellance, including onboarding and delivery for a new U.S customer (Optum), resulting in $5M+ revenue.Lead the operational support for all Benefits customers (Pluxee, Optum, etc).Manage a team of engineering (backend engineers, architect).Engineering technology stack includes JAVA, microservices, REST, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Kibana.

Education

• National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, Haryana

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech), Information Technology

• University of Southern California

  Master of Science, Computer Science

• Guru Harkrishan Public School

  Higher Secondary, Science (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English)

Skills

• Software Design
• C
• Programming
• Microsoft Office
• Patents
• Matplotlib
• Network Management Applications
• Amazon Web Services (Aws)
• Technological Innovation
• Software Design Patterns
• Redis
• Knowledge Representation
• Matlab
• Natural Language Processing
• Android
• Junit
• Process Scheduler
• Data Structures
• Sentiment Analysis
• Pandas
• Rabbitmq
• Software Development
• Python
• Docker
• Git
• Javascript
• Redisson
• Java
• C++
• Cassandra
• Patent Strategy
• Jupyter Notebook
• Machine Learning
• Agile Methodologies
• Sql
• Linux Kernel
• Artificial Intelligence
• Opencv
• Ext Js
• Beautiful Soup