Apurva Jatakia

About Apurva Jatakia

Software engineering leader experienced in managing distributed technical teams in the development and maintenance of complex software products and infrastructure. SAFE Certified Scaled agilest experienced in standing up multiple agile teams and streamlining work across them. Capable of building software platforms with improved functionality and productivity, consistently meeting critical operational requirements

Experience

1. Director of Engineering

   Audible

   Apr 2020 — Present · Newark, NJ, US

   Oversaw multiple software development teams focused on consumer-facing back-end platforms, driving traffic for Audible surfaces such as iOS/Android Apps, Web, Fire, Tesla, etc- Directed teams on platform development, enhancing Audible\'s server-driven UI strategy- Established product and operational roadmaps for the platform in collaboration with executive leadership and stakeholders, leading to high throughput in engineering velocity- In addition, standing up a new hybrid (US+MX) organization that is focused on building a platform to help automate marketing workflows, leveraging agentic AI technologies such as Langraph and AWS AgentCore- Cultivated an inclusive and innovative culture, achieving high employee retention.

Education

• University of Pennsylvania

  MS, Computer Systems and Networking

  2008 — 2010

• Institute of Technology, Nirma University

  B.Tech, Electronics and Communciation

  2003 — 2007

Skills

• Ipad
• Hive
• Webapi
• Perl
• Software Project Management
• Ipad Development
• Hadoop
• Oracle
• Requirements Analysis
• Application Development
• Ios Sdk
• Java Enterprise Edition
• Data Analysis
• Java
• Sql
• Algorithms
• Mobile Applications
• Software Development
• Python
• Software Design
• Cloudera Impala
• Programming
• Javascript
• Solr
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• J2ee
• Web Services
• Iphone Development
• C++
• Scaled Agile Framework
• Sdlc
• Angularjs
• Hdfs