Chandu Thota

About Chandu Thota

I\'m an entrepreneur and an engineer. I have worked in Consumer (mobile and web) and Enterprise areas. I currently work at Google as a VP/GM in Google DeepMind leading Product and Applied Research groups.Prior to Google, I was a Founder, CTO and VP of Product Development of The Dealmap; in 2011 The Dealmap was acquired by Google. Prior to that, I worked as a Software Development Lead for Microsoft Local Search and Mapping product: Virtual Earth now known as Bing Maps.I have filed (and awarded) numerous patents in the web, mobile and mapping/local search technology areas. I\'m also a published author of a couple of technical books.Expertise: Software Development, Consumer and Enterprise Software, Web Services, Web Search, Web Platforms, Scalable Distributed Systems, Machine Learning, AI, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Data Mining, Location and Mapping, Product & Technology Leadership, Building Strong and Scalable Teams, Strategic Thinking, and Hands-on Execution.

Experience

1. Vice President of Engineering

   Google

   Aug 2011 — Present · Mountain View, US

   Google DeepMind (2024-)- Vice President/General Manager (Products and Applied Research)Google Cloud (20••••24)- Vice President/General Manager (Business Platforms Group)Google Maps (20••••21)- Vice President/General Manager (Google Maps Mobile and Web)Local Search/Verticals and Discovery (20••••19)- Sr. Engineering Director Google Location Platform (20••••16)- Engineering Director Google Offers (20••••13)- Sr. Staff Engineer

Education

• Osmania University

  BSEE