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The Journey

20+ years across engineering, product, and UX — from writing code at a small Hyderabad shop to leading product engineering at the world's largest AI-First travel platform.

RolePromotionProduct launchMilestone
  1. 2004

    Career start at Avon Technologies

    First role as Software Engineer / Tech Lead. Full-stack engineer on enterprise Java/Oracle systems.

  2. 2007

    Tech Lead at Empover iTech

    Senior Consultant & Tech Lead on travel and EduTech platforms. Designed APIs, search, and reporting systems.

  3. 2013

    Engineering Manager at Metaminds

    Led 20+ engineers building enterprise SaaS for fintech and CRM clients (Salesforce, omni-channel messaging, CMS).

  4. 2016

    Joined Mondee as Engineering Manager

    Owned core booking & fulfillment services. Introduced CI/CD and modern code-review practices.

  5. 2017

    Promoted to VP Engineering

    Re-architected the legacy travel platform into microservices on AWS/GCP. Built engineering org from ~15 to 60+ across US and India.

  6. 2018

    Launched FlyEx & ExploreTrip

    Consumer brands for flights and destination discovery.

  7. 2019

    Launched TripPro

    B2B agent booking platform for travel professionals.

  8. 2021

    Promoted to VP Product Engineering

    Expanded scope across product, engineering, and UX. Took ownership of platform strategy and product experience.

  9. 2022

    Mondee NASDAQ IPO

    Mondee goes public (NASDAQ: MOND). Scaled engineering through IPO readiness, post-IPO compliance, and 7+ acquisitions.

  10. 2023

    Launched Abhee

    Hyperlocal experiential marketplace with agentic AI for hosts and curators.

  11. 2024

    Launched Aarna

    Creators & multi-category marketplace. AI-powered discovery, vibe-based curation, creator monetization across iOS & Android.

  12. 2025

    Mondee → Tabhi rebrand · AI-First era

    23 companies under one umbrella, backed by Morgan Stanley & TCW Group. Leading Mondee, Aarna, Abhee, and Miraee.

  13. Today

    Building the next generation of agentic AI travel

    Vision, strategy, and execution of AI-native platforms serving 125M+ consumers, 65K+ agencies, 50M searches/day.