Uchit Kumar

Background

About Uchit Kumar

Steering RAZE as a Co-Founder& CTO building tools for all B2B needs. With a foundation established at leading Circle Internet as Co-founder & CTO and my journey from VP of Engineering at FanTV to pioneering RAZE exemplifies a commitment to solve problems. As the VP of Engineering at FanTV I lead a team of talented engineers overseeing the technical architecture product roadmap and quality assurance of our features and services. I collaborate closely with other senior leaders and stakeholders ensuring our vision and strategy align with business goals and customer needs. I was also a founder of Circle Internet Tech Pvt Ltd a hyperlocal news platform for Tier 2-3 audiences in India presented in their vernacular languages. This venture showcases my ability to scale and innovate having grown the platform to 20 million users and raised $4.5 million in funding. I managed all aspects of technology from conception to execution. It was later acquired by ShareChat. I hold an engineering degree from IIT Kanpur a testament to my strong technical foundation. My expertise extends across a wide range of technologies including JavaScript Node.js GoLang MongoDB Redis PostgreSQL Android HTML CSS Kubernetes MQTT and Cloud Management with AWS and GCP. This diverse skill set underpins my approach to full-stack development and enables me to drive innovation and efficiency in our projects. My career in the startup ecosystem has been diverse and impactful. At ShareChat as an Engineering Lead and later as an Engineering Manager I led a team of 15 engineers delivered projects enhancing user experience and mentored junior developers. My leadership contributed significantly to ShareChat's experimentation in the hyperlocal segment. In addition to my professional endeavors I am deeply interested in learning new technologies and behavioral and psychological science and am passionate about playing the piano tabla and writing poems. My entrepreneurial journey including founding three startups has imbued me with invaluable lessons in innovation resilience and entrepreneurship.