OUR COMPANY
Bleeding-Edge Design & Engineering For Accelerated Transformation.
Our Mission
We help forward thinking brands accelerate their digital
transformation. We strive to offer our customers
"craftsman-quality" engineering services, exceptional
talent, and superior care.
10
+
years in business
120
+
projects in progress
98
%
customer retention
1
billion
transactions processed
Our LEADERSHIP
"We're a modern consulting company with an intense belief in the power of design & engineering."
ROSHAN KULKARNI
Founder and CEO
Roshan Kulkarni is the Founder and CEO of Mindstix
Software Labs. Since its inception, Mindstix has grown
under his leadership to become a creative home for 200+
software craftsmen, designers and code ninjas. A
technology entrepreneur at heart, Roshan has a
master's degree in Information Technology from IIT
Bombay and over 15+ years of leadership experience in
product strategy, technology architecture, and
management consulting.
Roshan is passionate about nurturing nascent ideas and
helping entrepreneurs accelerate their journey to the
market. His primary areas of interest include cloud
engineering, scalable software architecture, and
leveraging disruptive technologies to drive true
business transformation. While not at work, Roshan
enjoys reading, mentoring students, and advising
early-stage startups & young entrepreneurs.
ANKUR MEHTA
Chief Customer Officer
Ankur Mehta has an engineering degree in Computer Science
with over 14+ years of global delivery experience. He has
been part of the Mindstix journey since our inception and
has played a key role in scaling our product engineering
practice over the past 14+ years. Prior to Mindstix Labs,
Ankur led global technology teams at several Silicon
Valley startups as well as enterprises such as BNP, Tata
Telematics, and Capgemini Consulting. He is relentless
about bringing a high degree of discipline into the agile
delivery process here at Mindstix - something we've
always believed and cherished since our inception.
AMBIKESHWAR SINGH
Chief Technology Officer
Ambikeshwar Singh (a.k.a. Ambi) has a master's degree
in Computer Science from IIT Bombay and is the Principal
Architect here at Mindstix Labs. Ambi is passionate about
building high performance platforms based on the IaaS
Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Java and the Open Source
software stack. Over the past 12+ years of his
professional journey, Ambi has led product architecture
for several successful Silicon Valley ventures. He also
brings a strong cadence in DevOps and Systems Automation -
a capability that immensely helps accelerate our delivery
process here at Mindstix.
YAGNESH CHAWDA
VP, Cloud Engineering
Yagnesh Chawda is a man on a mission. Yagnesh is an ardent
believer that building a world-class product demands deep
technical expertise and painstaking craftsmanship. Here at
Mindstix Labs, we've found just the right person to
champion this cause! Yagnesh loves working on the
bleeding-edge of the Open Technology stack and is the
chief mentor across all engineering teams here at Mindstix
Labs. He has been instrumental in bringing the Silicon
Valley product culture right here to our offshore teams -
we call him our culture guru. With over 10+ years of
experience at enterprises such as Nomura, Capgemini
Consulting and Reliance, Yagnesh has shipped massively
scalable products that sustain millions of users.
AJIT KULKARNI
VP, Cloud Ops and Site Reliability Engineering
Ajit Kulkarni is heading our Enterprise Mobility group
catering multiple Fortune 500 clients. He is working with
Mindstix since Feb 2015. In this period mobility group has
seen the tremendous growth. He joined us after 14+ years
of IT experience at top investment banks such as Lehman
Brothers, Nomura, Credit Suisse. Ajit has delivered
mission-critical systems needing high reliability in
various domain like Cash Equities, Equity Research, and
Asset Management. Ajit has completed Executive Management
Program with distinction from IIT Bombay SJMSOM. He has a
Batchelor's degree in Telecommunications from Mumbai
University. Ajit is passionate about bringing success to
our customers through a focus on people, processes, and
innovation.
HARDIK PATEL
Director of Engineering
Hardik is a passionate technologist with 10+ years
experience in building robust and scalable enterprise
mobile applications. His work is instrumental in creating
success stories for billion dollar companies as well as
valley startups demanding knowledge of bleeding edge
technologies. His latest areas of interest are Augmented
Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR) and on-device Machine
Learning. To find him in office, look for the person
wearing VR goggles and juggling between multiple mobiles.
SALONI LUKTUKE
VP, AI/ML Services
Saloni Luktuke is a Creative Director & Design Thinker
at Mindstix. She is a multi-disciplinarian, trained in
Product, UX & Strategy Design. Over the years, she's
developed a keenness in conversations and thrives on
making sense of seemingly unrelated connections, drawing
patterns, understanding relationships and identifying
opportunities.
Her appetite for curiosity, creativity & rationality was
nurtured and channelized through her travels & design
learnings across MIT Institute of Design, Pune, Strate
École, Paris and Politecnico di Milano. She believes in
adopting a 'Human-centered' mindset to problem-solving
and in the strong communicative power of design.
Prior to Mindstix, Saloni has had cross-functional
design experience, working at Accenture's Experience
Design Studio in Mumbai and at the world's largest
startup incubator, Station F in Paris. When away from
work, you will find Saloni painting, experimenting in
the kitchen or planning her next adventure!
ARVIND NARAIN
Strategic Advisor
Arvind Narain is a seasoned corporate executive, serial
entrepreneur, and a thought leader with a M.S in
Industrial Engineering from Kansas State University.
Arvind was the President & COO at FunMobility, a mobile
social entertainment company where 75+M consumers share,
play and connect through their mobile devices. Arvind
previously held senior executive roles at McAfee, serving
most recently as the SVP for Mobility, SaaS, and Service
Providers. As SVP of Products, he led the global 500+ team
responsible for revenue execution, product management,
strategy and consulting for the $600M enterprise
portfolio. As a co-founder of the Network Associates
subsidiary, myCIO, he conceived and created the world's
first B2B security application service provider.
Prakash Muppirala
Strategic Advisor
Prakash is an Entrepreneur, Investor, Advisor, and Digital Transformation Executive with strong
product and business acumen and experience from hands-on development to leading diverse teams, he
has consistently demonstrated his ability to navigate the complexities of the ever-evolving digital
landscape.
Prakash is a seasoned professional with a strong experience in eCommerce Architecture, Retail & Omni
channel, Supply Chain, Product Management, Platform Strategy, Global E-Commerce, Site Reliability
Engineering, Cloud Operations, Scalable Systems, and IoT technologies.
Having held key roles at Fabric, Reactor, Sierra Ventures, Restoration Hardware (RH), and Staples,
Prakash's market insights and track record of success are exceptional.
Over the years, Prakash has not just been a valued customer and a partner, but also a strong
believer in the Mindstix mission and our growth story.
Martin Chevally
Strategic Advisor
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY
We are a diverse team of engineers, architects, designers, and
many more who rely heavily on teamwork across skills,
perspectives, different points of view, and different
backgrounds.
Embrace the power of
craftsmanship
CONTACT
OUR OFFICES
- San Francisco, USA
- Pune, India
ABOUT US
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Mindstix accelerates digital transformation for the world's leading brands. We are a team of passionate innovators specialized in Digital Strategy, Design Thinking, Cloud Engineering, Data Science, and the Next-gen Web. Our UX studio and modern-stack engineers deliver world-class products, platforms, and delightful digital experiences.Our customers believe we are an agile innovation partner with a strong sense of craftsmanship − that may explain our exceptional customer retention and far reaching impact across industries such as eCommerce, Luxury Retail, SaaS, Consumer Tech, Health Tech, and Hospitality.
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