Rishit Shah

SVP of Engineering

Podium

Jun 2021 - Current (5 years 4 months)

Led development and scaling of the platform powering AI agents, contributing to $100M+ in AI-driven ARR.

Led AI-native transformation of engineering workflows across a 100+ engineer organization, driving step-function improvements in engineering velocity.

Architected and built “Shipyard,” an agent-driven system connecting product planning, development, and release into a unified context layer, accelerating end-to-end delivery.

Introduced AI-native code review, testing, and production monitoring workflows, reducing manual bottlenecks and improving release reliability.

Co-Founder & CTO

CareVillage

Sep 2020 - Jan 2021 (5 months)

Started a social networking platform enabling parents to form local pods for childcare and schooling.

Scaled to 3,000+ user signups across 8 metro areas within the first 4 months.

Built backend systems and core parts of the product.

Director Of Engineering

TripActions

Jul 2019 - Sep 2020 (1 year 3 months)

Led engineering for the company’s core business travel booking product, owning delivery, quality, and roadmap execution.

Scaled team from 16 to 24 (including 2 senior managers) and implemented development processes that improved engineering productivity.

Improved product reliability by reducing booking errors and leading the transition to a microservices architecture.

Senior Engineering Manager

Uber

Mar 2015 - Jul 2019 (4 years 5 months)

Built and scaled Uber’s JUMP (bikes & scooters) engineering organization from 0 to 55 engineers and 4 managers across 6 teams in 18 months.

Led re-architecture of the JUMP backend into a micro-mobility platform supporting 10x growth in daily trips and 40k+ concurrent vehicles.

Launched v1 products for bikes, scooters, and hourly rentals; previously led Driver Onboarding and Car Leasing teams, scaling them 3–4x.

Director Of Engineering

CloudCar Inc

Jun 2012 - Mar 2015 (2 years 10 months)

Led 10 person team, as a manager and architecture, building mobile apps (iOS and Android) to reduce distracted driving (similar to Android Auto).

Engineering Manager, Flash Runtime

Adobe

Feb 2011 - Jun 2012 (1 year 5 months)

Tech Lead, Flash Runtimes

Adobe

Oct 2008 - Feb 2011 (2 years 5 months)

iPhone Software Engineer

Apple

May 2008 - Oct 2008 (6 months)

Led integration of Carrier IQ on iPhone.

Computer Scientist

Adobe

Feb 2005 - Apr 2008 (3 years 3 months)

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Application Developer

CMS BondEdge an Interactive Data Company

Feb 2004 - Nov 2004 (10 months)

Development and enhancement of BondEdge - a fixed income portfolio analysis solution.

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