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Sasha Siddhartha

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Co-founder & CTO
Los Angeles, California, United States

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  • Thrive Market
    Co-Founder and CTO
    Thrive Market
    Jan 2014 - Current (12 years 10 months)
    Introducing the most affordable and socially conscious way to shop and live healthier... together.
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    Founder
    Siddhartha Technologies LLC
    Jan 2014 - Jan 2017 (3 years 1 month)
    Providing CTO and technical advisory services to early stage startup companies. Services include recruiting, process and project management, technical strategy, architecture, and implementation. Clients include HelloGiggles, Inc., a leading entertainment and lifestyle online magazine for women.
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    CTO
    POSE
    Jan 2013 - Jan 2014 (1 year 1 month)
    Mobile + web platform to buy, sell, and trade fashion. Investors include Upfront Ventures, DCM, and True Ventures.

    Successfully merged two early stage companies (Pose and Little Black Bag) with divergent business models, tech stacks, and company culture.
    • Delivered a unified product vision and led the joint engineering efforts to deliver next generation mobile commerce experience in April 2014.
    • Seamlessly integrated multiple platforms (Ruby-on-rails, PHP/Symfony, iOS/Android) and databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch) to funnel 4MM+ users from both parent companies into a unified experience with zero downtime.
    • Architected product catalog using ElasticSearch, providing flexibility to query and filter mill
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    CTO & Co-founder
    Little Black Bag
    Jan 2011 - Jan 2014 (3 years 1 month)
    Social commerce company based on Japanese retail concept of Fukubukuro (“Lucky Bag”). Investors include Upfront Ventures and DCM.

    Led all technology efforts and grew the company from vision/scope through launch, growth to 30+ employees, and merger with Pose. Raised 10.75MM in venture funding.
    • Designed and implemented a gamified trading experience for fashion products, resulting in user engagement of 1hr / day and repeat purchase rates of 47.3%.
    • Built a full suite of tools to support all departments at the company – marketing, merchandising, operations, photography, and customer service. Achieved significant cost reductions, allowing us to run a complex business with minimal staff.
    • Developed algorithms for inv
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    CTO & Co-founder
    Parking Maps
    Jan 2007 - Jan 2009 (2 years 1 month)
    Parking Maps developed a nationwide database of parking lot information, covering 162 cities across the US and Canada, providing details on lot location, hours, capacity, rates, and security features.
    • Helped create business plan, identifying potential applications of parking data and defining customer base.
    • Developed prototype web application integrating parking data with local search services such as Google Maps.
  • Microsoft
    Senior Development Lead
    Microsoft
    Jan 2003 - Jan 2011 (8 years 1 month)
    Senior Development Lead, Visual Studio Platform – lead a team of 13 software engineers, responsible for product design, delivery, and personnel management.
    • Delivered next-generation user interface for Visual Studio, the flagship product in Microsoft’s $1 billion Developer Tools business.
    • Directed 15 partner teams totaling 2000 engineers to successfully migrate their features onto my team’s new technology.
    • Improved processes and created tools to double team productivity, delivered product 2 months ahead of schedule. Team’s improved performance was recognized by a 36% average increase in annual bonus pay.
    • Engaged partners and ensured 100% of new user interfaces are built using my team’s new platform.

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  • Microsoft
    Software Developer Intern
    Microsoft
    Jan 2002
    As part of the Prescriptive Architectural Guidance group, developed best practices for development of n-tier applications using .NET technologies.
  • Infosys Technologies Ltd
    Software Developer Intern
    Infosys Technologies Ltd
    Jan 2001
    Conducted research on interoperability of Web Services frameworks. Two papers published.
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  • Stanford University
    BS with Distinction, Computer Science, Economics
    Stanford University
    Jan 1999 - Jan 2003 (4 years 1 month)
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