Anish Kannan is a software engineer with 14 years of experience building systems at scale, currently contributing to Apple after a multi-year tenure at Amazon. His background spans game engine programming and backend services—most notably as an engine programmer on New World—demonstrating strengths in performance-sensitive, real-time systems. Based in Sunnyvale, he blends product-focused engineering with deep implementation experience from internships at Dell and formative years at Amazon. Colleagues describe him succinctly: “I like to make awesome things,” which captures his hands-on, pragmatic approach to shipping features. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from UC San Diego and brings a mix of consumer tech and gaming expertise to complex engineering challenges.
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