Summary
Anivar Aravind is a seasoned engineering leader with 18 years of experience building resilient, compliance-conscious platforms across commerce, fintech, and multilingual open-source ecosystems. Currently Head of Engineering at Foodhub, he drives architecture and operational strategy for a high-volume, multi-region restaurant commerce platform spanning ordering, payments, POS, loyalty and partner integrations. Previously he led Kinara Capital’s transformation to API-first, event-driven lending systems and founded a Hyperledger-based KYC startup, demonstrating deep expertise in regulated systems, embedded finance, and verifiable identity. A long-time open-web and language-technology advocate, he has shaped policy and standards through ICANN participation and led initiatives that advanced Indian language computing at scale. Known for pragmatic architecture choices and cross-functional alignment, he blends product sensibility with technical stewardship to enable rapid international growth in complex domains.
18 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
B.Tech Information Technology, B.Tech Information Technology at Cochin University of Science and Technology
English, Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi