Summary
Arundhati Kurup is a Senior Product Manager in San Francisco with nine years of experience bridging software engineering, data science, and product at companies from Qualcomm to Tinder. She holds an MS in Computer Science from USC and has shipped major profile and recommendation-system redesigns at Tinder that balance growth, inclusivity, and long-term retention. A former Qualcomm engineer on Snapdragon 5G and winner of National Startup Weekend USA 2020, she also built an AI COVID-19 case management startup and has 6+ hackathon wins and multiple international scholarships. Her background includes defense-focused AI work for NSIN, real-time computer vision research in Singapore, and hands-on product work across NFT marketplaces and social impact platforms—reflecting a rare mix of research rigor, rapid prototyping, and product execution. Arundhati is passionate about frontier technologies for social good and actively engages startup ecosystems across California, New York, and India.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at University of Southern California
High School, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry & Computer Science, High School, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry & Computer Science at Arya Central School
Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science and Engineering, Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science and Engineering at Kerala Technological University
Christ Nagar English Higher Seconday School
English, Malayalam, Hindi