Summary
Chiranthan N is a seasoned software engineering leader with 11 years of experience driving product and platform initiatives across SaaS GRC, payments, and large-scale web experiences. As Head of Software Engineering (ESG) at NAVEX he’s building a new ESG product and leading global teams across IAM, QA automation, and modern data stacks (dbt, Snowflake) while balancing AuthN/AuthZ and security tooling like SonarQube and CheckMarx. Previously he scaled revenue-driving products at Ancestry, led cloud migrations and payment integrations, and ran PCI- and SOX-facing engineering programs—bringing a strong operational and compliance mindset to product delivery. Comfortable both founding startups (YC Startup School, stealth cofounder) and operating in large enterprises, he blends hands-on technical depth in Java/Spring/React with strategic platform vision. Based in Iowa, he’s the sort of leader who pairs pragmatic engineering metrics and cost-optimization experience with a knack for shipping new initiatives from zero to market.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
University of Mysore