Summary
Tej Lunani is a results-driven software leader and Co-Founder/CTO based in San Francisco with eight years of experience building cloud and consumer-facing systems. He has driven performance improvements at scale at AWS and Alexa—working on CDN footprint expansion and making voice assistants more useful in physical retail—and now leads an AI-native market research platform that replaces traditional surveys for Fortune 500 brands. Comfortable switching between deep engineering and product strategy, he combines backend systems expertise with a founder’s appetite for impact and rapid iteration. Tej’s career started with hands-on internships in VR, industrial IoT, and enterprise software, giving him a practical perspective on diverse domains. Known for high self-awareness and focus on measurable value, he favors pragmatic, customer-centered engineering decisions. He’s equally at home optimizing datacenter placement as he is shaping AI-driven insights for retail teams.
7 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science at University of Wisconsin-Madison
International Baccalaureate Diploma, General, International Baccalaureate Diploma, General at International Academy