Anand Rathi

Anand Rathi is a seasoned Director of Software Development at Amazon, with a career spanning over 19 years. Rathi has held various leadership roles, including Director of Software Development for Artificial General Intelligence and Alexa AI, where significant contributions include building high-performance compute infrastructure and leading cross-functional teams to enhance Alexa's capabilities. As Director for the eCommerce Financial Integration organization, Rathi played a pivotal role in developing Amazon's proprietary financial systems, overseeing the processing of over 1 billion financial events daily. Previous positions include Senior Software Development Manager, where Rathi led transformative rearchitecture initiatives, and Software Engineer, where Rathi contributed to scaling backend infrastructure significantly. Rathi began the career at Amazon as a Software Development Intern, developing a framework for transactional emails. Rathi holds an MS in Computer Science from Virginia Tech.