Prakash Desai

Prakash Desai is a seasoned software engineering leader with extensive experience in integration and digital retailing. Currently serving as the Director of Software Engineering at Cox Automotive Inc. since March 2019, Prakash manages a development team focused on integrating master data platforms with Salesforce while migrating solutions to AWS for improved scalability and reliability. Previously, at AutoTrader.com from March 2005 to March 2019, Prakash played a significant role in introducing Microservices API development and led the SOA/BPM practice, enhancing the organization’s integration capabilities. Prakash's career also includes software engineering roles at Indus International, Inventa Technologies, and Contech Software, with educational qualifications in Computer Science and Instrument and Control.