Viral Mehta has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries and roles. Viral is currently serving as the Director of Product Management at Esper, where they oversee product strategy and development. Prior to this, they held the position of Director of Special Projects at the same company.
Before joining Esper, Viral worked at Loco, a Pocket Aces Product, where they held two leadership roles. As the Vice President and Head of Product, they successfully convinced the founders, Board of Directors, and investors to pivot Loco from live trivia to game streaming. Viral was responsible for platform growth, leading their team in increasing Daily Active Users from 10k to 800k and Monthly Active Users from 200k to 1 million.
At Loco, Viral also served as the Vice President and Head of Engineering. In this role, they built and led the engineering team, which grew into a multi-disciplinary organization of approximately 30 people. Viral'steam achieved notable accomplishments, including building a scalable system that supported a significant increase in concurrent viewers and delivering high-quality live video with low latency.
Prior to Loco, Viral worked as the Vice President of Engineering at Pocket Aces Pictures Pvt. Ltd. Viral established the technology arm of the company, focusing on automation to enhance content distribution and reach on social media platforms.
Earlier in their career, Viral gained valuable experience at Microsoft. Viral held multiple roles, including Software Development Lead for the Analog Team in the Hololens division and Senior Development Engineer for the Hololens camera pipeline. Viral also worked as a Software Engineer for Windows Phone.
Viral's early career included internships at AMD Inc and Centeye Inc, where they gained practical experience in the field.
Overall, Viral's work experience showcases their leadership abilities, product management expertise, and technical skills in various domains.
Viral Mehta completed their Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland in the years 2000 to 2004. Afterward, they pursued a Master of Science (MS) degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, from 2004 to 2006.
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