Ashutosh Chitnis

Ashutosh Chitnis has a diverse work experience in the field of engineering and software development.

Ashutosh is currently working at FastSpring as the Senior Director of Engineering, a position they have held since March 2022. Prior to this, they served as the Director of Software Engineering at FastSpring from May 2016 to April 2022. During their time at FastSpring, they played a vital role in scaling the product to meet consistent 30% YoY business growth, growing the engineering team 3x, and introducing agile development methodologies.

Before joining FastSpring, Ashutosh worked at Citrix for a significant period. At Citrix, they held multiple positions, including Sr. Manager of Product Development from October 2012 to May 2016, Manager of Software Development from January 2010 to October 2012, Staff Software Engineer from June 2008 to December 2009, Senior Software Engineer from July 2007 to May 2008, and Software Engineer from June 2006 to June 2007. At Citrix, they led various teams and initiatives, focusing on business applications, product management, and software development. Ashutosh was also responsible for managing agile teams, leading the migration of existing products to a scalable eCommerce platform, and implementing agile software development practices.

Earlier in their career, Ashutosh worked at Primal Solutions as a Programmer Analyst from September 2003 to February 2006. In this role, they were involved in gathering requirements, developing, testing, and documenting web-based pricing, rating, and mediation engines.

Overall, Ashutosh Chitnis has demonstrated a strong track record of leadership, team growth, and successful project management throughout their career in the engineering and software development field.

Ashutosh Chitnis completed their Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Engineering from Bharati Vidyapeeth between 1995 and 1999. Ashutosh then pursued a Masters degree in Computer Science from Florida State University from 2000 to 2003.