Hari Pyla

Hari Pyla is an accomplished engineering leader with extensive experience in AI infrastructure and software development. Currently serving as an engineering leader at Meta, Hari provides strategic oversight across the AI model development lifecycle. As a Technical Advisor at Ikigai, Hari mentors on building and scaling business intelligence products leveraging advanced AI and machine learning. Previous roles include Senior Director of Engineering at Twilio Inc., where notable leadership was provided for a quote-to-cash platform, and Director of Engineering at Capital One, focusing on cross-functional engineering initiatives. Hari's foundational experience includes technical leadership at Cloudistics, various internships at Microsoft Research and IBM, and significant research contributions at Virginia Tech culminating in a Ph.D. in Computer Science.