Anthriq
Head of Software Development
Anthriq
Head of Software Development · Apr 2022 - Feb 2026 · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Leadership & Team Impact
Team leadership proof: hiring pipelines, structured interview loops, onboarding playbooks, and delivery governance holding through reorganizations.
Product & Technical Execution
Deep-tech cross-functional delivery. Relevant when software interfaces with devices, firmware, and multi-disciplinary teams.
Context & Background
Anthriq (nexstem.ai) builds non-invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) hardware and software platforms.
Joined as Full Stack Engineer in April 2022 and stepped into Head of Software Development in November 2024, leading software programs across 3+ concurrent workstreams.
Mandate & Core Objectives
Own the engineering roadmap, translate company BCI goals into scoped deliverables, build the hiring and engineering operations playbooks, and coordinate cross-functional delivery.
As Head of Software Development (Nov 2024 - Feb 2026)
- Scaled engineering team up to 10 engineers with structured hiring pipelines and onboarding playbooks.
- Cut delivery delays 20-40% by rebuilding sprint planning, retrospectives, and dependency tracking.
- Increased sprint delivery efficiency up to 90%, sustaining that number through reorgs and churn.
- Acted as primary technical liaison to executive leadership, translating hardware and firmware constraints into predictable timelines.
- Established engineering best practices for code review, release processes, and on-call ownership.
As Full Stack Engineer (Apr 2022 - Nov 2024)
- Spearheaded 4 high-stakes cross-functional projects through a major company pivot.
- Architected and shipped production full-stack systems with React, Node.js, TypeScript, and Kotlin for live BCI users.
- Set technical standards and coding conventions adopted across the engineering team.
Verified Outcome
Established predictable delivery and autonomous workstream ownership. The foundational proof of fractional engineering leadership capability.
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