SNS Hike hires ex-OYO Suvesh Malhotra as VP & Head of Engineering

Hike is India’s homegrown internet startup. The company, in a recent development, has announced the hiring of Suvesh Malhotra as its VP & Head of Engineering. The hiring is in line with Hike’s vision of enabling a new social future by leveraging advanced technology, the company further stated in a statement.

About Suvesh Malhotra

Suvesh Malhotra. VP & Head of Engineering. Hike

Suvesh is a technology professional who comes with over 15 years of experience. His previous ventures included leading and implementing innovative technology solutions for businesses. Prior to this, Suvesh has been SVP, Technology at OYO Hotels & Homes. Here, he led the consumer-facing technology. He was also the Head of Technology at Amazon for BuyVIP and CTO at StepOut. He has had similar stints at a startup building social products in India and Homeshop18 and Oracle.

His expertise includes building large scale distributed systems, mobile apps, ML-based systems, social network, eCommerce platforms, and IoT technologies. This will, further, add to the company’s efforts towards innovating at the intersection of Art, AI & consumer delight.

In his new role, Suvesh would be looking after all things technology and engineering. He will be responsible for making it a core differentiator for Hike and enabling a seamless social experience for Hike users. Suvesh will, further, report directly to Kavin Bharti Mittal, Founder and CEO, Hike.

On his hiring at Hike

“Social is a space I have always been passionate about. The advancements in technology today have opened the doors for tremendous innovation. Kavin's vision for a new social future is big and exciting and I’m thrilled to join the stellar team at Hike to re-define the way social products are built. With HikeLand, we’ve planted the seeds for this vision to build a truly homegrown product built for India.” shared Suvesh Malhotra.

“Since it’s inception Hike has always been ahead of the curve in bringing innovative products to Indians. Even from the outside, the culture at Hike has always been fascinating. Hikers are extremely passionate about what they do and I have already experienced how infectious that is,” Suvesh added.

Suvesh’s appointment is a continuation of the company’s recent announcements of leadership hires and multiple hiring initiatives, as Hike focuses on growth & innovation. The company had recently announced the hiring of Seema Chawla as VP & Head of Marketing.

The company, further, continues to hire for positions across teams and functions. Also, recently they have gone Remote-First for all of 2020, Hike is now open to hiring remote talent as well. It has also initiated virtual hiring events as part of its ZeroTo2 program focused on onboarding young talent from colleges.