Arjuna Kankipati

Motorsports Broadcaster | PxP Commentator and Pit Lane Reporter

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

About

Software Engineer turned Motorsports Broadcaster - solving different problems with different tools now! In 2025, I was the PxP Commentator and Host for the Prodigy Racing League on RACER Network and served as Pit Lane Reporter for IMSA TV. Additional credits include Mustang Challenge NA, Porsche Carrera Cup Asia and a background as a award-winning Sim Racing Commentator including the Digital Nürburgring Endurance Series, Ferrari Esports Series, IMSA Esports Michelin Global Championship, IndyCar iRacing Pro Series, Porsche Esports Supercup and more.

Experience

  • IMSA TV & Radio Pit Lane Reporter at IMSA - International Motor Sports Association
    May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Series Director | IMSA Esports at Freelance
    Oct 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 9 mos

    Series Director/Project Manager for the IMSA Esports Global Championship and Support Series (IMSA Esports Open Challenge & P3 Challenge). Responsibilities include series management, event logistics, technology solutions, rulebook consultation, partner co-ordination, broadcast design as well as live commentary as lead commentator. 

  • Sim Racing Broadcast Director & Commentator at Freelance
    Mar 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 4 mos

    Directed, Produced & Commentated for Clients including BMW, ESL, iRacing, Ferrari, Porsche. TV Host and Play-by-Play Commentator for Racing Prodigy on MavTV. iRacing World Championship Commentator: Porsche Esports Supercup, IndyCar Pro Series, iRX (Rallycross), Off-Road Championship Series, World of Outlaws 2021 & 2023 VCO SIMMY Winner - Best Commentary Head of Talent @ RaceSpot TV (2021-2024): Provide mentorship to existing broadcast talent (20+) at RaceSpot TV, perform internal reviews per quarter on commentator strengths and best pairings. Interview, review and onboard new broadcast talent. Design & Build Technology Solutions. Several projects are open-sourced on Github including a Discord Scheduling Bot and https://racespot.media – our broadcast media center

  • Nav Technologies, Inc. (San Francisco Bay Area · Remote)
    • Staff Software Engineer
      Jan 2025 - Feb 2026 · 1 yr 2 mos

    • Senior Software Engineer
      Apr 2023 - Jan 2025 · 1 yr 10 mos

      Lead technical development and own roadmap for Cashflow Health team to design, develop and release features across web and mobile for a team of 6 engineers Developed standards, metric collection and CI/CD tooling to deploy Java services for an acquired codebase Lead design and implementation of cross-team feature to provide more accurate data points to qualify users for financing options increasing approval rate of referrals by 50% Lead design and implementation of user notifications to drive user retention driven by regular financial insights Lead design and implementation of new Credit Health Alerts to deliver increased user engagement for Prime customers

  • Amobee (6 yrs 4 mos)
    • Sr Software Engineer
      Jul 2021 - Nov 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos

      Web developer with a focus on REST API Development. Launched multiple products from inception to production including Planet-V – TV advertising platform built in partnership with ITV, 2nd largest broadcaster in the UK & being one of the first & featured partners of Snapchat’s Ad launch in 2016. Led development of feature with 4 developers enabling new customer onboarding through the UI migrating away from a manual request process. Design & implement reporting micro-service including developing integrations with Google Apps to power client report automation saving a combined 370 hours per month for the client team. Spearhead development for Snapchat and Pinterest platforms, engaging with 3 junior UI developers; developing features alongside UI team to enhance user experience and increase efficiency in platform; actively involved in DevOps

    • Software Engineer
      Sep 2018 - Jun 2021 · 2 yrs 10 mos

    • Software Engineer
      Aug 2016 - Sep 2018 · 2 yrs 2 mos