Jayanta Panda

Co-Founder @ Athrv Cloud Pvt. Ltd., Building Passionate Team to Deliver World Class Products at Affordable Cost.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

About

I co-founded Athrv Cloud to solve a problem I lived with for over two decades: security tools built almost entirely for web applications, while the rest of the software world, enterprise, embedded, safety-critical, was largely left to fend for itself. Our platform, AYAvat, catches security vulnerabilities at the code level, before anything reaches production. We built it from first principles, shaped by hard lessons from the field. Before starting Athrv Cloud, I spent 25+ years building and shipping complex software at scale, leading engineering teams of 300+ people across Europe, North America, and Japan. In safety-critical environments, a missed vulnerability isn't just a bug. It's a product recall, a legal case, or something far worse. That reality is baked into everything we build. Prior to that, I delivered mass-production software programs for GM, Ford, Denso, Valeo, and PASA across ADAS, Autonomous Driving, Cockpit, HMI, Infotainment, TCU, and Telematics. Every program shipped. I'm an IIM Calcutta alumnus, where I learned to think about technology as a business problem, not just an engineering one. If you're a CTO, VP Engineering, Head of Product Security, or Compliance Lead at an enterprise software company, an embedded systems firm, or an organisation where software quality and security genuinely keep you up at night, let's talk.

Experience

  • Co-Founder at Athrv Cloud Pvt. Ltd.
    Aug 2025 - Present · 11 mos

    In my role as Co-Founder at ATHRV CLOUD, https://athrvcloud.com, I transitioned from the corporate world to pursue my vision of innovation in Cloud, AI, and Cyber Security. This journey is about creating impactful solutions and addressing complex challenges, ultimately contributing to a better future. I am excited about the opportunities this venture presents and the meaningful work we are undertaking.

  • Software Dy. Director at Valeo
    May 2019 - Aug 2025 · 6 yrs 4 mos

    Automotive Software Development

  • Capgemini (Noida Area, India)
    • Director
      Jan 2017 - Nov 2018 · 1 yr 11 mos

      Leading several Automotive Embedded Projects.

    • Program Manager
      Oct 2013 - Nov 2018 · 5 yrs 2 mos

      I Manages Embedded Automotive projects, which is getting executed from Global Locations. I have successfully delivered several Programs. I have worked for the leading North American OEM Car manufacturers and Japanese Tier - 1's. •Domains I have worked Passionately – Automotive Electronics, Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS),In- vehicle Infotainment ( IVI), (IPC) Instrument Panel Cluster, HUD (Heads up Display) My Key strength Includes - End to End Product development, Global delivery model, globalized products, large Embedded Software development, complex safety critical products design, and Deep dive in to the Embedded Electronics product design • My Key Technology Domains – iMX6 processor, Renesas R- car H2, MATLAB/ SIMULINK, Android, QNX, INTEGRITY, ADAS, IVI, Instrument Cluster Panel, Infotainment, AUTOSAR, ISO26262, A-SPICE, Device Driver, Firmware, Middleware, Application software development • My Key Management skill includes, Taking off tasks from scratch, managing large team size, mentoring team, creating leadership team, grooming fast track engineers/managers. Also I have handled several Fire fighting situations, handled couple of customer escalations, architecting the path to avoid any level of escalations and smooth project execution.

  • Program Manager at Ford Motor Company
    2014 - 2016 · 2 yrs

  • Program Manager at Patni Computer Systems ( General Motors US)
    2003 - Apr 2011 · 8 yrs 4 mos

    Working on embedded software development projects