NEW DELHI: Online video editing platform InVideo has appointed Siddharth Sharma as its new chief technology officer. An IIM alumnus, Sharma has contributed to the growth of several start-ups and big brands in his career. His latest stint was in matchmaking portal Shaadi.com.

InVideo CEO Sanket Shah said, “We are building the best tech team in India. With SVS coming in, I’m looking forward to a rock-solid tech team and culture.”

Sharma said, “I am really excited to become a part of this team. InVideo is solving a very hard technical problem in a blue ocean space. The startup energy is unbeatable and coupled with the rigour of the process, it makes for very thrilling engineering and to lead this team is a great privilege. I am humbled with this opportunity and look forward to contributing to InVideo’s skyrocketing growth.”

He added, “I believe that people in the trenches should be fully autonomous, able to take decisions that align with the company’s goals by serving the user better. And it’s the job of leadership to set the context, the guardrails, and then get out of the way.”

The development comes after the brand launched a unique hiring initiative that featured popular stand-up comic Rahul Subramanian. In probably a first, InVideo leveraged LinkedIn’s algorithm to reach out to engineers from all over the country.