Online furniture market Urban Ladder has appointed Apurva Dalal as Chief Technology Officer. Dalal, who has worked with companies such as Komli Media, Google, eBay and WebMD, will work towards strengthening the technology platform at Urban Ladder.

Dalal, with over 20 years of global experience as a technologist, has hands-on experience designing large-scale software systems, search infrastructure, and building technology teams. His expertise is in building software products in the areas of e-commerce, search, and enterprise cloud computing, Urban Ladder said in a statement.

“We want to make every aspect of home shopping easy and convenient for our customers, and have always believed that using innovative technology will help solve a lot of complex furniture e-commerce problems. We are off to a good start with a strong tech team and some world-class products, and I am sure Apurva will help us build exciting and compelling solutions for our customers,” said Rajiv Srivatsa, COO & Co-founder, Urban Ladder.

“It is exciting to be a part of a team that has revolutionised furniture and home décor shopping. I look forward to working with the team to realise the vision of making a million homes beautiful, and building a strong technology team that will help Urban Ladder scale fast and efficiently,” said Dalal, CTO, Urban Ladder.

Technology is a key driver in Urban Ladder’s growth. Some of the key focus areas for Urban Ladder are mobile, big data and analytics, product discovery and search, and 3D product visualization. In an effort to provide world-class furniture shopping solutions, the company will triple the size of its tech team in the next six months.

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