Summary
Ranbir Chawla is a seasoned technology leader and serial entrepreneur with 28+ years building new technologies and companies. As Owner/Founder of VardaLux Collections and CTO/Founder at Varda LLC, he blends commerce, luxury goods, and technology to create scalable, customer-focused ventures. In recent roles, he has led engineering at Ritchie Bros as Senior Vice President of Engineering, guiding a global team delivering a trusted marketplace for insights and transaction solutions, while serving as Special Advisor to the CTO at RB Global Inc. He has deep cloud expertise—more than a decade helping clients migrate, re-architect, optimize cloud economics, and operate globally at scale—coupled with extensive experience in internet-scale web apps, API-driven architectures, and massive data analytics. A former Principal Consultant at Thoughtworks, his career spans numerous startups and leadership positions, reflecting a track record of turning shifts in technology into practical business value. Based in Loveland, Colorado, he remains a lifelong learner and mentor, focused on delivering daily business value in diverse engineering environments.
11 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer