Karan Thakkar

Senior iOS Application Developer III

14.4 yrs experience

Jan 2026Added yesterday

The move

MoveFirst Orion → Intellect Design Arena Ltd

TitleLead Solutions Architect - EMEA Region → Assistant Vice President - Solution Architect

LocationDubai → Dubai

First time at this levelYes ★

Cross-border moveNo — same country

Years in UAE10.4

Total experience14.4 years

Intellect Design Arena Ltd headcount5,001-10,000 employees

Intellect Design Arena Ltd industrySoftware Development

Intellect Design Arena Ltd HQChennai, Tamil Nadu

Intellect Design Arena Ltd founded1993

Intellect Design Arena Ltd typePublic Company

Assistant Vice President - Solution ArchitectJan 2026 — Present
Intellect Design Arena Ltd· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Lead Solutions Architect - EMEA RegionJun 2024 — Jan 2026
First Orion· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Solutions ArchitectOct 2021 — May 2024
First Orion· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Lead Integration EngineerJan 2020 — Sep 2021
First Orion· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Team Leader - EngineeringMar 2017 — Dec 2019
emaratech· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Software Engineering Team LeadOct 2015 — Mar 2017
TACME LLC· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Software Engineering Team LeadMay 2014 — Sep 2015
Blisstering Solutions· Mumbai Area, India· Full-time
Sr. Mobile Application EngineerOct 2013 — Apr 2014
Blisstering Solutions· Mumbai, Maharashtra· Full-time
Sr. Mobile Application DeveloperNov 2012 — Oct 2013
SISA Communication Pvt. Ltd.· Kolkata Area, India
Software EngineerJun 2011 — Oct 2012
SISA Communication Pvt. Ltd.· Kolkata Area, India· Full-time

Rajiv Gandhi Prodyogiki Vishwavidyalaya
B.E. (Hons) · Electronics and Communications Engineering2006 — 2010
Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya
Master of Technology (M.Tech.) · Embedded System2010 — 2012

AgenticAITechnical Product SalesInfrastructure as code (IaC)Software Architectural DesignFastAPISoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)