Sivan Chakravarthy

About Me

Developer, builder, engineer and a musician. I currently work at Jiva - an agritech startup based out of Indonesia where we aim to improve the lives of smallhold farmers at scale.


There is an inherent joy in building and creating things. That is exactly what drives me. Built products, managed teams and everything in between. I obsess with shipping fast. I believe perfection is achieved through speed and not by waiting for the right time. "Ship -> feedback -> iterate" and you'll be amazed to see where you are at. Over the years I have built native mobile apps of various capacity, ranging from fintech, ed-tech and agritech. I've also been building ecommerce solutions on Shopify out of pure curiosity. Love tinkering with any stack I get.

In a professional setting, I value honesty, the grit to learn and the courage to say "I don't know". If you over communicate and discard biases, then you'd love working with me.


Apart from work, I write heavy riffs that you can headbang to. I am also the frontman at the Rascals of the First Order - a heavy, hard/grunge rock band based out of Bengaluru, India. On the days I dont obsess with these, I travel as much as I can. Go on hikes, explore the local coffee and food scene, trying to learn a thing or two about the people I meet.

One of Jiva's Retailer who took part in a user research program

One of Jiva's Retailer's at a user research program

Wat Phra Mahathat, Ayutthaya, Thailand

Wat Phra Mahathat, Ayutthaya, Thailand

Band pic

Performing at Fandom.

Band pic

Performing at The RAFT.