AI-powered cloud contact center and omnichannel engagement platform
Exotel operates a cloud telephony and contact center platform handling 25+ billion conversations annually across voice, chat, and bot channels. The tech stack reflects a polyglot backend (Go, Node.js, Java, Ruby, PHP) sitting atop infrastructure (Kafka, Redis, Elasticsearch, AWS/GCP/Azure) built for scale and low-latency routing. Hiring velocity is accelerating with 16 roles posted in the last 30 days — heavily weighted toward sales (12 roles) and account management, signaling aggressive enterprise expansion alongside technical work on platform uptime and integration complexity.
Notable leadership hires: Account Director
Exotel is a customer engagement platform serving over 7,000 clients globally, with particular strength in India's e-commerce and fintech sectors. The platform facilitates omnichannel conversations (voice, SMS, chat, IVR, bots) and deploys conversational AI to augment contact center agents. Core infrastructure includes cloud telephony (via Asterisk, FreeSWITCH, WebRTC, SIP) and integrations with CRM/helpdesk tools (Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoho, Freshdesk). Active engineering priorities center on platform reliability, latency reduction, and scaling cluster performance, while go-to-market appears focused on large-deal enterprise sales cycles and renewal playbooks.
Exotel uses Asterisk, FreeSWITCH, WebRTC, and SIP for telephony infrastructure, running on AWS, GCP, and Azure. Backend services are built with Go, Node.js, Java, and Ruby, with Kafka for message handling and Redis for low-latency operations.
Exotel is headquartered in Bangalore, India, and currently hires in India. The company was founded in 2011 and is privately held with 1,001–5,000 employees.
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