Siddharth “Sid" Anand is a hands-on software architect with deep experience building and scaling web sites that millions of people visit every day. Sid is currently the Chief Architect at ClipMine, a video mining and search start-up that improves the consumption of long-form video content through automated video analysis and search technology. Prior to joining ClipMine, Sid served as a technical lead in the search and analytics teams at LinkedIn. Prior to joining LinkedIn, he served as Netflix's Cloud Database Architect, Etsy’s VP of Engineering, a researcher at eBay, and a performance engineer at Siebel Systems. Sid completed his BS and M.Eng degrees from Cornell University, where he focused on Distributed Systems. When not working, Sid enjoys spending time with his lovely wife and 2 year old son.