# Karan Johar

Karan Johar is a Software Engineering Manager and Technical Lead at Amplitude, leading the middleware and compute systems that power analytics at scale. He oversees the APIs behind charts, cohorts, and metrics—driving performance, reliability, and platform scalability.

Source: https://amplitude.com/en-us/blog/author/karan-johar

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##### Karan<!-- --> <!-- -->Johar

Software Engineering Manager and Technical Lead, Amplitude

Karan Johar is a Software Engineering Manager and Technical Lead at Amplitude, leading the middleware and compute systems that power analytics at scale. He oversees the APIs behind charts, cohorts, and metrics—driving performance, reliability, and platform scalability. Previously, he built high-throughput API platforms and core product infrastructure at Dropbox, supporting hundreds of millions of users and mission-critical internal systems.

#### Posts by <!-- -->Karan

[Read ](/blog/amplitude-ai-plugin)

[Product](/blog/amplitude-ai-plugin)

###### [Amplitude Plug and Play: New AI Plugin in Claude and Cursor Marketplaces](/blog/amplitude-ai-plugin)

[May 1, 2026](/blog/amplitude-ai-plugin)

[5 min read](/blog/amplitude-ai-plugin)

[Read ](/blog/amplitude-openai-mcp-connector)

[Product](/blog/amplitude-openai-mcp-connector)

###### [Amplitude + OpenAI: Get New Insights in ChatGPT via MCP](/blog/amplitude-openai-mcp-connector)

[Dec 10, 2025](/blog/amplitude-openai-mcp-connector)

[3 min read](/blog/amplitude-openai-mcp-connector)

[Read ](/blog/amplitude-mcp)

[Product](/blog/amplitude-mcp)

###### [Introducing Amplitude MCP: Unlock Behavioral Insights Everywhere You Work](/blog/amplitude-mcp)

[Oct 21, 2025](/blog/amplitude-mcp)

[7 min read](/blog/amplitude-mcp)