We had the privilege and pleasure of meeting (Themesis Open House Zoom-Salon) with Spark InfoTech Founder Jay Kumar Chimata on Sunday, May 31, 2026 (https://sparkinfotech.com/ ).
Jay Kumar Chimata brings a rare combination of perspectives to the question of AI and employment: he has built AI systems at scale, and he places AI talent into the organizations that need it.
As an engineering leader, Jay has led teams at PayPal, AIG, American Express, and Bread Financial — building high-availability platforms across global markets. As founder of Spark Infotech Inc. (acquired by Noblesoft), he developed deep expertise in placing senior AI and LLM engineers into Fortune 500 roles.
Today Jay leads two ventures: JobFirst.ai, an AI-powered talent matching platform serving 22,000+ users, and PrivateStack/EquityX, a $40M+ private-equity secondaries marketplace. He is based in Phoenix, Arizona.
What makes Jay’s perspective distinctive is that he sees the AI job market from both sides simultaneously — what organizations are actually building, and what candidates need to be competitive. That’s a rare vantage point in a rapidly shifting landscape.
[Once again – find Spark Infotech at: https://sparkinfotech.com/ .]