Former Nextdoor CTO to Lead Attentive’s Engineering to Build the Most Advanced AI-Powered Marketing Technology in the Market

Attentive, the AI-powered SMS and email marketing platform, announced that Antonio Silveira has joined the company as Chief Technology Officer.

Silveira will lead Attentive’s engineering team to execute the company’s technical vision and lead the development of technology across all of Attentive’s products for a seamless customer experience. Engineering works closely alongside Attentive’s product and design teams, to build and implement the best-in-class marketing platform including core SMS, email, and artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning.

“Antonio joins us at a critical time in Attentive’s journey as the company accelerates the pace of AI innovations to help brands deliver bespoke customer experiences that drive revenue and loyalty,” said Amit Jhawar, CEO at Attentive. “Given Antonio’s wealth of experience in driving innovation with a track record of building products used by millions of users, I’m confident he will inspire our team to continue to develop solutions that deliver the highest results for our customers. His expertise and leadership will be instrumental in scaling our efforts to deliver value to our customers, shareholders, and employees.”

Silveira brings over 20 years of experience in building large-scale product and SaaS offerings across various business models, including marketing, payments, and subscriptions. Most recently, he led engineering at Nextdoor as Chief Technology Officer through a period of significant expansion, while creating a culture of rapid product development. Prior to Nextdoor, he was the VP of Engineering at GoDaddy, and a senior engineering leader at Yahoo. In his career, he was part of the executive team for two IPOs, Nextdoor and GoDaddy.

For more insights into Attentive’s Engineering, Product, and Design teams, see our Tech Blog and check out the Careers page.

About Attentive

Attentive® is the AI-powered SMS and email marketing platform that delivers unparalleled messaging performance on the channels that matter most. Infusing intelligence at every stage of the consumer's purchasing journey, Attentive empowers businesses to achieve hyper-personalized communication with their customers on a large scale. Leveraging AI-powered tools, a mobile-first approach, two-way conversations, and enterprise-grade technology, Attentive drives billions in online revenue for brands around the globe. Trusted by over 8,000 leading brands such as CB2, Urban Outfitters, GUESS, and Dickey’s Barbeque Pit, Attentive is the go-to solution for delivering powerful commerce experiences for consumers with the brands they love.

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