---
title: "Kunal Lanjewar"
category: "people"
role: "Staff Engineer"
company: "Riot Games"
linkedin: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/kunallanjewar/"
twitter: "https://x.com/kunallanjewar"
website: "https://www.kunall.com"
sourceLabels: ["Official speaker roster", "Official conference schedule"]
---
# Kunal Lanjewar

## Profile
Staff Engineer at [[riot-games|Riot Games]].

- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kunallanjewar/)
- [X / Twitter](https://x.com/kunallanjewar)
- [Website](https://www.kunall.com)

## Biography
Kunal Lanjewar runs tier-zero infrastructure at [[riot-games|Riot Games]], where he builds and operates production AI agents and backend services that power games like VALORANT and League of Legends. He's the author of Guild, an open-source tool that gives AI agents persistent memory and task coordination across sessions. Previously, he helped scale Sky: Children of the Light to 300M+ downloads and millions of daily active players, and built the backend for its Guinness World Record-holding Aurora concert. His work has been featured at GDC, DataCon LA, and on the MongoDB Podcast. Earlier in his career he also built systems for NASA missions.

## Conference Sessions
- [[2026-07-01-kunal-lanjewar-your-hero-agent-needs-a-party]] — Your Hero Agent Needs a Party (2026-07-01, 2:25pm-2:45pm)

## Evidence Graph
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### Linked Sessions
- [[2026-07-01-kunal-lanjewar-your-hero-agent-needs-a-party|Your Hero Agent Needs a Party]]

### Media Signals
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