Ritwik Kumar

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India17 yrs 3 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

17 years of experience in engineering leadership.
Expert in building high-performing engineering teams.
Strong alignment of technology with business goals.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in SaaS and logistics engineering, specializing in scalable solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Technical LeadershipEngineering ManagementProduct ManagementProduct Strategy

Other Skills

Ad TechAgile MethodologiesAlgorithmsAmazon Web Services (AWS)AntApache KafkaBig DataCoaching & MentoringCommunicationComputer EngineeringComputer ScienceData StructuresDesign PatternsDistributed SystemsGit

About

With over 17 years of experience, I specialise in building and leading large engineering teams to deliver scalable, high-impact solutions. 🔹 Technical & Strategic Leadership – Defining roadmaps, scaling systems & driving excellence. 🔹 Team Building & Mentorship – Growing and empowering engineering leaders. 🔹 Product & Business Impact – Aligning technology with business goals for innovation & efficiency. I thrive in fast-paced environments, fostering ownership, collaboration, and continuous learning. Always open to connecting!

Experience

Flexport

Senior Engineering Leader

Dec 2024 – Present · 1 yr 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Senior Engineering Leader at Flexport India's Development Center, leading the development of world-class products for Flexport's Last Mile Omni Business. Overseeing engineering, product, people, and processes to deliver impactful, scalable solutions while building a high-performing India R&D site.

Technical LeadershipEngineering ManagementProduct Management

Senior Software Engineering Manager

Apr 2020 – Dec 2024 · 4 yrs 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Building trust in advertising ecosystem at LinkedIn Marketing Solutions (LMS)

Product Strategy

Upgrad

Guest Lecturer

Jan 2020 – Jul 2023 · 3 yrs 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

Conducted over 200 hours of sessions covering various topics, including Data Structures and Algorithms, Graph and Graph Algorithms, SDLC and Agile Development, and Spring Boot and JPA.

Lazada

2 roles

Senior Software Engineering Manager

Aug 2019 – Mar 2020 · 7 mos · On-site

During my tenure, I was tasked with overseeing the Product and Engineering departments for Competitive Intelligence, Pricing, and Range Recommendation within RedMart, the supermarket vertical of Lazada (Alibaba Group Company).

Product Strategy

Software Engineering Manager

Aug 2018 – Jul 2019 · 11 mos · On-site

Product Strategy

Scaler academy

Career Coach

Apr 2019 – Mar 2023 · 3 yrs 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

As a career coach, I have provided guidance and support to individuals seeking to make career transitions, from recent graduates to seasoned professionals.

Inmobi

4 roles

Software Engineering Manager

Promoted

Jul 2017 – Jul 2018 · 1 yr · On-site

As the Manager of Programmatics engineering at InMobi, I led development of the top revenue-generating Ad Exchange platform. I also pioneered intelligent systems for predicting ad quality, reducing fraudulent ads complaints by 75%.

Product Strategy

Staff Software Engineer

Jan 2016 – Jun 2017 · 1 yr 5 mos · On-site

As an Architect role at InMobi Exchange involved overseeing all aspects of technology for the team.

Lead Software Engineer

Jan 2014 – Dec 2015 · 1 yr 11 mos · On-site

The InMobi Exchange guy.

Senior Software Engineer

Apr 2012 – Dec 2013 · 1 yr 8 mos · On-site

Developed a product designed to increase app installs by distributing a publisher's app to hundreds of app stores around the world.

Symantec

Software Engineer

Jul 2010 – Mar 2012 · 1 yr 8 mos · Bengaluru Area, India · On-site

My role involved working on a product designed to manage enterprise-level certificates. Symantec Certificate Intelligence is a cloud-based service that automates the lifecycle management of SSL certificates, improving operational efficiency for large and midsize enterprises.

Kuliza technologies

2 roles

Software Developer

May 2008 – Jun 2010 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Development of several SAAS solutions for the pharmaceutical industry.

Software Engineer Intern

Dec 2007 – Apr 2008 · 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Contributed to the development of a SAAS product by designing the Event Management module.
Focused on enhancing user engagement for Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) in the pharmaceutical sector.
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of features.
Gained hands-on experience in software development and project management methodologies.