Kiran Samudrala — CTO
Dynamic technology leader driving significant business value in eCommerce, fintech, and media streaming. I co-build and execute holistic strategies—business, go-to-market, and product—while owning the technology vision. With an entrepreneurial mindset, I lead teams to tackle complex challenges on a massive scale, concurrency, big data, and predictive analytics through ML/AI. I am a passionate technologist who believes anything is achievable with dedication and the right mindset. My mission is to solve the critical problem of 'when to show what to whom at the right price,' a challenge that fuels my technological journey. Results-driven and adept in software development lifecycles, I leverage GenAI to address multifaceted business challenges. My proven track record includes delivering cutting-edge payment/e-commerce based solutions and scalable products.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and Media Streaming expert with strong engineering leadership.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 26 yrs 11 mos
Skills
- Payments
- Engineering Leadership
- Organizational Strategy
- Tech Excellence
- Solution Architecture
- Roadmap Development
- Program Management
- Agile Transformation
- Digital Broadcasting
Career Highlights
- Proven track record in delivering eCommerce solutions.
- Expertise in AI and ML for business challenges.
- Leadership in high-performing engineering teams.
Work Experience
Coupang
eCommerce Engineering- AI strategy (8 mos)
Flipkart
Head Of Engineering - Payments (3 yrs 3 mos)
Chief of Staff-CPTO (2 yrs)
Amazon
Principal TPM (5 mos)
Senior Technical Program Manager (1 yr)
Myntra Jabong
Head Of Strategy and Deployment (2 yrs 7 mos)
Codespeak Pvt Ltd
Technical Consultant on Advisory Role (2 yrs 4 mos)
Cisco / NDS Technologies Pvt Ltd
Head of Engineering (11 yrs 5 mos)
Phiips Software Centre
Technical leader (4 yrs)
Deutsche Software Engineering & Research GmbH
Software Engineer (1 yr 7 mos)
Education
PG at The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor of Engineering - BE at University of Mysore
at Kendriya Vidyalaya