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Lokesh Agrawal

Co-Founder

Hyderabad, Telangana, India12 yrs 7 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • Led multiple engineering teams in innovative tech solutions.
  • Expert in AI-driven automation and workflow orchestration.
  • Significant contributions to high-performance computing projects.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and E-commerce expert with a strong focus on automation and distributed systems.

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Skills

Core Skills

Software Architectural DesignDistributed SystemsTechnological InnovationSoftware DevelopmentProduct Development

Other Skills

Strategic LeadershipHigh Performance Computing (HPC)Workflow AutomationAI IntegrationProcess AutomationAI DevelopmentCode Quality AssuranceAutomationJob SchedulingWorkload AutomationProcess ManagementWeb DevelopmentOperational EfficiencyeCommerce DevelopmentBackend Services

About

With over a decade of experience, I specialize in leading high-performing engineering teams in fast-paced, startup-like environments, focusing on designing and building multi-tenant, highly available, and scalable distributed systems. Currently, I lead three teams comprising 40+ engineers, driving development across several core areas: next-generation job scheduling and workload automation software, an advanced Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) workflow orchestration platform, and a high-performance internal cluster and public cloud management platform. I also spearhead initiatives leveraging Large Language Models and Generative AI to solve domain-specific business challenges—such as AI-powered code review assistants, high-precision document parsers, and agentic operations bots that automate complex workflows with minimal human intervention. Additionally, I contribute significantly to the firm’s innovation group, transforming complex, abstract ideas into, high-impact initiatives. Prior to joining D. E. Shaw, I developed enterprise software solutions for tech recruiting and crowdsourcing business challenges, and contributed to Amazon’s Ordering India team, playing a key role in designing and building the next-generation “UberCart” shopping cart platform. Self-motivated and outcome-driven, I excel at bridging technical challenges and business goals to deliver robust products that delight end users. Leading teams and working on projects with direct consumer impact is a continual source of professional fulfillment. Explore my technical contributions and community engagement on Stack Overflow: https://stackoverflow.com/users/7707677/lokesh-agrawal.

Experience

12 yrs 7 mos
Total Experience
4 yrs 2 mos
Average Tenure
9 yrs 9 mos
Current Experience

The d. e. shaw group

4 roles

Associate Director

Promoted

Dec 2024Present · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Alongside my core responsibilities—leading the development of a high-performance computing (HPC) scheduler, managing job scheduling and workload automation, and overseeing a Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) workflow orchestrator—I’ve recently been focused on applying Large Language Models and Generative AI to solve domain-specific business challenges.
  • Key responsibilities and initiatives include:
  • 1. Managing the Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) workflow orchestrator, continuing to scale its adoption across the firm by automating complex human-centric workflows into auditable, machine-executable processes.
  • 2. Extending the HITL platform under AI initiatives to support AI agents as first-class participants, enabling the construction of hybrid agentic pipelines that combine deterministic business logic, human oversight, and autonomous AI behavior.
  • 3. Developing a context-aware, personalized AI code review assistant that understands our internal frameworks and coding standards, helping engineers catch issues early and consistently improve code quality.
  • 4. Building a high-precision PDF parser designed to extract structured information from complex, unstructured financial documents where accuracy is paramount.
  • 5. Creating an agentic operations bot that automates routine engineering and support workflows—such as incident triaging, log retrieval, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) over our product knowledge base, etc.—with minimal human intervention.
Software Architectural DesignDistributed SystemsTechnological InnovationProduct DevelopmentStrategic LeadershipHigh Performance Computing (HPC)

Principal Manager

Promoted

Dec 2020Dec 2024 · 4 yrs

  • Oversaw three engineering teams (~40 engineers), each focused on building large-scale foundational technology:
  • 1. Job Scheduling & Workload Automation Team: Led development of a next-generation, decentralized, infinitely scalable system for automated job execution in high-throughput compute environments.
  • 2. Workflow Orchestration Team: Delivered an innovative Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) workflow orchestrator that transforms manual, human-centric tasks into machine-understood, auditable processes.
  • 3. HPC Scheduler Team: Collaborated closely on building an internal compute cluster and cloud resource management platform, recognized for its innovation in infrastructure automation by Business Insider (https://www.businessinsider.com/wall-street-tech-projects-millennium-vanguard-morgan-stanley-goldman-sachs-2022-8).
  • Additionally, contributed as a key member of the firm’s innovation group—prototyping and converting several abstract ideas into high-impact initiatives.
Software Architectural DesignDistributed SystemsTechnological InnovationProduct DevelopmentStrategic LeadershipHigh Performance Computing (HPC)

Project Leader

Jun 2018Dec 2020 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Led the design and development of a decentralized, next-generation job scheduling and workload automation platform with near-infinite scalability.
  • 1. Spearheaded end-to-end execution: high-level design, architectural proposals, low-level design reviews, and thorough code reviews.
  • 2. Managed and mentored a cross-disciplinary team of developers, QA engineers, and operations staff—emphasizing engineering excellence and SDLC best practices.
  • 3. Took ownership of team’s short- and long-term goals, including performance management and career growth planning.
  • 4. Maintained strong stakeholder relationships by regularly presenting updates and roadmap plans.
Software Architectural DesignDistributed SystemsTechnological InnovationProduct Development

Senior Member Technical

Jul 2016May 2018 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Worked as a full-stack engineer on the Batch Team, contributing to the evolution of a proprietary job scheduling and workload automation platform with over a decade of history.
  • 1. Built a web application for batch job monitoring and control, significantly improving operational efficiency.
  • 2. Developed a Proof of Concept (PoC) for a structured interviewing platform—demonstrating the ability to drive innovation alongside legacy system improvements.
  • 3. Led and participated in several other technical initiatives.
Software Architectural DesignDistributed SystemsTechnological InnovationProduct Development

Trieus.com

Co-Founder

May 2015Jun 2016 · 1 yr 1 mo · Hyderabad Area, India · Remote

  • TrieUs aspired to serve as an enterprise software solution, addressing organizations' tech recruitment requirements and facilitating the crowd-sourcing of innovative solutions for tackling core and complex business challenges.
Software Architectural DesignTechnological InnovationProduct Development

Amazon development centre india

Software Development Engineer

Nov 2013Jun 2016 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Hyderabad · On-site

  • During my time at Amazon, I was a member of the Ordering team. This team is responsible for overseeing various services, including the backend Shopping Cart services, which are vital to Amazon's operations. The Ordering workflow is at the core of Amazon's eCommerce business, providing millions of customers worldwide with a seamless shopping experience across multiple marketplaces.
  • I played a significant role in the design and development of the next-generation Shopping Cart platform known as "UberCart." I actively contributed to the implementation and successful deployment of this platform for Amazon Fresh and Retail use-cases. In simple terms, when you shop on Amazon.com, add items to your cart, and place an order, you are utilizing some of the services that I had the privilege to design and develop.
Software Architectural DesignDistributed SystemsProduct Development

Oracle india pvt. ltd

Member Technical Staff, Oracle Server Technology Group

Jul 2013Oct 2013 · 3 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • I had a brief tenure at Oracle where I worked as a developer in the Oracle Data Integration team. During my time there, I contributed to projects involving Oracle's data integration products, which were utilized by thousands of enterprise customers to integrate data across their applications and enterprises, as well as to construct data warehousing and business intelligence solutions.
Software Architectural DesignProduct Development

Education

Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

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