Rajiv Tikoo — VP of Engineering
Executive technology leader with 24 years of experience building and scaling cloud-native, high-availability, low-latency platforms that power mission-critical finance and commerce operations. Currently Vice President of Engineering at Capital One, leading Fintech Engineering and AI initiatives and managing a large, multi-layered organization of senior engineering leaders and teams across regulated, large-scale financial systems. Previously, Senior Director at Coupang, where I led fulfillment and supply chain engineering, robotics, and AI for a $30B+ ecommerce business. Drove platforms supporting a global fulfillment network with deep ownership across software, automation, and data-driven operations. Prior to that, Global Head of Engineering at Speechify and a member of the executive leadership team, leading globally distributed engineering organizations and scaling GenAI-powered consumer products to millions of users. I spent nearly a decade at Amazon as Head of Engineering and Product, building and leading global teams delivering large-scale automation, analytics, supply chain, delivery experience, and enterprise finance platforms processing billions of transactions with low latency and high reliability across multiple countries. My scope included Operations Technology, Prime delivery experiences, same-day and next-day delivery programs, and end-to-end integrations across fulfillment, transportation, and last-mile systems. This work directly influenced customer promise, delivery speed, cost efficiency, and international expansion at Amazon scale. I specialize in distributed systems, microservices, event-driven architectures, and cloud platforms, with deep experience operating tier-0 systems in regulated and high-scale environments. My domain expertise spans fintech and financial platforms, ecommerce and fulfillment technologies, supply chain optimization, and applied AI and robotics. I am known for building strong leadership teams, modernizing complex legacy systems, improving resiliency and cost efficiency, and partnering closely with executive stakeholders to translate strategy into sustained execution at scale.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and SaaS expert with extensive experience in engineering leadership and operational excellence.
Location: Redmond, Washington, United States
Experience: 17 yrs 5 mos
Skills
- Fulfillment Engineering
- Robotics
- Engineering Management
- Data Analytics
- Product Development
- Customer Acquisition
- Data Engineering
- Automation
- Technology Strategy
- Cloud Migration
- Software Engineering
- Team Leadership
- Software Development
- Research And Development
Career Highlights
- Led engineering teams at Amazon, driving $1B+ in annual GMV.
- Scaled Speechify Studio to over 5 million customers globally.
- Pioneered big data innovations recognized by AWS CTO.
Work Experience
Capital One
VP of Engineering and AI (5 mos)
Coupang
Senior Director | Global Head of Fulfillment Tech & Robotics Engineering (1 yr 4 mos)
Speechify
Global Head of Engineering | Executive Leadership Team (2 yrs 4 mos)
PACCAR
Director of Engineering (Executive) | Head of Technology for Multi-Billion-Dollar Businesses (1 yr 7 mos)
Amazon
Head of Engineering and Product | Finance Tech, Global Operations Tech & Delivery Experience (9 yrs 5 mos)
Arrow Electronics
Software Engineering Manager (3 yrs 2 mos)
Infosys
Software Development Manager (5 yrs 5 mos)
LG Electronics
Senior Engineer - R&D (9 mos)
Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
Kellogg MBA - Exchange Program (Global Electives) at HKUST Business School