Deepak Krishna

Director of Engineering

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India19 yrs 1 mo experience

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Key Highlights

Led AI-driven platform development at Adobe.
Spearheaded organization-wide AI-assisted development practices.
Fostered a culture of continuous learning and innovation.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in AI-driven e-commerce solutions with a focus on full-stack engineering.

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Skills

Core Skills

Artificial Intelligence (ai)JavaLarge Language Models (llm)

Other Skills

RESTAgile MethodologiesOrganizational LeadershipNatural Language Processing (NLP)Generative AIGenerative AI ToolsJavaScriptData StructuresAlgorithmsArchitecturesRequirements AnalysisWeb ApplicationsDesign PatternsNode.jsHTML 5

About

Leading and evolving a cutting-edge technology stack that spans mobile applications, web platforms, Java services, and AI-driven APIs. Driving strategic technology decisions in collaboration with senior stakeholders, with a strong emphasis on integrating machine learning and AI capabilities into product architecture. Attracting, retaining, and nurturing high-performing full-stack engineering talent, with a focus on developing AI readiness across the team. Serving as a mentor and thought leader, empowering both frontend and backend engineers to push the boundaries of innovation through responsible AI practices and technical excellence. Partnering cross-functionally with product, analytics, program, and AI/ML teams to deliver a roadmap that balances ambitious goals with sound engineering principles. Fostering a culture of continuous learning, experimentation, and sharing of AI and technology insights. Championing innovations that enhance product resilience and scalability, while embedding intelligent automation where it creates tangible value. Committed to tracking the real-world business impact of features, using data and model performance metrics to guide iterative improvements and product evolution.

Experience

19 yrs 1 mo

Total Experience

3 yrs 9 mos

Average Tenure

11 yrs 9 mos

Current Experience

Adobe

4 roles

Senior Engineering Manager

Promoted

Jul 2024 – Present · 1 yr 10 mos

Led the development of SSC (Search Social Commerce) as an AI-driven platform focused on intelligent discovery and seamless commerce experiences. Architected the system with an AI-first mindset, integrating intelligent automation, adaptive user journeys, and context-aware capabilities to enhance user engagement and operational efficiency.
Introduced Agentic AI concepts within the platform to enable systems that interpret user intent, orchestrate workflows, and dynamically optimize interactions. This shift from static workflows to intelligent, adaptive systems strengthened personalization and improved the platform’s responsiveness to evolving user behavior.
Championed data-driven experimentation and causal thinking in product development by introducing practices inspired by Causal AI to better understand cause-and-effect relationships between product features, user behavior, and business outcomes. Leveraged experimentation frameworks, product analytics, and system telemetry to drive continuous optimization and informed decision-making.
Led architecture and engineering across a multi-platform technology stack, including mobile applications, modern web platforms, Java-based backend services, and scalable RESTful APIs. Collaborated closely with senior engineering leaders and stakeholders to ensure the platform architecture supports AI-native capabilities, scalability, and long-term sustainability.
Spearheaded the organization-wide adoption of AI-assisted development practices through the rollout of Cursor AI, achieving 100% engineering adoption and delivering a 40% improvement in developer productivity. Established structured enablement programs, prompt engineering practices, and AI-integrated workflows to embed AI deeply into the software development lifecycle.
Fostering a culture of innovation, technical excellence, and continuous learning. Partnered closely with product, analytics, and AI/ML teams to align ambitious product roadmaps with strong engineering principles

Large Language Models (LLM)Artificial Intelligence (AI)JavaRESTAgile Methodologies

Engineering Manager

Promoted

Jan 2020 – Jun 2024 · 4 yrs 5 mos

Large Language Models (LLM)

Lead Computer Scientist

Promoted

May 2016 – Dec 2020 · 4 yrs 7 mos

It’s a programmatic ad-buying solution that helps you forecast the best mix of search, display and social ads based on your budget. It also automates the execution of your media plan and helps you find the best way to deliver relevant content to your high-value audiences.

Computer Scientist

Jul 2014 – May 2016 · 1 yr 10 mos

Samsung electronics

Technical Lead

Dec 2012 – Jun 2014 · 1 yr 6 mos · Bangalore

Developed T-PnP System which delivers appropriate monitoring, high level analysis reporting, quality and production efficiency management.

Quality systems, inc

SeniorSoftware Engineer

Dec 2011 – Dec 2012 · 1 yr

Involved in requirement analysis, database design, coding, testing, implementation and maintenance of several software applications
Worked extensively on Agile Methodology.
Communicating with the clients, interviewing end-users to know the requirements and expectations of the clients
Periodically hold review meetings to monitor progress of project as per schedule / budget and ensuring timely completion and delivery of the project to the client
Designing, developing, testing, troubleshooting and debugging of the applications
Managing smooth implementation and testing of the application at client location
Providing post-implementation, enhancement and maintenance support to client for application
Resolving queries regarding the information system, software and extending onsite support including maintenance of software support

Capgemini

Senior Consultant

Feb 2011 – Dec 2011 · 10 mos

The Dell Advisor tool is designed to help you create architecture for Exchange deployments by providing a complete view of hardware, software, and Services options. The Tool accepts user specifications, then analyzes, and outputs an Exchange configuration based on performance sizing and Dell recommended best practices.
Responsibilities
Designed Interactive web application and Windows Applications.
Implemented complex Business Strategies and Computations for providing the best solutions to the customers.