Harendra Kumar โ Director of Engineering
๐ก Engineering Director with 20+ years of experience leading global technology teams and delivering high-scale e-commerce and platform solutions. I specialize in driving organizational growth, cloud transformation, and operational excellence across distributed systems and payments platforms that serve millions of customers worldwide. Currently at Groupon, I am leading Core Applications Platform and Payments org (20+ engineers) powering checkout, payments, and ads serving millions of global users. My focus is driving technology strategy, cloud transformation (40+ service, AWS, GCP) and improving platform efficiency. Integrated new fraud and payment solutions, and delivered multi-million-dollar savings through platform modernization, cloud cost optimization, ๐ฅA strong believer in people-first leadership, I focus on scaling high-performing teams, mentoring future leaders, and fostering a culture of innovation, empathy, and accountability. Iโm passionate about using technology to drive measurable business outcomes while maintaining a relentless focus on reliability, simplicity, and customer experience. ๐ Core Strengths: Leadership & Strategy: Org Scaling, People Management, Stakeholder Collaboration, Agile Execution, Hiring & Development Technology & Architecture: AWS, GCP, Load Balancer, Docker, Kubernetes, ActiveMQ, ElasticSearch, Redis, Splunk, ELK, Wavefront, Grafana, MySQL, Postgres, REST, Microservices, Distributed Systems Operational Impact: Cost Optimization, Reliability Engineering, Performance Tuning, Payments, Fraud, Security
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in E-commerce and Fintech with expertise in cloud transformation and engineering management.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 22 yrs 5 mos
Skills
- Engineering Leadership
- Cloud Transformation
- Cloud Migration
- Engineering Management
- Cloud Adoption
- Platform Modernization
- Software Development
- Technical Leadership
Career Highlights
- 20+ years leading global technology teams.
- Expert in cloud transformation and operational excellence.
- Proven track record in driving revenue growth.
Work Experience
Groupon
Director, Software Engineering (1 yr 8 mos)
Senior Engineering Manager (1 yr 7 mos)
Engineering Manager, Software (1 yr 10 mos)
Technical Lead (3 yrs 9 mos)
Intuit
Staff Software Engineer (4 yrs 2 mos)
Amazon.com
Software Development Engineer (2 yrs 1 mo)
Nokia India Pvt. Ltd.
Technical Specialist (4 yrs 10 mos)
Siemens Information Systems Ltd.
Associate Consultant (2 yrs 7 mos)
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - BE at Army Institute of Technology, Pune
10+2 at Kendriya Vidyalaya Danapur Cantt, Patna