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Harendra Kumar

Director of Engineering

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India22 yrs 5 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • 20+ years leading global technology teams.
  • Expert in cloud transformation and operational excellence.
  • Proven track record in driving revenue growth.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in E-commerce and Fintech with expertise in cloud transformation and engineering management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Engineering LeadershipCloud TransformationCloud MigrationEngineering ManagementCloud AdoptionPlatform ModernizationSoftware DevelopmentTechnical Leadership

Other Skills

.NET FrameworkActiveMQAgile MethodologiesAmazon Web Services (AWS)CC (Programming Language)C#C++Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)Change ManagementCoaching & MentoringContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)Cross-functional Team LeadershipDOMDesign Patterns

About

๐Ÿ’ก 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, ๐Ÿ‘ฅA 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. Iโ€™m passionate about using technology to drive measurable business outcomes while maintaining a relentless focus on reliability, simplicity, and customer experience. ๐Ÿ“ˆ 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

Experience

22 yrs 5 mos
Total Experience
4 yrs 5 mos
Average Tenure
8 yrs 9 mos
Current Experience

Groupon

4 roles

Director, Software Engineering

Promoted

Oct 2024 โ€“ Present ยท 1 yr 8 mos

  • Leading the Core Applications Platform (Checkout) engineering teams of 20+ members across 4 teams, Orders & Payments, Core Apps, Groupon API and Ads globally. Partnership with Product, Business and senior leadership to define the strategy, roadmap, quarterly KPIs to improve customer experience, cost savings and revenue generation.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Championed adoption of AI development tools, improving engineering velocity and quality.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Drove Riskified (fraud) integration, improving customer experience, increasing revenue by $1.3M.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Improved security and user experience for apps by adding Google reCAPTCHA v3, OTP logins and session visibility.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Achieved over 30% ($450K/year) cloud cost savings in Core Applications Platform org in 2025.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Deactivated 140M inactive accounts, significantly reducing fraud risks and DDOS attacks.
Engineering LeadershipPeople ManagementStakeholder ManagementRoadmap PlanningAgile MethodologiesCoaching & Mentoring+8

Senior Engineering Manager

Promoted

Apr 2023 โ€“ Nov 2024 ยท 1 yr 7 mos

  • Led Core Applications Platform engineering with 4 squads (20+ members), driving Orders, Payments, Groupon API, and Sponsored Ads globally across NA & EU, enabling scalability, reliability, and seamless customer experiences through strong technical vision and leadership.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Scaled team from 15 to 30 engineers, prterning TA team in planning and driving recruitment.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Hire and mentored many engineers & managers helping develop leadership and succession plan.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Drove migration of 40+ core services from AWS to GCP, improving scalability and reducing costs.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Migrated 130M+ stored cards from Groupon PCI to Adyen vault, achieving 100% compliance, zero downtime, saving $5M+.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Led the integration of Signifyd fraud solution, increasing approval rates by 5% (GMV).
  • ๐Ÿ”น Architected & launched Universal Cart for NA, enabling seamless checkout for 110K+ deals across multiple verticals.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Drove multiple optimizations in checkout & payment space, leading to $10M+ revenue savings.
Amazon Web Services (AWS)KubernetesEngineering LeadershipPostgreSQLRuby on RailsMySQL+10

Engineering Manager, Software

Jun 2021 โ€“ Apr 2023 ยท 1 yr 10 mos

  • Led Goods & Getaways (Travel) engineering teams, managing merchant experience, deal setup, and inventory management for 10K+ merchants across NA & EMEA. Enabled scalability, reliability, and efficiency across Grouponโ€™s Goods & Travel businesses.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Owned supply chain services for Goods, including order fulfillment, tracking, invoicing, and ticketing.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Managed travel inventory systems, integrating in-house & third-party platforms.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Led cloud migrations (30+ services) from on-prem to AWS, enabling auto-scaling & high availability.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Drove cost optimization, simplifying infrastructure and reducing operational overhead.
KubernetesPostgreSQLElasticsearchNode.jsActiveMQElastic Stack (ELK)+9

Technical Lead

Sep 2017 โ€“ Jun 2021 ยท 3 yrs 9 mos

  • I drove cloud adoption, platform modernization, and payment innovation, enhancing scalability, compliance, and reliability.
  • Goods Engineering
  • ๐Ÿ”น Led cloud migration of 17+ Goods services from on-prem to AWS using Kubernetes & Docker.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Designed & developed Goods Marketplace business for Groupon in NA, migrated over 10K+ merchants.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Redesigned & retired multiple legacy systems, simplifying architecture for better maintainability.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Ensured the scalability and availability of services through peak seasons.
  • Global Payments
  • ๐Ÿ”น Designed & imlemented Klarna payments via Adyen API, expanding payment options.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Automated expired credit card purging, ensuring PCI compliance.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Supported development of 3D Secure 2.0 integration for EU payments.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Optimized payment services for scalability & performance ahead of the holiday season.
Ember.jsVarnishElasticsearchElastic Stack (ELK)React.jsSpring Batch+10

Intuit

Staff Software Engineer

Jun 2013 โ€“ Aug 2017 ยท 4 yrs 2 mos ยท Bengaluru Area, India ยท On-site

  • Led key innovations in QuickBooks Desktop Payroll & Enterprise, enhancing performance, data integrity, and user experience. Drove performance, scalability, and seamless payroll experiences, improving customer satisfaction for small businesses and enterprises.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Developed & evangelized a custom test framework for C++/C# legacy code, enabling better test coverage.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Resolved critical data sync issues between QuickBooks Desktop and Payroll Service, earning a Quarterly Star Award.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Developed a prototype for payroll data transfer, reducing connection failures and enabling higher-volume uploads using small data chunks
  • ๐Ÿ”น Developed a prototype for boosting transaction editing speed by 5โ€“10x in a multi-user environment.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Led the development of new purchase flow for Intuit Data Protect subscription, handled complex collaboration across 5 teams, ehancing customer purchase experience.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Mentored & coached team members and contributed to multiple hiring events & campus recruitment.
Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)C++JavaC#REST APIsTechnical Leadership+4

Amazon.com

Software Development Engineer

Apr 2011 โ€“ May 2013 ยท 2 yrs 1 mo ยท Bengaluru Area, India ยท On-site

  • Worked on devepment of Associates Payments backend systems enabling computation affiliate earnings. Led the feature development and performance optimization of Kindle evice e-book Reader for e-pub format (HTML) where I improved system efficiency and stability.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Implemented payments support for mobile ads and the India launch of the Associates program.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Built UI for managing commission rates across product categories.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Led memory optimization efforts to enhance Kindle device performance.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Developed profiling tools for detecting performance bottlenecks and memory issues on Kindle device
  • ๐Ÿ”น Actively contributed to hiring, onboarding, and mentoring, sharing expertise in WebKit HTML rendering.
Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)C++JavaHTMLJavaScriptOracle Database+7

Nokia india pvt. ltd.

Technical Specialist

Jun 2006 โ€“ Apr 2011 ยท 4 yrs 10 mos ยท Bengaluru Area, India ยท On-site

  • Led the feature development and performance optimization for the S60 Web Browser, significantly improved browser performance, security, and memory efficiency, contributing to a faster and stable mobile web experience. Also, owned and managed the XML APIs for Symbian S60 platform, enhancing security and stability of XML parsers and XML digital signatures.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Developed & optimized WebKit/JavaScriptCore for the S60 platform, improving browser performance.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Enhanced memory management by optimizing Heap Allocator (DL Malloc), reducing fragmentation and improving memory recycling.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Led performance & stability efforts in critical areas like Local Cache, JavaScript Timers, Garbage Collection, Startup & Page Load Times.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Made security enhancements for XML components and integrated them into test automation frameworks.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Optimized libxml2 parser by implementing TLS caching, improving efficiency.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Mentored & coached new team members, helping them onboard and troubleshoot challenges.
Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)C++WebKitTortoise SVNOperating SystemsMemory Management+10

Siemens information systems ltd.

Associate Consultant

Nov 2003 โ€“ Jun 2006 ยท 2 yrs 7 mos ยท Bengaluru Area, India ยท On-site

  • Led a team of 5 engineers, made key contributions to the DICOM Connectivity subsystem, enabling seamless integration of Ultrasound systems with hospital networks for medical image sharing and storage.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Helped in Architecture & Designed of DICOM connectivity for a next-gen Ultrasound platform.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Collaborated with platform architects to develop and enhance system capabilities.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Developed a modular component-based design for Windows using the Syngo framework.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Ported critical DICOM features like Image Store, Modality Worklist, and ECHO, to support ensuring system interoperability.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Built an Auto Volume Management feature, optimizing disk space usage.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Helped in setting up infrastructure and build environments and configuration management.
  • ๐Ÿ”น Mentored team members on DICOM protocols and development best practices.
CC++Visual C++C#.NET FrameworkXML

Education

Army Institute of Technology, Pune

Bachelor of Engineering - BE โ€” Computer Science

Jan 1997 โ€“ Jan 2001

Kendriya Vidyalaya Danapur Cantt, Patna

10+2 โ€” Science

Jan 1994 โ€“ Jan 1996

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