Pedro Rodriguez

Director of Engineering

Seattle, Washington, United States19 yrs 2 mos experience

AI ML PractitionerAI Enabled

Key Highlights

Led AI Safety initiatives impacting over 1 billion users.
Built scalable AI platforms at Google and Airbnb.
Advocated for safe AI innovation across global developer communities.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and E-commerce expert with a focus on AI and engineering leadership.

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Skills

Core Skills

Artificial Intelligence (ai)Engineering LeadershipBig Data AnalyticsProduct DevelopmentCloud Computing

Other Skills

Data PlatformsSoftware Development LifecycleAI SafetyData PrivacyLogistics EngineeringBig DataBig Data SystemsCloud ServicesMobile TestingOperational ExcellenceLarge Scale SystemsAd TechSystem ArchitectureTechnology EvangelismDatasets

About

Engineering & Product Leader focused on the future of AI, Safety, and Trust. I have spent my career building and leading engineering organizations at Google, Uber, and Amazon that deliver breakthrough AI technology at global scale. From incubating and successfully graduating an AI safety and data privacy startup to growing billion-dollar commerce and cloud AI platforms, I build technology that empowers developers and protects users. As a frequent public speaker and AI evangelist, I am deeply committed to advocacy and education - helping the industry navigate the complexities of safe innovation. I lead with inclusivity and a focus on building high-performing teams where engineers thrive.

Experience

19 yrs 2 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs 8 mos

Average Tenure

5 mos

Current Experience

Airbnb

Director of Engineering

Dec 2025 – Present · 5 mos · Seattle, WA

I lead the engineering organization building the future of Trust at Airbnb. We develop the frontier models, agentic AI and data platforms that protect our global marketplace.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Engineering Leadership

Google

Head of Engineering - AI SDLC agents, Developer Experience

Dec 2019 – Dec 2025 · 6 yrs · Greater Seattle Area

My Engineering and Data Science organization builds the AI agents and benchmarks powering the Software Development Lifecycle for Gemini CLI, Firebase Studio, and Gemini Code Assist. Our technology protects user privacy, ensures safer AI implementation, and reduces toil for developers at scale.
Prior to AI agents :
Head of Engineering, Google Checks: Led and scaled Google's AI Safety & Data Privacy compliance platform from Area120 incubator to a full product line in Google DeveloperX. Platform now protects 1B+ users and serves thousands of global developers.
Engineering Lead, Cloud Industry Solutions: Led the engineering organizations for Retail and Gaming verticals. Architected and launched enterprise-scale ML solutions for major e-commerce platforms and game publishers.
Engineering Lead, Google Cloud Commerce Platform: Built the core reseller infrastructure (Console, Billing, Reporting) enabling partners to transact $X Billion in annual revenue across Google Cloud, Workspace, and Maps.
Served as key evangelist for AI Safety at Google I/O, Cloud Next, DevFests and IAPP WW. Drove global developer adoption campaigns across NA, EMEA, and China, resulting in thousands of new active developers.
Recipient of multiple Google-wide executive awards for Innovation, Impact, and System Health.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Engineering Leadership

Uber

Senior Engineering Manager

Jun 2019 – Dec 2019 · 6 mos · Seattle, Washington

Led the engineering teams for Premium, Reservations, and Hourly bookings. Directed the development of the shared scheduling and dispatch platform that powers Uber’s complex logistics verticals, including Rides (XL/Black), Uber Health, and Uber Elevate.

Engineering LeadershipBig Data Analytics

Amazon

Senior Software Development Manager

Jun 2008 – May 2019 · 10 yrs 11 mos · Greater Seattle Area

Founded and launched Amazon Brand Stores, enabling brands to establish a permanent, immersive presence on Amazon. Scaled the product from zero to hundreds of thousands of active stores, generating $XB in direct revenue and serving millions of daily users.
Built and led a cross-functional organization of 40+ engineers and product leaders. Oversaw the end-to-end technical strategy, including self-service publisher tools, big data systems, and the high-scale APIs supporting Tier-1 shopper experiences across web and mobile.
Prior to Brand Stores:
AWS Device Farm: Led the engineering organization (25+ engineers and leaders) that launched AWS Device Farm, a cloud service enabling developers to test mobile applications on real physical devices at scale.
Internal Infrastructure: Built Amazon’s centralized mobile test automation platform, adopted by hundreds of internal product lines (including Tier-1 apps). Drove $XXM in annual operational savings and served as the company-wide evangelist for mobile automation.