Prashant Kumar

Senior Software Engineer

San Francisco, California, United States19 yrs 2 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Built over 20 engineering teams from scratch.
  • Spearheaded development of analytics solution handling 75 billion requests daily.
  • Migrated a 500+ node Hadoop cluster to Amazon Cloud.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned engineering leader in AdTech and Big Data solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Software ManagementCloud ComputingBig DataAgile MethodologiesJava

Other Skills

AJAXAdvertisingAmazon Web Services (AWS)AntCloud ApplicationsCore JavaCrisis ManagementGoal SeekGrailsGroovyHadoopHibernateJDBCJSFJSP

About

Prashant Kumar is a seasoned engineering leader with over 17+ years of experience in driving engineering development and digital transformation. With a strong proficiency in technical product design, development, and delivery, Prashant has a proven track record of building and managing high-performing teams. Throughout his career, Prashant has excelled in working effectively in multicultural environments across geographies and time zones. His expertise extends to big data and cloud solution design and development, making him a valuable asset in architecting Hadoop solutions and building distributed systems using Java technology. Prashant's technical prowess is complemented by his deep understanding of system engineering. He possesses a Scrum certification and is recognized as an agile expert, enabling him to navigate complex projects with agility and efficiency. Notable achievements in Prashant's career include building over 20 engineering teams from scratch in a startup environment and spearheading the development of a new analytics solution for a platform that handles a staggering 75 billion requests per day. He has also successfully migrated a 500+ node Hadoop cluster to Amazon Cloud and delivered a customer rewards system from the ground up. Prashant's contributions have been consistently recognized throughout his career. He has been awarded the Best Team Performance of the year at Audience Science and has received the Best Performer Award for five consecutive years across two organizations as an individual contributor. Additionally, his innovative technical solutions have earned him the prestigious Best Techwork Award for two years. With his wealth of experience, technical expertise, and a proven track record of delivering exceptional results, Prashant Kumar is an invaluable asset to any organization seeking a seasoned engineering leader to drive digital transformation and lead high-performing teams.

Experience

19 yrs 2 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 2 mos
Average Tenure
8 yrs 10 mos
Current Experience

Apple

Senior Software Engineering Manager

Aug 2017Present · 8 yrs 10 mos · San Francisco Bay Area · Hybrid

  • Leading multiple engineering teams for Ad Delivery, Query Understanding, Budgeting, and Fraud Services.
  • Built a high-impact engineering org from scratch with zero attrition over 7 years.
  • Designed and delivered budget experimentation and allocation platforms used across Apple Ads.
  • Led end-to-end architecture and rollout of Apple Ads’ real-time and batch Data Ingestion Platform .
  • Migrated and modernized legacy pipelines into scalable, cloud-native solutions.
  • Established 24x7 production operations with seamless global team collaboration.
  • Spearheaded fraud detection system architecture impacting advertiser trust and platform integrity.
Software ManagementAdvertisingCloud Computing

Audiencescience

Software Development Manager

Dec 2013Aug 2017 · 3 yrs 8 mos

  • Setup a 20+ offshore engineering team to handle analytics and micro services for digital advertising
  • Implemented agile working methodology across 3 geographies
  • Led projects to align with current business needs on an ongoing basis. E.g. Saturn Micro services, Cloud (AWS) migration etc.
  • Delivered campaign analytics digital platform to measure online campaign performance for customers like P&G
  • Led end-to-end reporting framework development (Insights) using Big data technologies

Expedia

Technical Team Lead

Oct 2012Dec 2013 · 1 yr 2 mos · Gurgaon, India

  • Hadoop architect for ‘SVS recon project’ required to design and implement production server log analysis, failed transaction tracing and reconciliation
  • Team Lead on 10+ member project that designs and implements a web service for redeeming store liability
  • Delivered projects providing ledger capability for store value products

Sears holdings corporation

2 roles

Tech lead

Promoted

Aug 2011Sep 2012 · 1 yr 1 mo · Pune Area, India

  • Team Lead on a dynamic pricing project for deciding pricing strategy based on competitor price analysis
  • Worked on Sears inventory management system delivering critical solutions

Senior grails/java Developer

Feb 2010Aug 2011 · 1 yr 6 mos · Pune Area, India

  • Developed VOB (vendor on boarding) application from scratch using groovy and grails for maintaining all the details for any vendor selling products at Sears (stores / online). this application also takes care of all legal and transactional details too

Mindtree ltd.

2 roles

Sr.Software Engineer

Jul 2007Feb 2010 · 2 yrs 7 mos

  • Worked on multiple projects for key accounts like American Express, Honeywell and internal initiatives and was awarded for the key contributions

Intern

Jan 2007Apr 2007 · 3 mos

  • Developed online movie ticket booking system.

Efact pvt ltd

Intern

Jan 2007May 2007 · 4 mos · Ahmedabad Area, India

  • Developed online tender management system for Gujarat government.

Education

Stanford University Graduate School of Business

Stanford LEAD Professional Certificate

Mar 2023Jun 2024

Dhirubhai Ambani University

MS — Information Technology

Jan 2005Jan 2007

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