Rakesh Chawla

CEO

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India24 yrs 3 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 35 years of experience in engineering leadership.
Proven track record in transforming legacy systems to modern solutions.
Expert in building and managing high-performing engineering teams.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in SaaS and E-commerce with extensive experience in engineering management and digital transformation.

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Skills

Core Skills

Digital TransformationSoftware Project ManagementDevelopment CentersStakeholder ManagementEngineeringProduct StrategyIos DevelopmentJavaAnalytical Skills

Other Skills

Agile MethodologiesAgile Project ManagementAmazon Web Services (AWS)AnalyticsApplication MigrationsBig Data AnalyticsBusiness Intelligence (BI)C (Programming Language)C++Call Center DevelopmentCloud ComputingConsumer ElectronicsContinuous IntegrationData CommunicationData Science

About

With over 35 years of experience as a technically hands-on Senior Engineering Leader, having worked with global tech leaders such as Amazon and Microsoft and hi-tech startups, I have proven expertise in software product development in multiple domains. My strength lies in creating functional teams of top engineering talent, leading seamless product development, ensuring impeccable delivery and quality, whilst cultivating a great engineering culture at the company.

Experience

24 yrs 3 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 2 mos

Average Tenure

1 yr 10 mos

Current Experience

Invoicecloud, inc.

Managing Director & Sr VP Engineering

Aug 2024 – Present · 1 yr 10 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · Hybrid

Create and Manage InvoiceCloud India GCC (Global Captive Center)/ COE

Sears holdings india

Managing Director and Vice President Engineering

Sep 2016 – Jul 2022 · 5 yrs 10 mos · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

. Led and managed two development centers in Pune and Hyderabad with 182 engineering and operations teams, 34 stake holders and 12 business units with annual budget of $43 million.
Transformed Sears from Legacy to a product development company by moving applications to Cloud (Google and AWS), creating micro-services, implementing Agile and downsizing mainframe applications.
Managed the engineering of Sears.com, kmart.com, HomeServices.com, backend applications for retail store technologies and Business Intelligence and Analytics Teams.
Set up a new development center in Hyderabad and completely resourced it with tech workforce and migrated applications from US to India.
In-sourced applications from local IT partners of Sears Inc - TCS and Infosys - to the India center.
Created and executed a multi-pronged strategic roadmap for managing attrition and retention of talent by creating a robust system of Smart Promotions, Smart Rewards, OKRs, Compensation Benchmarking, automated performance appraisals.
Developed loyalty and commitment in the workforce by formulating and articulating an appealing vision for the future, communicating high expectations and actively engaging with associates.
Served as executive member on the Board of three Indian entities of the parent company.

Digital TransformationBusiness Intelligence (BI)Development CentersApplication MigrationsPython (Programming Language)Insourcing+5

Amazon

2 roles

Director Engineering

Aug 2015 – Feb 2016 · 6 mos · On-site

Led engineering efforts for Amazon Market Place Tech stack across 7 markets.
Identified and evaluated permanent development center for Amazon India in Delhi NCR.
Implemented innovative solutions to enhance user experience and drive revenue growth.

EngineeringDevelopment CentersPython (Programming Language)iOS DevelopmentStakeholder ManagementSoftware Project Management+4

Director of Engineering

Oct 2014 – Aug 2015 · 10 mos · On-site

Led development and engineering of Amazon Kindle out of India, managing Kindle File Format, Web Platform, Catalogue and Ingestion Platform, Content Development Tools, and Apps.
Acted as an Agile Coach for local and remote development teams, ensuring efficient collaboration and timely delivery of projects.