Vikrant Mahajan — VP of Engineering

I am a Senior Engineering Manager at LinkedIn, leading multiple teams at the intersection of AI, Generative AI, and Platform Engineering. With 16 years of experience across ads tech, healthcare, travel, and e-commerce, I specialize in building AI-driven systems that protect trust, scale efficiency, and unlock growth safeguarding multi-billion-dollar ads revenue.At LinkedIn, I ensure that every ad on the platform is safe, transparent, and high-quality. My teams build traditional AI/ML systems to drive efficiency and generative AI defenses to counter emerging LLM-driven threats—including fraud and misuse at global scale. I also play a key role in compliance with the EU Digital Services Act, UK FCA, and other regulations by launching industry-first transparency features such as the Ad Library, Ad Controls, and member-facing explainability tools.In parallel, I lead the LinkedIn Developer Platform team, advancing APIs and strategic integrations with partners like Canva and Adobe, while building next-generation agent-ready capabilities to empower the broader ecosystem.My passion lies in scaling responsible AI systems that shape the future of digital trust, while enabling platforms to be AI- and LLM-agent ready for the next era of professional interaction. I thrive at the intersection of technology, product vision, and organizational leadership—and aspire to continue growing as an AI/LLM platform leader driving global impact.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in Ad Tech and Healthcare technology with a strong focus on AI-driven solutions.

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Experience: 16 yrs

Skills

Ai/ml Strategy
Generative Ai Security & Defenses
Product Innovation
Compliance
Ads Trust & Transparency
Product Development
Healthcare Technology
System Architecture
E-commerce Development
Cloud Computing
Software Development
Project Management

Career Highlights

Expert in AI-driven systems for ad safety and transparency.
Led industry-first compliance initiatives at LinkedIn.
Proven track record in scaling healthcare technology platforms.

Work Experience

Senior Engineering Manager (3 yrs 8 mos)

Software Engineering Manager - LinkedIn Ads (3 yrs 3 mos)

Practo

Senior Engineering Manager (3 yrs 5 mos)

Freelance

Freelance Consultant (1 yr 8 mos)

MakeMyTrip.com

Senior Engineer (2 yrs 3 mos)

Persistent Systems

Senior Software Engineer (2 mos)

Software Engineer (1 yr 9 mos)

Education

Bachelor of Technology - BTech at Amity School of Engineering & Technology

Vikrant Mahajan

VP of Engineering

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India16 yrs experience

Most Likely To SwitchAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

Expert in AI-driven systems for ad safety and transparency.
Led industry-first compliance initiatives at LinkedIn.
Proven track record in scaling healthcare technology platforms.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in Ad Tech and Healthcare technology with a strong focus on AI-driven solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Ai/ml StrategyGenerative Ai Security & DefensesProduct InnovationComplianceAds Trust & TransparencyProduct DevelopmentHealthcare TechnologySystem ArchitectureE-commerce DevelopmentCloud ComputingSoftware DevelopmentProject Management

Other Skills

Agile MethodologiesAlgorithmsAmazon EC2Amazon RDSAmazon SNSAmazon SQSAmazon Web Services (AWS)BootstrapData-driven Decision MakingDesign PatternsDistributed CachingElasticSearchGPT4Global Cross-Functional Team LeadershipHTML

About

Experience

16 yrs

Total Experience

3 yrs 2 mos

Average Tenure

6 yrs 11 mos

Current Experience

2 roles

Senior Engineering Manager

Promoted

Oct 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 8 mos · Hybrid

Lead multiple engineering teams delivering AI/ML automation and cutting-edge generative AI defenses that safeguard LinkedIn Ads at scale, protecting the professional experiences of over a billion members.
Pioneered multi-modal defenses spanning text, images, video, PDFs, and transcripts — integrating traditional AI/ML with LLM-powered systems to proactively counter fraud, policy violations and emerging abuse patterns.
Drove industry-first transparency and compliance initiatives, including the launch of Ad Controls, the Ad Library, and member-facing explainability tools, positioning LinkedIn ahead of evolving global regulations such as the EU Digital Services Act and UK FCA.
Head the LinkedIn API Developer Platform team, advancing integrations with ecosystem partners like Canva and Adobe, while building agent-ready APIs to prepare the developer ecosystem for the emerging AI/LLM agent economy.
Recognized as a cross-functional leader at the intersection of AI innovation, trust & safety, and platform growth, shaping the future of responsible, multi-modal, and agentic AI for the world’s largest professional network.

Generative AI Security & DefensesResponsible AIAI/ML StrategyProduct InnovationTeam LeadershipCloud Computing+1

Software Engineering Manager - LinkedIn Ads

Jun 2019 – Sep 2022 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Hybrid

Led engineering teams driving Ads Trust & Transparency initiatives, ensuring every ad delivered on LinkedIn was safe, policy-compliant, and trustworthy.
Launched flagship member-facing features such as “Why Am I Seeing This Ad” and User Ad Reporting, empowering millions of professionals with greater transparency and control over their ad experiences.
Built foundational trust & safety systems that laid the groundwork for today’s AI/LLM-powered defenses, combining automated detection with human-in-the-loop review.
Partnered cross-functionally with product, legal, and policy teams to address regulatory requirements and member trust expectations, reinforcing LinkedIn’s reputation as the most professional and reliable advertising platform.
Recognized for establishing a culture of responsible innovation, bridging AI/ML technology with compliance and user empowerment.

Ads Trust & TransparencyProduct DevelopmentTeam LeadershipAgile Methodologies

Practo

Senior Engineering Manager

Jan 2016 – Jun 2019 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru Area, India · On-site

Led engineering teams scaling India’s #1 healthcare marketplace, building high-impact platforms for doctor content, appointments, transactions, and monetization.
Spearheaded flagship launches including Practo Prime (premium offering for doctors) and cashback initiatives, strengthening adoption and accelerating marketplace growth.
Architected and scaled the core booking and content systems, enabling millions of patient–doctor interactions monthly with faster response times, lower infrastructure costs, and resilience to surging traffic.
Built the Practo Integration SDK, connecting the platform with multiple hospital management systems (HMS) to expand ecosystem interoperability for clinics and hospitals.
Modernized infrastructure by migrating to a modern Java stack and establishing robust engineering processes (automation, coverage analysis, reusable frameworks) that improved developer productivity and reliability.
Recognized for driving marketplace innovation and laying the engineering foundations that powered Practo’s rapid growth in healthcare technology.

Healthcare TechnologySystem ArchitectureTeam LeadershipProject Management

Freelance

Freelance Consultant

Apr 2014 – Dec 2015 · 1 yr 8 mos · Gurgaon, India

Product features/built
Built a multi-tenant platform to empower businesses sell, market, engage with customers online
Android/iOS merchant and customer e-commerce integrated app and web portal.
Payment gateway integrated
Multichannel marketing platform, analytics, campaigns/offers, drip marketing etc.
Inventory management, multi-theme support, full e-commerce admin portal.
Real-time chat support for customer and the seller.
~40 paying customers with transactions flowing.
Full cloud infra deployment and management on AWS and Microsoft Azure.
SEO including structural data highlighting, SERP analysis, html/page level optimizations for better Google rankings and crawling
Page speed mod integration with apache for improved performance and seo
Managing team of 6 engineers, hiring, mentoring.
Consultant
Yatra.com's content publishing platform ( yatrablog.com )
Yatra.com activities core backend microservice engine. Integrated with viator/bemyguest etc.
FashionAndYou.com complete web UX redesign in new bootstrap/less and angular.
Built Money On Mobile's new Rail booking portal integrated with IRCTC and deployed on Google Cloud.
Numerous WordPress installation and setup projects.
Mobile apps using parse/ionic framework.
Client interactions, requirement and planning, onsite product support and deployment.

E-commerce DevelopmentTeam ManagementCloud ComputingSEO

Makemytrip.com

Senior Engineer

Dec 2011 – Mar 2014 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Gurugram · On-site

Led the modernization of MakeMyTrip’s flights platform, re-architecting core booking systems and introducing a Progressive Web App (PWA) via Angular, which improved responsiveness, user experience, and mobile adoption.
Delivered an 8% uplift in flight-booking conversions while reducing infrastructure costs by 50%, directly strengthening revenue growth and operational efficiency
Built a real-time, fail-safe multithreaded post-booking engine to ensure transaction accuracy and reliability during peak travel demand.
Partnered with product and design to launch innovative booking features, including cheap fare calendars, dynamic targeted tips, and coupon personalization, driving higher engagement and customer satisfaction.
Championed adoption of modern engineering practices — migrating from Struts/JSP to Spring MVC + Angular, implementing CI/CD with Jenkins, and eliminating legacy bottlenecks to speed up delivery cycles.
Mentored peers and junior engineers in modern frameworks (Spring, Angular, Bootstrap), raising the overall engineering bar and fostering a culture of technical excellence.
Contributed to MakeMyTrip’s evolution into a scalable, high-performance travel marketplace serving millions of users across India.

Software DevelopmentProject ManagementTeam Leadership

Persistent systems

2 roles

Senior Software Engineer

Promoted

Jun 2011 – Aug 2011 · 2 mos · Hyderabad Area, India

Software Engineer

Aug 2009 – May 2011 · 1 yr 9 mos · Hyderabad Area, India

Designed and developed many cloud-based applications from scratch using spring MVC, hibernate, dojo ui,jquery, bootstrap etc.
Built many integrations like Open id, SAML, OAuth 2 for implementing SSO.
Built a predictive model using MLR.
Portal development using liferay framework java.