Harendra Pathak
Engineering Leader ⊚ Scaling High-Impact Platforms Driving £3.5B+ Revenue ⊚ Ex-[ Microsoft, Flipkart, Adobe ] ⊚ Expert in Distributed Systems, e-Commerce, Search & AI/ML ⊚ Building High-Performing Orgs of 25+ ⊚ CSE @ IIT
- Role
- Engineering Leadership, Search at Tesco
- Location
- Bengaluru, KA, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Harendra Pathak
I specialize in building and scaling engineering organizations that serve as a primary growth engine for the business. At Tesco, I lead the Product Search Platform — a mission-critical system handling 50M+ daily queries and driving £3.5B in annual revenue across five countries. My focus is on transforming complex technical roadmaps into scalable platforms that balance high availability (99.99%) with significant cost efficiency.Having transitioned from a founder to a leader in Fortune 500 environments, I bridge the gap between scrappy innovation and enterprise-grade stability. I have a proven track record of scaling teams from the ground up and managing organizations of 25+ high-performing engineers. By establishing engineering excellence programs, I have successfully improved deployment frequency by 300% and reduced attrition from 18% to 7%.I operate at the intersection of product strategy, technical architecture, and organizational health. Whether driving 200% GMV growth through marketplace expansion or modernizing legacy systems across international markets, I partner deeply with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure technology remains a competitive advantage. I am a multiplier of talent, having mentored over 20 engineers with more than half promoted into senior leadership roles.My approach combines deep technical roots in distributed systems and AI/ML with the strategic mindset required for org-level ownership. I am dedicated to building systems that are not only technically robust but also aligned with long-term business goals and a high-performance culture.
Experience
Engineering Leadership, Search
Mar 2020 — Present · Bengaluru, IN
Education
Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad
Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science
2000 — 2004
Cornell University
Executive Program in Management
2022 — 2023
Caltech
Post Graduate Program, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
2023 — 2024
Skills
- Engineering Management
- Python
- Computer Science Fundamentals
- Technical Leadership
- Technical and Creative Writing
- Product Design
- Mobile Application Development
- Clojure
- Javascript
- Data Science
- Cloud Computing
- Software Architecture and Design
- Usability and User Experience
- Information Retrieval and Search
- Large-Scale Distributed Systems
- Java
- Ruby
- Entrepreneurship
- C++
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