Kandarp Nyati

Senior Software Engineering Manager, Ota Cloud @Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies

Palo Alto, CA, US

I am leading the strategic expansion and architectural evolution of our global Over-the-Air (OTA) platform. My focus remained on building a high-trust culture while transforming a legacy single-tenant system into a robust, multi-brand ecosystem.Key Responsibilities & AchievementsGlobal Organizational Scaling: Orchestrated a massive talent acquisition and onboarding strategy, growing a high-performing engineering organization by over 300% across the US and Europe within my first year.Architectural Transformation: Led the technical pivot of the OTA platform from a single-brand service to a sophisticated multi-brand, multi-entity, and multi-tenant architecture, enabling enterprise-wide scalability.System Optimization & Throughput: Identified and eliminated critical systemic bottlenecks, significantly increasing the platform’s capacity to handle high-concurrency updates across a massive global fleet.Leadership & People DevelopmentManagement of Managers: Provided strategic coaching to Engineering Managers, focusing on high-level resource planning, conflict resolution, and the cultivation of a consistent engineering culture across distributed teams.Performance Excellence: Established a rigorous continuous feedback loop and structured performance review process, ensuring that engineers received actionable insights for technical and soft-skill growth.Career Pathing & Promotion: Mentored both Managers and ICs through personalized growth plans, leading to a 15% increase in internal promotions and the development of several new Tech Leads.Skill Gap Analysis: Identified emerging technical needs within the organization and implemented upskilling initiatives and workshops to ensure the team remained proficient in modern distributed systems.Inclusive Culture: Fostered a psychologically safe environment for remote-first, international teams, resulting in high engagement scores and a collaborative \"one team\" mindset across time zones.

Mayo College, Ajmer

High School

University of Southern California

M.S., Computer Science

Institute of Technology and Management, Bhilwara

B.E., Information Technology