Gautam Kumar
Childhood Cancer Awareness Advocate | Engineering Executive | Advisor for Emerging Tech Startups| Ex-Coinbase, Ex-Amazon, Ex-Broadcom | 20+ Yrs of expertise in Scalable Systems, Crypto, E-Commerce & Global Payments
- Role
- Director of Engineering at Scribd, Inc
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Gautam Kumar
Senior Engineering Leader with 19+ years of experience in building and scaling global payments platforms, e-commerce infrastructure, and blockchain-based solutions. Proven track record of leading high-growth teams, driving fintech innovation, and navigating complex regulatory environments (e.g, PCI, MiCA, Travel Rule). Deep expertise in fiat and crypto payments, stablecoins, DeFi, card processing, and digital wallets. Adept at scaling platforms handling $500B+ in volume, building 0→1 products, and delivering strategic outcomes in hyper-growth and crisis scenarios.
Experience
Director of Engineering
Sep 2025 — Present · Seattle, WA, US
Education
International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH)
B.Tech, Computer Science and Engineering
2002 — 2006
Sunshine High School
10+2, Science
1999 — 2001
Skills
- Eclipse
- Hadoop
- Embedded Software
- Information Retrieval
- Distributed Systems
- Software Development
- Cvs
- Embedded Linux
- C
- Payment Systems
- E-Commerce
- Android
- Machine Learning
- Web Crawling
- Crm
- Linux
- Firmware
- Design Patterns
- Algorithms
- Web Services
- Debugging
- Data Structures
- Git
- Systems Programming
- Databases
- Clearcase
- Oltp
- C++
- Service Oriented Architecture Design
- C
- Java
- Device Drivers
- Arm
- Agile Methodologies
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