Naresh Kumar Varada

About Naresh Kumar Varada

Senior Technology Leader with 25+ years building large-scale technology products and driving business growth across e-commerce, FinTech, and wireless connectivity domains. Currently Site Lead for Amazon\'s Global Ordering platform, where I bootstrapped a 60-member engineering center in Hyderabad, collaborating with North American teams to build next-generation ordering infrastructure and refund intelligence systems.At Amazon, I\'ve focused on building foundational systems that scale and deliver measurable business impact. I re-architected and improved the product and system health of critical VAT invoicing services serving 1M+ customers in EU and de-risking $7B EU GMS. Through strategic re-organization of tech teams into capability-based structures, I improved time to market by 25% across all product lines while building scalable solutions that power multiple products simultaneously. Previously, I drove global connectivity efforts at Qualcomm, supporting 750+ successful product launches for tier-1 OEM customers. At Redpine Signals, I designed unified software architectures that stabilised release cycles and supported 300+ IoT customers across multiple platforms.What drives me is building strategic vision and executing through high-performance teams. I\'m adept at creating 3-year technology and infrastructure roadmaps, then scaling teams through strong processes and mechanisms to deliver on ambitious goals. Whether establishing new engineering centers, transforming product architectures, or mentoring teams through complex technical challenges, I focus on building capabilities that create lasting business value. I\'m passionate about taking on ambiguous business problems and driving technology solutions that are both scalable and maintainable.

Experience

1. Senior Technology Leader & Site Lead - Fintech & Global Ordering

   Amazon

   Jun 2019 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

   Global Ordering Leadership: Established Amazon\'s Global Ordering center of excellence in Hyderabad with 60+ engineers, collaborating with North American teams to build next-generation ordering infrastructure and refund intelligence systems• Critical Systems Architecture: Leading development of post-purchase systems processing millions of daily transactions, architecting the complete customer journey from purchase to delivery to resolution• Strategic Vision & Roadmaps: Driving 3-year technology roadmaps for ordering platform transformation, scalability improvements, and infrastructure modernization• FinTech Excellence: Re-defined and improved critical VAT invoicing services serving 1M+ customers across 28 EU states and Japan, de-risking $7B+ EU GMS annually• Global Scale Impact: Built invoicing solutions generating billions of invoices from millions of sellers, achieving 80% GV coverage and contributing significantly to Amazon\'s marketplace revenue• Innovation in Financial Services: Created comprehensive financial technology solutions for Amazon Business sellers, delivering best-in-class tax calculation and invoicing experiences across B2B and B2C platforms• Organizational Transformation: Re-organized technology teams into capability-focused structures, improving time to market by 25% across all product lines while enabling shared platform leverage• High-Performance Team Building: Built and scaled engineering teams through strong processes and mechanisms, fostering innovation while maintaining operational excellence• Cross-Functional Leadership: Partnered with Product, UX, and global engineering teams to deliver scalable, maintainable solutions addressing complex business challenges

Education

• Osmania University

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science

• Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

  General Management Programme(AGMP)

  2018 — 2019

• Kendriya Vidyalaya

  12, 12

  1988 — 1994

• Nagarjuna University

  B.Tech, CSE

  1994 — 1998

• Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

  M.Tech, Software Engineering

  1998 — 2000

Skills

• Ip
• Agile Methodologies
• Mobile Applications
• Umts
• Internet Protocol Suite (Tcp/Ip)
• Rtp
• Wireless Technologies
• Rtos
• Ss7
• Real-Time Operating Systems (Rtos)
• Wireless Networking
• Wlan
• Lte
• Wireless
• Telecommunications
• Mobile Devices
• Embedded Software
• Embedded Systems
• Integration
• Wifi
• Sip
• Tcp/Ip
• Voip
• Dhcp
• Evdo
• Testing
• Cdma
• Dhcp, Nip, Sip, Rtp, Sdp, Ipsec, Mipv6, Radius, Aaa, Ikev2, Cdma 1xevdo, Ss7, Ie