Prashant Kumar
Director of Technology | GenAI and ML Strategy | Scalable Distributed Systems | Cloud Infrastructure | Engineering Leadership
- Role
- Director of Technology at Expedia Group
- Location
- Redmond, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Prashant Kumar
Technology and engineering leader with 20+ years of experience scaling mission-critical, high-transaction platforms in the travel industry. Accountable for the strategy, scale, and performance of multiple critical platforms supporting 200M+ daily searches,~50K TPS peak throughput, and billions in annual booking value.Expertise in building and leading high-performing global engineering organizations (50+ engineers), developing senior leaders, and establishing strong ownership and execution cultures. Deep experience in large-scale cloud modernization, AI-driven transformation, and legacy platform re-architecture, aligning engineering strategy with measurable business outcomes.Focused on scaling both systems and people—driving reliability, cost efficiency, and innovation through disciplined execution and strong cross-functional partnership.
Experience
Director of Technology
Feb 2021 — Present
Lead strategy, scale, and operational excellence for core Flights shopping platforms powering 200M+ daily search transactions,~50K TPS peak throughput, and billions in annual booking value.• Lead a global organization of 50+ engineers across multiple pods, including managers and senior technical leaders• Own and execute a multi-year modernization strategy, evolving legacy systems into cloud-native distributed architecture• Drive AI/ML adoption across search optimization, caching strategy, and operational workflows• Improve platform latency, resiliency, and cost efficiency at enterprise scale• Partner with Product, Finance, and Executive Leadership to align engineering investment with revenue growth and customer experience outcomes• Develop leadership bench strength through coaching, succession planning, and organizational design• Establish operational rigor across SLO governance, incident management, and performance accountability
Skills
- Sql
- Requirement Specifications
- Distributed Systems
- Soa
- C#
- Online Travel
- Integration
- Api Development
- Service Oriented Architecture Design
- Requirements Analysis
- Program Management
- Software Quality Assurance
- Software Project Management
- Requirements Gathering
- Enterprise Architecture
- Agile Methodologies
- Management
- Test Automation
- Project Management
- Web Services
- Quality Assurance
- Agile Project Management
- Business Intelligence
- Software Development
- Scrum
- E-Commerce
- Sdlc
- Team Leadership
- Release Management
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