Rakesh Kumar

About Rakesh Kumar

Enterprising professional with 12 years of rich and extensive experience in the roles of Engineering Project Management and Technical Program Management. Excellent problem solver with the ability to consistently produce high-quality full-stack solutions which generate large business outcomes Technology leader with expertise in enabling business using technology leadership, strategic planning, innovation with true entrepreneurial spirit for delivery excellence Defined, strategized, and driven long term program roadmaps partnering with business leaders and stakeholders resulting in large scale business impact A practitioner of Agile and Quality Engineering with expertise in managing end to end project and program lifecycle for large programs Ideated and productized multiple technological innovations Adept at building, developing and leading high performing teams in competitive technology domains Led culturally diverse global engineering teams across multiple technology and functional areas resulting in high impact executional efficiency Proficient in developing solutions using ecosystem models that involve partnering with vendors and third-party alliances Proven expertise in budget management; effectively managed a budget of >$10M/year including forecasting, planning, tracking and optimization Represented organization in industry standard bodies and influenced them to adopt right methodologies Passionate in driving organizational employee engagement initiatives

Experience

1. Software Development Manager

   Amazon

   Apr 2025 — Present

Education

• Sri Sairam Engineering College

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.)

  2009 — 2013