Shri Krishna Kumar
Director of Engineering @ Target | Data Platforms, AI, Consumer Tech, Scalable and Low Latency Systems
- Role
- Director of Engineering at Target
- Location
- Bengaluru, KA, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Shri Krishna Kumar
As a Senior Director of Engineering at apna, I lead the development of Apna Feed and Community, two of the most popular and engaging features on the platform. With over 18 years of experience in consumer engineering, I have a passion for creating innovative and impactful solutions that delight millions of users across diverse segments and markets.My core competencies include artificial intelligence, low latency, communication, and leadership. I have successfully implemented a personalized feed experience powered by AI and an in-house recommendation engine, resulting in a remarkable user engagement increase of over 6X. I have also developed a personalized feed algorithm based on real-time multiple cohort logic, delivering an optimized feed experience to users in under xx milliseconds. Additionally, I have spearheaded cross-functional teams to ensure robustness, reliability, and scalability of the products, while fostering a culture of collaboration, excellence, and continuous improvement. I am honored to have received the Engineering Leader award in 2022 from the Alden Global for my achievements.
Experience
Director of Engineering
Jul 2024 — Present · Bengaluru, IN
Education
Tezpur University
MCA, Computer Science
2002 — 2005
Skills
- Data Structures
- From Conception to Completion
- Gnu Debugger
- Tcl
- Ss7 Protocol
- Java
- Software Development
- Reverse Engineering
- Api Design
- C
- Multithreading
- Scala
- Unix
- Apache Spark
- Agile Methodologies
- Mongodb
- Play Framework
- Algorithms
- Akka
- Cassandra
- Eclipse
- Swagger
- Scalable Architecture
- C++
- Rabbitmq
- Functional Programming
- Lambda Architecture
- Apache Kafka
- Distributed Systems
- Scalatra
- Media Analtics
- Tesseract
- Unix Shell Scripting
- Shell Scripting
- Design Patterns
- Restful Webservices
- Linux
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