Varun Garg

About Varun Garg

I am an Engineering Leader with 10+ years of experience dedicated to architecting the high-scale, high-reliability systems that define modern customer journeys. My expertise lies in bridging the gap between exabyte-scale data infrastructure and seamless user experiences. By mastering the \"invisible\" side of CX—latency, personalization, and data trust—I empower organizations to deliver real-time value to millions of customers globally.Strategic Impact & Scale:Scale: Directed the data backbone for 110M+ global subscribers, overseeing the processing of 55B+ daily events.Efficiency: Consistently elevated CX by reducing latency by 40% and maintaining 99.95% platform availability.Compliance: Balanced aggressive technical delivery with a privacy-first approach (GDPR/CCPA) to ensure long-term customer trust.Human-Centered Leadership:I specialize in scaling global engineering teams with a focus on User-First Innovation. By aligning technical roadmaps with macro-business objectives, I foster a culture where engineering excellence is measured by user delight and sustainable system health.Core Technical Strategy: Distributed Systems (Kafka, Flink, Kubernetes)| Real-Time Infrastructure | AI/ML Enablement | Hyper-Personalization at Scale.Tech Skills:Code: Java, C#, SQL, Pyspark, Software Development Lifecycle, Service Oriented ArchitectureData: Spark, Flink, Kafka, ETL, Iceberg, Databrick, Google BigQuery, Analytics, Data Warehouse, SQL Server, DBMSArchitecture: Distributed Systems, Service & Data Migration, API Design, CI/CD DeploymentsOthers: AWS, Azure, Localization, Security & Compliance, Looker, Jira, Splunk, Visual Studio, IntelliJ

Experience

1. Engineering Leader

   Warner Bros. Discovery

   May 2023 — Present · Bellevue, WA, US

   Directed the engineering strategy and technical roadmap for WBD’s global data layer, supporting 110M+ subscribers across a unified streaming ecosystem. Navigated the complex technical and cultural challenges of post-merger integration to build a resilient, high-scale engineering organization.Key Strategic Outcomes:Exabyte-Scale Data Strategy: Architected and scaled the data backbone processing 55B+ daily events, enabling analytics, insights, personalization, marketing etc. for a global audience.Platform Modernization & Reliability: Led the transition to a high-availability architecture (99.95% uptime) and reduced system latency by 40%, directly improving the \"invisible\" CX and long-term user retention.Organizational Scaling: Scaled and mentored a global engineering teams, fostering a high-performance culture focused on User-First Innovation and sustainable delivery pipelines.Privacy & Governance by Design: Institutionalized a privacy-first engineering approach (GDPR/CCPA/LGPD), ensuring data trust was maintained across all global customer touchpoints during massive platform convergences.Cross-Functional Leadership: Partnered with Product, Data Science, and Marketing leadership to align technical roadmaps with macro-business goals, transforming engineering from a cost center into a primary driver of user delight.

Education

• Osmania University

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Science

  2008 — 2012

• New York University

  Master's degree, Computer Science

  2012 — 2014

Skills

• Team Management
• Internet Protocol Suite (Tcp/Ip)
• Program Management
• Json
• Javascript
• Data Structures
• Css
• Java
• Algorithms
• Bug Tracking
• Jquery
• Big Data
• Microsoft Office
• Data Mining
• Cloud Computing
• Databases
• Html
• Product Development
• Mysql
• Computer Science
• Artificial Intelligence
• Core Java
• Testing
• C++
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Integration
• Xml
• Test Automation
• Product Management
• C
• Programming
• Data Analysis
• Visual Studio
• Machine Learning
• Agile Methodologies
• Sql
• Linux
• Test Driven Development
• Program Development
• Management