Vinod Kumar is a seasoned engineering leader with expertise in building scalable, enterprise-grade cloud services and platforms. Currently serving as Head of Engineering - Compute and Data Platform at Atlassian, he has extensive experience leading multidisciplinary teams in high-growth environments and driving impactful results.
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Key Expertise

• Deep knowledge of systems architecture, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure.
• Proven ability to develop high-scale, low-latency web services.
• Hands-on experience with big data technologies and machine learning.
• Skilled in hiring, mentoring, and growing talent across all levels.

Career Highlights

• At Microsoft:
  • Built the first version of Microsoft Teams desktop client from scratch to GA.
  • Integrated deep learning models into Office 365 to enhance sales pipelines and reduce churn.
• At Airbnb:
  • Led API platform development, contributing to ~20% of company revenue.
• At Atlassian:
  • Driving engineering excellence for the Core Data Platform.

Additional Roles

• Angel Investor & Mentor: Actively advising startups and mentoring tech talent.
• Passionate about democratizing AI for small businesses.

With a strong foundation from IIT Roorkee and experience spanning startups to large enterprises, Vinod Kumar combines technical expertise with leadership to deliver innovative solutions.

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