Summary
Bhargava Kakrannaya is a results-driven engineering leader with 11 years of experience designing and operating large-scale distributed systems and data platforms. At Walmart Global Tech he has led teams that built real-time ingestion pipelines and a next-generation item setup platform that process billions of events daily, and he spearheaded integrating Generative AI to automate and improve catalog quality. He blends deep technical ownership—Kafka, Cassandra, schema registries and real-time frameworks—with business-focused execution that cut item onboarding from weeks to real time. Known for people-first leadership, he mentors engineers and builds inclusive teams that take ownership and move complex cross-functional initiatives forward. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, he combines enterprise-scale engineering rigor with a curiosity for scalable AI automation that drives measurable operational impact.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MS), Computer Science, Master of Science (MS), Computer Science at North Carolina State University
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Science at PESIT,Bangalore
Hindi, English