Karthikeyan Radhakrishnan

Senior Engineering Leader | AI/Databases/Infrastructure | Ex-Meta/AWS/Facebook/Oracle/Microsoft

Pleasanton, California, United States

About

I taught myself to code when I was a kid, it has been my passion since then. I have close to two decades of professional experience spanning diverse technologies. I envision/lead bold engineering projects from the front, with strong ideas, and with care. I have lead projects that built innovative products from scratch, also lead mission-critical projects in established domains. I am an experienced mentor and engineering culture ambassador. I specialize in systems/databases/AI infrastructure. I take a holistic interest in the products I build. I obsess about customer delight, product quality and engineering culture.

Experience

  • Sr. Staff Software Engineer at MongoDB
    Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos

  • Software Engineer (L7 / Sr. Staff ) at Meta
    Mar 2025 - Jan 2026 · 11 mos

  • Sr. Staff Software Engineer at Cruise
    2023 - 2025 · 2 yrs

    * Robotaxi startup that pioneered self driving technology, absorbed into GM

  • Principal Software Engineer at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
    2021 - 2023 · 2 yrs

  • Software Engineer at Facebook
    2015 - 2021 · 6 yrs