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Rahul Garg

Engineering Manager II @ Uber | Driving Engineering Excellence

Hyderabad

9+ years of work experience

Uber
Mar 20266 mosPresent

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

REA Group
Mar 202510 mosDec 2025

Gurugram, Haryana, India

• Led a team of 8 engineers and 1 business analyst to modernize REA Group’s ad infrastructure. • Spearheaded the migration from SAS systems to Google Ad Manager, enhancing ad delivery latency. • Collaborated with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure scalable and performant ad delivery globally.
Gemini
Aug 20231 yr 3 mosOct 2024

Gurugram, Haryana, India

(Role concluded following Gemini’s strategic closure of its India office) • Led the transition of the Payments platform from a monolithic architecture to microservices, enhancing developer velocity by 30%. • Managed a diverse global team of 28 engineers, fostering collaboration between teams in India and the U.S. • Championed engineering excellence and system reliability, significantly reducing incident volume by 21%.
Amazon
Mar 20212 yrs 6 mosAug 2023

Gurugram, Haryana, India

• Led a team of 21 engineers in the FinAuto team to drive the design, architecture, and delivery of large-scale services. • Managed multiple projects in a fast-paced environment, ensuring timely delivery while maintaining high operational standards. • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to build a committed roadmap, aligning technical decisions with business objectives.
Amazon
Jun 20173 yrs 10 mosMar 2021

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Designed and implemented backend integrations for Amazon Pay, enhancing transaction success rates by 10%. • Improved transaction latency by 30% through optimized systems and processes. • Enhanced observability and fault tolerance via advanced retry and alerting mechanisms. • Contributed to scaling payment systems to support millions of daily users at Amazon.
Times Internet
Jun 20161 yr 1 moJun 2017

Noida Area, India

• Developed and integrated payment gateway APIs and third-party connectors for internal applications at Times Internet. • Enhanced API efficiency through effective caching strategies and optimized network management. • Collaborated closely with product teams to ensure reliable and secure payment experiences for users.

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Education

Maharaja Agrasen Institute Of Technology, Delhi

Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Information Technology

Maharaja Agrasen Institute Of Technology, Delhi

20124 yrs2016
kendriya vidyalaya

High School Degree, Computer Science

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20048 yrs2012

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Headline

Engineering Manager II @ Uber | Driving Engineering Excellence

About

Currently serving as Engineering Manager II at Uber, leveraging over a decade of expertise in leadership, scalable system design, and distributed architecture. Proficient in Java and ad tech solutions, focusing on enhancing engineering culture and optimizing system performance. Past roles include modernizing ad infrastructure at REA Group and transitioning payments platforms to microservices at Gemini, driving 20% improvements in system reliability and developer velocity. Committed to mentoring teams, fostering collaboration, and solving complex engineering challenges. Open to connecting with peers in scalable systems and engineering leadership.

Location

Hyderabad

AI stack

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Work experience

Engineering Manager II at Uber, Mar 2026 - Present · 6 mos, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Engineering Manager at REA Group, Mar 2025 - Dec 2025 · 10 mos, Gurugram, Haryana, India, • Led a team of 8 engineers and 1 business analyst to modernize REA Group’s ad infrastructure. • Spearheaded the migration from SAS systems to Google Ad Manager, enhancing ad delivery latency. • Collaborated with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure scalable and performant ad delivery globally.

Senior Engineering Manager at Gemini, Aug 2023 - Oct 2024 · 1 yr 3 mos, Gurugram, Haryana, India, (Role concluded following Gemini’s strategic closure of its India office) • Led the transition of the Payments platform from a monolithic architecture to microservices, enhancing developer velocity by 30%. • Managed a diverse global team of 28 engineers, fostering collaboration between teams in India and the U.S. • Championed engineering excellence and system reliability, significantly reducing incident volume by 21%.

Software Development Manager at Amazon, Mar 2021 - Aug 2023 · 2 yrs 6 mos, Gurugram, Haryana, India, • Led a team of 21 engineers in the FinAuto team to drive the design, architecture, and delivery of large-scale services. • Managed multiple projects in a fast-paced environment, ensuring timely delivery while maintaining high operational standards. • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to build a committed roadmap, aligning technical decisions with business objectives.

Software Development Engineer at Amazon, Jun 2017 - Mar 2021 · 3 yrs 10 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Designed and implemented backend integrations for Amazon Pay, enhancing transaction success rates by 10%. • Improved transaction latency by 30% through optimized systems and processes. • Enhanced observability and fault tolerance via advanced retry and alerting mechanisms. • Contributed to scaling payment systems to support millions of daily users at Amazon.

Senior Officer Level-2 at Times Internet, Jun 2016 - Jun 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo, Noida Area, India, • Developed and integrated payment gateway APIs and third-party connectors for internal applications at Times Internet. • Enhanced API efficiency through effective caching strategies and optimized network management. • Collaborated closely with product teams to ensure reliable and secure payment experiences for users.

Education

Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Information Technology, Maharaja Agrasen Institute Of Technology, Delhi

High School Degree, Computer Science, kendriya vidyalaya