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Riya Garg

Engineering Leader | Scaling Teams & Systems for High-Growth Products | GenAI

Greater Bengaluru Area

10+ years of work experience

JioStar
Nov 202511 moPresent

Remote

Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG)
Sep 20241 y 1 moOct 2025

India

Salesforce
Sep 20222 ySep 2024

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Led and managed an 8-member Core UI Platform team, developing the builder framework using Lightning Web Components. Integrated Salesforce's highest traffic pages with Einstein GPT, automating monthly processes, increasing user adoption of AI features significantly.
Walmart
May 20184 y 4 moSep 2022

Bangalore

Practo
Jul 20161 y 10 moMay 2018

Bangalore

Riya’s AI Stack

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Education

Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science and Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar

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Headline

Engineering Leader | Scaling Teams & Systems for High-Growth Products | GenAI

About

I’m a seasoned Engineering Leader with a proven track record of building innovative, customer-centric products and leading high-performing teams at scale. With almost a decade of experience across global tech giants like Walmart, Salesforce, and Booking.com, I specialize in frontend engineering, full-stack development, and scalable platform architecture. I've led and scaled teams (15+ engineers) across B2C and B2B products, delivering measurable impact in fast-paced, high-growth environments. Core Strengths & Focus Areas: 🔹 Engineering Leadership & Team Building - Skilled at leading cross-functional engineering teams with a focus on autonomy, velocity, and excellence. I foster cultures of ownership, accountability, and innovation—backed by well-defined processes and clear goals. 🔹 Product-Led Development - I bring a strong product mindset to engineering. I believe great engineers solve real problems, not just tickets—driving product outcomes through deep customer empathy and iterative development. 🔹 Scalable Architecture & System Design - Hands-on experience designing and scaling distributed systems that serve millions. My expertise spans performance optimization, observability, reliability engineering, and cloud-native architecture. 🔹 Frontend & Web Engineering - Rooted in frontend engineering, I have deep experience with modern web technologies, building custom UI frameworks, and optimizing for performance, accessibility, and user experience across platforms. 🔹 Talent Development & Hiring - I’m passionate about mentoring engineers, hiring top talent, and creating inclusive, high-trust environments where teams thrive and individuals grow into leaders. 🔹 Community & Tech Evangelism - An active contributor to the tech ecosystem: I mentor engineers, speak at conferences, and engage with communities to share ideas, lessons, and innovations that move our industry forward. 📍 Based in Bengaluru, India, I thrive at the intersection of engineering, product, and people leadership. Whether it's building platforms from scratch, driving digital transformation, or mentoring future leaders—I'm excited by complex challenges and meaningful impact. Let’s connect if you’re looking to collaborate, hire, or discuss building resilient tech organizations and scalable systems.

Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

AI stack

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Work experience

Engineering Manager at JioStar, Nov 2025 - Present · 11 mo, Remote

Engineering Manager at Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG), Sep 2024 - Oct 2025 · 1 y 1 mo, India

SMTS Eng Manager at Salesforce, Sep 2022 - Sep 2024 · 2 y, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Led and managed an 8-member Core UI Platform team, developing the builder framework using Lightning Web Components. Integrated Salesforce's highest traffic pages with Einstein GPT, automating monthly processes, increasing user adoption of AI features significantly.

Lead Engineer, Senior at Walmart, May 2018 - Sep 2022 · 4 y 4 mo, Bangalore

Software Engineer at Practo, Jul 2016 - May 2018 · 1 y 10 mo, Bangalore

Education

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar