Rahul Iyengar
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Vice President of Engineering, AI Platform, Commerce & Growth
California, United States
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Vice President of Engineering, AI Voice Agent & Platform, Commerce and GrowthAircallApr 2026 - Current (6 months)Lead engineering for Aircall's AI Voice Agents, AI Platform, Commerce, Integrations, and Growth initiatives. Responsible for the platforms powering AI-driven customer interactions, including agent orchestration, context and memory management, integrations, subscription billing, and monetization. Partner with Product and Go-to-Market teams to deliver scalable, reliable systems that drive customer value, AI innovation, and business growth while building and leading high-performing global engineering teams.- Engineering @ CalendlyCalendlyMar 2025 - Apr 2026 (1 year 2 months)• Led a diverse engineering organization of approximately 60 engineers, representing about 40% of Calendly's engineering team.
• Oversaw multiple engineering domains including platform, mobile, public APIs, MCP, commerce, and quality engineering.
• Fostered collaboration and innovation across teams to enhance product offerings and engineering practices. - VP of Software EngineeringGoProFeb 2023 - Mar 2025 (2 years 2 months)Spearheaded the development and evolution of GoPro's cloud infrastructure, powering subscription products and e-commerce. Overseeing engineering, security, QA, data science, and DevOps, I scaled the platform to support over 2.5 million subscribers from zero.
Through strategic architectural and design changes on AWS, I significantly reduced the platform's total cost of ownership, saving tens of millions of dollars.
As a technical visionary, I defined the organizational and technical strategy to align the team with business goals and optimize operations.
Leading a distributed team across San Mateo, Paris, and Bucharest, I drove key performance indicators and collaborated effectively with multiple managers to achieve exceptional - Senior Director of Software EngineeringGoProJan 2019 - Mar 2023 (4 years 3 months)Directed the development and maintenance of all backend cloud platforms and web applications, ensuring high-quality delivery through rigorous QA processes.
Effectively managed a geographically distributed team across the US and Romania, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing.
Served as a key liaison for cross-functional teams, driving architectural alignment and facilitating seamless development efforts.
Mentored and developed team members, nurturing their technical skills and career growth. - Director of Software EngineeringGoProAug 2016 - Jan 2019 (2 years 6 months)
- VP EngineeringMobiTVJul 2015 - Aug 2016 (1 year 2 months)MobiTV was a pioneering company in the field of over-the-top (OTT) video streaming. Founded in 1999, it was one of the first companies to offer live and on-demand TV content to mobile devices.
Key aspects of MobiTV included:
Platform Technology: MobiTV developed a robust platform that enabled the delivery of video content to various devices, including smartphones, tablets, and streaming devices like Roku and Apple TV.
Content Partnerships: The company formed partnerships with numerous content providers and carriers to offer a wide range of TV channels and programs.
DRM Integration: MobiTV incorporated digital rights management (DRM) technologies to protect content and prevent unauthorized distribution.
Payment Solut - Vice President of TechnologyMobiTVAug 2013 - Jul 2015 (2 years)As Vice President of Technology, I spearheaded the development and deployment of MobiTV's Over-the-Top media platform. My responsibilities included defining the core platform architecture, designing solution architectures for global services, and driving research for innovative product features.
Key Accomplishments:
Accelerated Time-to-Market: Established a robust solution architecture practice that streamlined platform deployment, significantly reducing time-to-market for global services.
Scalable Platform Design: Led a team of architects in designing MobiTV's converged OTT platform, capable of supporting over 1 million concurrent video streams across multiple devices and platforms.
Innovative Product Development: Manag - Senior Director, Solution ArchitectureMobiTVAug 2010 - Aug 2013 (3 years 1 month)Expanded the team of solution architects to support MobiTV's converged media platform solutions.
Successfully collaborated with major global operators, such as Verizon, Reliance, Deutsche Telekom, and Softbank, to deploy MobiTV's platform. - Senior Manager, Product DevelopmentMobiTVAug 2008 - Aug 2010 (2 years 1 month)Led the server application development team responsible for billing and identity services within the MobiTV platform.
Collaborated closely with customers, partners, product management, and cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integrations, practical solutions, and high-quality, on-time delivery. - Manager, Product DevelopmentMobiTVMay 2006 - Aug 2008 (2 years 4 months)Led the server application development team responsible for billing and identity services within the MobiTV platform.
Successfully integrated MobiTV's services with major U.S. carriers, including AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile, for carrier billing and authentication. - Software ArchitectOpenWaveJul 2004 - May 2006 (1 year 11 months)Contributed to Openwave's messaging team, developing a multimedia messaging product.
Led product development efforts for consumer push email, working closely with product management to define requirements, architect the solution, and oversee project deliverables. - OFounderObligusApr 2002 - Jul 2005 (3 years 4 months)- Product for management of outsourced relationships
- Was responsible for engineering and system operations - KSenior Software EngineerKiveraJan 2001 - Jan 2003 (2 years 1 month)
- CSenior Software EngineerCellmaniaacquired by BlackberryJan 2000 - Dec 2001 (2 years)
- CAssociate ConsultantCiticorp Overseas Software limitedCOSLOct 1995 - Jun 1999 (3 years 9 months)
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- MSCarnegie Mellon University
- B.S, Computer EngineeringUniversity of Mumbai