Shiv Prakash
Senior Architect / Engineering Leader, AI & Machine Learning Researcher
Georgia Tech
Shiv Prakash is a seasoned, results-oriented Engineering Leader, a hands-on Senior Architect and Technologist with a proven track record of building and leading high-performance teams to deliver critical, advanced, innovative, precise scalable solutions for large-scale businesses. He led and was responsible for 10 successful Walmart US Holiday sales. He has delivered and owned multiple Tier-0 and Tier-1 systems in Distributed Systems, Backend, Data Engineering, MLOps, Data Stores, App Platforms and Data Platforms for time sensitive high impact businesses and requirements.
Education
Georgia Institute of Technology
Master of Science (MS) in Machine Learning (In Progress)
Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering (YCCE)
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Technology
Patents
US Patent Office 2017
Database System for Distribution Center Fulfillment Capacity Availability Tracking
Shiv Prakash
Patent for an advanced system that optimizes fulfillment capacity availability tracking in distribution centers.
US Patent Office 2024
Methodology for Delivering Chain of Fallback Customer Communications Using Composite and Concurrent State Machines
Shiv Prakash
Patent for an advanced fallback communication system that enhances customer interactions through composite and concurrent state machines.
Experience
Senior Software Engineering Manager — Walmart
- Leading the AI-driven inventory placement initiative, projected to save Walmart over $500M. - Managing a team of 9 engineers, driving roadmap and technical execution across multiple geographies. - Implemented cost-reduction strategies, reducing cloud infrastructure costs by 31%. - Spearheaded zero-defect delivery and automation initiatives, improving system reliability.
Software Architect — Walmart
- Designed and built Walmart's centralized customer communication platform, handling 500K TPS. - Improved chatbot automation, reducing customer support contact rates by 32%. - Led the migration of critical systems to a cloud-native architecture, ensuring 99.99% uptime. - Established governance policies for data platforms, achieving SOX, GDPR, and CCPA compliance.
Senior Software Development Engineer — Walmart
- Developed and optimized Walmart’s demand forecasting platform, increasing throughput by 500%. - Led ETL pipeline development, processing over 10TB of data weekly for inventory insights. - Contributed to a multi-channel sourcing algorithm, later patented for its impact on order fulfillment.
Software Development Engineer III — Walmart
- Built and scaled Walmart’s fulfillment capacity service, supporting distribution center operations. - Developed a virtual inventory ingestion engine handling 22M items, 20K sellers, and 4M updates per hour. - Designed and deployed a global reservation system to optimize order availability across Walmart’s ecosystem. - Enhanced performance for inventory monitoring and analytics, improving reporting efficiency.
Software Development Engineer II — Walmart
- Designed Walmart’s real-time availability engine, processing inventory calculations with 400ms latency. - Developed an orchestration layer for microservices, improving service scalability and modularity. - Created an automated inventory ingestion pipeline, supporting millions of transactions daily. - Led migration efforts to cloud-based CI/CD pipelines for improved deployment efficiency.
Senior Programmer — Best Buy (via Accenture)
- Built and optimized mobile retail enhancements, improving customer experience for Best Buy. - Developed inventory availability and pre-sales order pipelines for mobile and in-store pickup. - Upgraded and migrated legacy fulfillment systems to improve performance and scalability.