Hi, I'm Vishnu Kannan - Senior Software Engineering Manager at Google
I thrive on solving complex, high-impact technical and product challenges. My passion is building scalable AI, ML, and infrastructure systems that drive significant growth and positive societal change, from cloud-native innovations to personalized user experiences.
At a glance
Curated signals on strengths, focus areas, and how they can help.
Led YouTube Ads ML efforts, tripling revenue for a key product slice.
Driving significant revenue growth by enhancing ML models for ad retrieval.
Can help others by scaling AI/ML infrastructure and product strategies.
🚀 Career trajectory
Foundation Builder
Contributed to core infrastructure, developing the Borg orchestration system and improving system efficiency for millions of machines.
✦ Systems Programming
✦ Borg
✦ Infrastructure
Cloud Native Innovator
Played a pivotal role in the foundational development of Kubernetes, leading teams and enabling ML workloads, co-creating Kubeflow.
✦ Kubernetes
✦ MLOps
✦ Open Source
✦ Leadership
AI Product Leader
Currently leading teams at Google Ads, leveraging ML and LLMs to drive significant revenue growth and enhance user personalization.
✦ AI
✦ Machine Learning
✦ Product Strategy
✦ Revenue Growth
💪🏻 Superpowers
AI Revenue Engine Builder
Drives substantial business growth through machine learning in advertising.
✦ Tripled revenue on a key YouTube Ads product slice within two years.
✦ Enhanced ML models for ad retrieval, optimizing auction processes.
✦ Leveraged LLMs for cost-effective ad targeting accuracy.
Open Source Cloud Pioneer
Shaped foundational cloud infrastructure and ML deployment on Kubernetes.
✦ Key contributor and maintainer for early Kubernetes development.
✦ Led ML workload enablement on Kubernetes and GKE.
✦ Co-created Kubeflow to streamline ML development on Kubernetes.
Large-Scale Systems Architect
Expert in designing and optimizing complex, high-throughput systems.
✦ Improved efficiency and QoS for millions of machines on Borg.
✦ Deep understanding of distributed systems and workload orchestration.
✦ Experience in developing robust, large-scale recommendation systems.
I'm excited about
✦ Exploring novel AI applications to solve pressing global challenges.
✦ Connecting with leaders shaping the future of cloud-native ML.
✦ Finding collaborators for ambitious, high-impact technology ventures.
I can help with
✦ Share insights on scaling ML for revenue generation in large platforms.
✦ Advise on building and leading high-performing engineering teams.
✦ Provide strategic guidance on open-source contributions and community building.
I would love your help on
✦ Discovering early-stage startups in AI and sustainable technology.
✦ Connecting with researchers at the forefront of LLM advancements.
✦ Finding opportunities to mentor aspiring engineers and leaders.
