# Gaurav Agarwal

> Head of Engineering Infrastructure, AI/ML And Bots | Engineering, Budget Management

Location: United States, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/gauravagarwal

I lead large-scale engineering organizations across Platform, Infrastructure, AI/ML, Data, Security, and Product Engineering—turning complex systems into reliable, scalable, revenue-driving products.
 
Over 16+ years, I’ve built and scaled organizations at companies including Airbnb, Waymo, Google, and Meta, operating at global scale and high complexity.
 
I specialize in platform-led engineering where infrastructure is not a cost center—but a force multiplier for growth, trust, and product velocity.
 
 
What I Do
 
Organizational Leadership
 
 Build and scale multi-layer orgs (M1/M2 + ICs) across platform and product 
 Develop leaders who operate with business ownership, not just delivery accountability 
 
Platform & Infrastructure
 
 Architect and scale distributed systems, cloud platforms, and developer infrastructure 
 Turn platform teams into accelerators—not bottlenecks 
 
AI/ML & Data Platforms
 
 Productionize AI/ML systems into real, measurable customer impact 
 Build data platforms powering real-time decisioning at scale 
 
Security, Trust & Integrity
 
 Lead fraud prevention, anti-abuse, and marketplace integrity systems 
 Design systems that balance user experience, risk, and business growth 
 
Product + Frontend Partnership
 
 Ensure platform capabilities translate into customer-facing outcomes 
 Drive tight alignment between engineering, product, and business 
 
 
Selected Impact
 
 Airbnb — Built and led Data, AI/ML, and Marketplace Integrity; launched the company’s first anti-bot platform, improving trust and platform protection 
 Waymo — Led Pickup & Dropoff systems powering autonomous ride experiences at scale 
 Google — Tech Lead Manager for large-scale distributed systems and data infrastructure 
 
 
How I Lead
 
I build organizations that scale without heroics:
 
 Clear ownership and decision-making at every layer 
 Managers who operate as leaders of businesses, not just teams 
 Mechanisms (metrics, reviews, operating rhythms) that drive predictable execution 
 High accountability with low operational friction 
 
Current Focus
 
 0 → 1, 1 → 10, and 10 → 100 platform and product transitions 
 Productionizing AI into customer-facing value 
 Scaling organizations through growth, reliability, and complexity inflection points
 
 
If you’re building AI-first, platform-heavy, or infrastructure-driven products, I’m open to connecting.

## Work Experience
### Head of Engineering Infrastructure, AI/ML And Bots @ Airbnb
Jan 2024 – Present

### Senior Engineering Manager @ Airbnb
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | United States

### Engineering Leader @ Waymo
Jan 2019 – Jan 2023 | United States

### Tech Lead Manager @ Google
Jan 2012 – Jan 2019 | Mountain View, CA
* Google Search &  Assistant (2017–2019)
* Google Maps & Local Search (2014–2017)
* Google Chrome & Chrome Os (2012–2014)

### Software Engineer @ Meta
Jan 2010 – Jan 2012 | Palo Alto, California, United States
Organic recommendations : People you may know, Photo memories, page recommendations.

### Co-ordinator Programming Club @ International Institute of Information Technology
Jan 2009 – Jan 2010
CO-ordinator of the college programming club.

### Summer Intern @ Google
Jan 2009 – Jan 2009
Worked as a summer intern for 100 days at Google Hyderbad.


## Education
### bachelor in computer science
International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH)


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/gauravagarval

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Last updated: 2026-04-17