Nitin Kakkar

Nitin Kakkar is an accomplished engineering leader with extensive experience in cloud computing and networking. At Amazon Web Services (AWS), Kakkar has held multiple leadership roles across various teams, including the Engineering Leader for AWS BigMac, focused on providing scalable connectivity services, and for Amazon Sidewalk, leading the backend infrastructure for a community-based IoT network. Prior experience includes positions at Huawei, Ericsson, Force10 Networks, and Cisco, where responsibilities encompassed software architecture, project management, and team leadership. Kakkar's educational background includes an MSc in Computer Science from the University of Allahabad and an ongoing MTech in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. Additionally, Kakkar has engaged in AI and machine learning side projects, further demonstrating a commitment to advancing technology.