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.