About

Rahul Sarika is an experienced Engineering Manager with a strong track record of building, growing, and shaping teams in B2B and B2C markets. He is currently the Head of Engineering at Tophatter, where he is responsible for building, running, shaping, and growing product engineering teams. With over 13 years of relevant experience, Rahul has worked with several companies in the past, including Reflektive, where he served as the Senior Software Engineering Manager. As the first hire and engineer for the Bangalore R&D center, he built a team of 30+ passionate and talented engineers from the ground up. He created career ladders, drove quarterly performance reviews, annual appraisals, and promotions, and supported engineers in their growth, personal, and career development. He partnered with product and customer success teams in San Francisco on the vision, strategy, and roadmap for his teams and created a culture of self-enablement, accountability, and learning by sharing. Rahul has a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the International Institute of Information Technology and a Master of Science by Research in Computer Science from the same institute. He has a strong tech stack that includes Senior Software Engineer, AWS, and Ruby. Overall, Rahul is a highly skilled Engineering Manager with a passion for building and growing successful teams. He has a proven track record of delivering high-quality results and is committed to creating a culture of accountability, learning, and self-enablement.