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Abhishek Rai

Critic · DISC type C
Senior Director of Engineering at Databricks
📍 Palo Alto, California, United States

Abhishek is the Senior Director of Engineering at Databricks, where he leads the compute platform team. A seasoned entrepreneur, he co-founded two successful data analytics startups, ThoughtSpot and NetSpring. His expertise lies in building large-scale distributed systems, a skill honed as a tech lead for Googles renowned "Borg" platform. Colleagues describe him as thoughtful, dedicated, and a great technical leader.

His core passion is building software systems that solve significant problems and collaborating with people who share this drive. He holds a Masters from Stony Brook University and a B. Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He also has a professional certification in Deep Learning, indicating a keen interest in advanced AI.

Unique fact: Abhishek holds multiple patents, including one for a distributed transaction system and another for managing access to shared computer resources.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Senior Director of Engineering
Job Level
Senior
Location
Palo Alto, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Abhishek shows up

ROI Driven
Objective Thinker
Critic

They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms. They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions. They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often.

Priorities

Topics Abhishek cares about

Scalable Compute Platforms
He leads the compute platform team at Databricks and previously was a tech lead for Google's planet-scale compute platform, Borg. He is actively hiring for these roles.
Data Analytics Startups
He has proven experience building companies from the ground up, having co-founded both ThoughtSpot (search-driven analytics) and NetSpring (customer analytics).
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Career

Work history

7-2023
Senior Director of Engineering
Databricks
3-2020 - 7-2023
Co-Founder, Chief Architect
NetSpring (Acquired by Optimizely)
10-2012 - 3-2020
Co-Founder, Vice President of Engineering
ThoughtSpot
8-2007 - 10-2012
Staff Software Engineer
Google
2005 - 2007
Member of Technical Staff
VMware
In the press

Media appearances

Articles by Abhishek Rai – Databricks Blog. Featured in Databricks Blog
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Education
2003 - 2005
M.S.
Stony Brook University
9-1999 - 5-2003
B. Tech.
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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