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Arun Prasath Arunachalam

Trailblazer · DISC type DI
Principal Engineer / Sr Director at Coupang
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Arun is a Principal Engineer and Senior Director at Coupang, with a background as an Engineering Director at Google and Principal Engineer at Amazon. An alumnus of IIT Madras, he is a technical leader specializing in large-scale architecture, Android platform development, and spoken-language interfaces like Alexa.

Outside of his technical leadership roles, Arun is a recognized writer and values fostering a positive workplace culture. He appreciates diverse, non-technical discussions on topics ranging from photography to K-dramas and has publicly highlighted the importance of mentorship in his career.

Unique fact: Arun is a three-time recipient of the "Top Writer" award on Quora (2013, 2017, 2018).

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Principal Engineer / Sr Director
Job Level
Senior
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Personality Overview

How Arun shows up

Achievement-Oriented
Charismatic
Friendly But Fast

A combination of speed and relationship gets the best response from them. They are more likely to accept new and exciting technologies. They are charming and can persuade others to support their decisions.

Priorities

Topics Arun cares about

Scalable System Design
His career at Google, Amazon, and Coupang has focused on leading teams to solve diverse, large-scale architectural problems for planetary-scale applications.
Android Platform Development
As an Engineering Director at Google, he played a critical role in redesigning, growing, and stabilizing Android platform teams across India, London, and Singapore.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Principal Engineer / Sr Director
Coupang
8-2022 - 6-2025
Principal Engineer / Engineering Director
Google
1-2022 - 7-2022
Principal Engineer
Google
7-2018 - 1-2022
Principal Engineer
Amazon
9-2015 - 7-2018
Principal Engineer
Amazon
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Media appearances

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Education
1999 - 2003
B.Tech.
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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