John Krebs

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Head of Platform Engineering at TikTok USDS Joint Venture

Seattle, Washington, United States

Overview

John Krebs is an engineering leader at TikToks USDS Joint Venture, with over 15 years of experience at global tech companies including Coinbase and Uber. He specializes in leading large data, AI/ML, and platform engineering teams in regulated industries. Colleagues describe him as strategic, pragmatic, and thoughtful, with executive education from Harvard Business School.

Outside of his technology career, John is a decorated US Army veteran. His military service is a significant part of his professional identity and background, which he highlights in his public profiles.

John is a combat veteran who has earned numerous military honors, including the Combat Action Badge and the Iraq Campaign Medal with a Bronze Star.

Personality Overview

Upfront

Judgemental

Hard To Convince

They care equally about the product and its potential impact.  They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.

Topics They Care About

Data Security at Scale
His current role at TikTok's US Data Security venture focuses on building and securing data platforms handling petabytes of data for global consumer applications.
AI & ML Platforms
He has a proven track record of building and leading AI and Machine Learning departments and spearheading the development of large-scale ML platforms at TikTok.
Engineering Leadership
Focuses on building and operating high-performing engineering organizations of over 150 people across software, data, and AI, as demonstrated at TikTok, Coinbase, and Uber.

Media Appearances

John has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2026
Head of Platform Engineering at TikTok USDS Joint Venture
10-2025
Board Member at ART STABLE LLC
8-2024 - 1-2026
Head of Platform Engineering and Support at TikTok
4-2023 - 8-2024
Head of AI Platform at TikTok
4-2022 - 4-2023
Head of AI Engineering and Data Annotation, Monitization at TikTok

Education

Executive Leadership from Harvard Business School
Master’s Degree from Lubar College of Business

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Exp : 3 Location : Seattle, Washington, United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Head of Platform Engineering at TikTok USDS Joint Venture
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Insights For Selling To John

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Refer to testimonials from others in similar positions
  • Tell them that you are there to help them create visible impact within their organization
  • Highlight the competitive differentiation of your product

DONT's

  • Avoid long winding pitches, stay objective
  • Don't try too hard to get friendly, let it happen with time
  • Avoid repeating yourself or making generalizations

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with John is

  • Belief in the product plays an important role, followed by objective proof and testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from John

  • They may hesitate slightly, but if they are not convinced, they will say no.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will John move?

  • They are neither the fastest decision makers nor the slowest.
  • Can John take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks only after they have analyzed the advantages and disadvantages.

You And John

Personality Compatibility


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