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John Kutay

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Director of Engineering at Rippling
📍 Palo Alto, California, United States

John Kutay is a Data and AI Engineering Leader at Rippling, focused on building advanced AI systems. He has a deep background in data integration and serverless stream processing from his previous leadership roles at Striim. He attended the University of San Francisco, studying computer science.

Beyond his work in technology, John has a strong passion for the arts and music. He is a classically trained pianist, having studied at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and maintains a keen interest in the intersection of arts and the digital world.

He is the creator and host of the popular Whats New in Data podcast, where he interviews leading minds in the data and AI industries.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Director of Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Palo Alto, California, United States
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AI Engineering
His current role at Rippling involves building AI systems, and he frequently discusses topics like Generative AI and LLM Ops on his podcast.
Streaming Data
Has extensive experience from his time at Striim and often speaks on real-time data, Change Data Capture (CDC), and data mesh concepts.
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Career

Work history

5-2025
Director of Engineering
Rippling
5-2025
Advisor
Striim
9-2022 - 5-2025
Director of Product & Engineering
Striim
10-2021
Mentor
GrowthMentor
8-2021
Partner & Adviser
Generation Ventures
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Education
B.S.
University of San Francisco
Classical Piano
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
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