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Kunal Ahluwalia

Critic · DISC type C
Director of Engineering at Ripple
📍 United States

Kunal is the Director of Engineering at Ripple, leading teams in developing innovative payment products. With over 14 years of experience, he specializes in scalable distributed systems and cloud applications, holding a Masters from the University of Illinois Chicago. Colleagues recognize him as a knowledgeable and supportive manager dedicated to his teams growth.

While his public profile is professionally focused, he has an academic interest in computational biology and compiler design, indicating a deep-seated curiosity for complex systems. He has also received accolades for technical paper presentations, showing a passion for sharing knowledge within the engineering community.

Unique fact: While at Tesla, Kunal designed and implemented the popular "StormWatcher" feature for Tesla Energy products.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Director of Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
United States
Personality Overview

How Kunal shows up

Critic
Precise
ROI Driven

They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms. They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data. They choose to analyze logically and value facts to emotions.

Priorities

Topics Kunal cares about

Payments & Crypto
As Director of Engineering at Ripple, he is focused on changing global transaction methods and actively promotes Ripple's annual crypto trends report.
Engineering Leadership
His role emphasizes technical vision, team building, and coaching. He is actively involved in hiring senior software engineers to grow his teams.
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Career

Work history

2-2026
Director of Engineering
Ripple
4-2023 - 2-2026
Senior Software Engineering Manager
Ripple
2-2021 - 4-2023
Software Engineering Manager
Tableau
10-2019 - 2-2021
Principal Member Of Technical Staff
Tableau
4-2018 - 10-2019
Senior Software Engineer
Tesla
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Media appearances

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Education
Master of Science (M.S.)
University of Illinois Chicago
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)
Noida Institute of Engineering & Technology (NIET)
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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