Rahul Khadse

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DISC Type : DI

Director of Engineering And Digital Strategy (Pro Bono) at Accountability and Hopeful Fridays

Redmond, Washington, United States

Overview

Rahul is an engineering leader with over 16 years of experience building scalable platforms at companies like Microsoft, VIZIO, and AbbVie. His expertise lies in AI platforms, ads infrastructure, and autonomous systems. He holds a Master of Science from Kent State University and is often described as thoughtful, reliable, and approachable.

Outside of his corporate roles, Rahul is passionate about community building and career development. He serves as a pro bono Director of Engineering for a non-profit focused on career transitions and mental well-being. His personal interests include a passion for board games, which he highlights as a key hobby.

Unique fact: He applies his extensive engineering leadership experience to a pro bono role, architecting digital platforms for a 2, 500+ member non-profit community.

Personality Overview

Friendly But Fast

Achievement-Oriented

Informal

They are more likely to accept new and exciting technologies.  They will fight for you if they come to believe in you. A combination of speed and relationship gets the best response from them.

Topics They Care About

Empowered Engineering Teams
Believes scalable systems are built by psychologically safe and empowered teams, emphasizing that alignment, not code, is often the hardest problem to solve in high-pressure environments.
AI & Ad Platforms
Led teams developing Ads and data platforms at both VIZIO and AbbVie, focusing on targeting, measurement, and improving campaign efficiency through automation and data governance.
Career Transitions
Actively supports a non-profit community for career transitions and frequently hosts sessions on topics like personal branding and job seeking, drawing from his own layoff experience.

Media Appearances

Rahul has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2025
Director of Engineering And Digital Strategy (Pro Bono) at Accountability and Hopeful Fridays
6-2023 - 7-2025
Engineering Manager at AbbVie
2-2023 - 6-2023
Principal Software Engineering Manager at VIZIO
9-2022 - 2-2023
Principal Software Engineer II at VIZIO
10-2019 - 9-2022
Engineering Leadership at Microsoft

Education

Master of Science (M.S.) from Kent State University
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) from University of Mumbai

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Insights For Selling To Rahul

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘your decision will’, ‘you will impact’ etc.
  • Build a trustworthy relationship while keeping the product center-stage
  • Keep your pitch focused on the impact but nurture the relationship too

DONT's

  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions or pushing them, but take a friendly approach
  • Don’t force involvement of other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Don't make any commitments that you might not be able to fulfill

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Rahul is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Rahul

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no though in a friendly way.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Rahul move?

  • They can reach decisions quickly if they develop trust and confidence in the product.
  • Can Rahul take some risk or not?

  • If necessary, they will be ready to take risks.

You And Rahul

Personality Compatibility


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