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Rahul Sureka
Engineering Leader
Rahul Sureka is an experienced Engineering Leader who previously worked at Nextdoor, where he was responsible for driving search, discovery, and marketplaces.3 He held multiple leadership roles at the company, including:
- Senior Engineering Manager for Ads Platform
- Technical Lead Manager
- Engineering Leader in charge of search technologies
Professional Background:
- Has over 10-15 years of engineering experience36
- Skilled in technologies like Perl and building revolutionary product platforms6
- Worked on modernizing Nextdoor's search stack, with team members like Bojan Babic presenting their advancements at AI summits2
Education:
- Holds a Master of Science in Computer Science (2006-2007)5
- Graduated from the University of Southern California4
Career Highlights: Sureka was instrumental in developing Nextdoor's technological infrastructure, particularly in search technologies. He was involved in projects like the proximity-based typeahead search service, which powered autocomplete and search features for the hyperlocal social network platform.1
Currently, he appears to be working at Roblox as an engineering leader.4
Highlights
Jul 6 · engblog.nextdoor.com
Typeahead Search at Nextdoor. Background | by Jerry Tian
Sep 15 · engblog.nextdoor.com
Meet the Interns — 2016 Edition - Nextdoor Engineering