Harshniket Seta is a pragmatic engineering leader with 14 years of experience building scalable web and microservice platforms across Booking.com, Atlassian, ThoughtWorks and startup environments. Currently Head of Engineering at Ignite Solutions after a Staff Engineer stint at Coursera, he blends hands-on architecture and product-first thinking to deliver AI and BI-driven solutions that align with business outcomes. His MBA in Technology from AGSM@UNSW complements deep technical pedigree—ranging from high-throughput video systems to global notification infrastructure—with strategic planning and ROI-focused prioritization. Known for mentoring engineers and driving cross-team integration, he has a track record of turning complex, cross-platform systems into measurable user and operational improvements. An uncommon strength is marrying academic strategy work (ESG and long-range AI planning) with day-to-day delivery, enabling teams to pursue technically ambitious yet commercially realistic roadmaps.
13 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Technology, Master of Business Administration - MBA, Technology at AGSM @ UNSW Business School
ISC, Basic Science, C, C++, ISC, Basic Science, C, C++ at St. Thomas' Boys' School
Bachelors in Engineering, Computer Science, Bachelors in Engineering, Computer Science at Maharashtra Institute of Technology
Contributions:1 PR, 16 pushes, 1 branch in 10 months
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