Summary
Hemant Kumar is an Engineering Manager at Microsoft with 20+ years of software engineering experience and a proven track record of leading globally distributed teams to deliver scalable, customer-facing products. He has driven high-impact initiatives across M365 and Teams—building AI-powered acquisition platforms, real-time translation and accessibility features, and a self-serve template adopted by partners—while improving team productivity through practical AI tooling and Agile practices. A hands-on technologist equally comfortable in C++, C#, TypeScript, React and cloud migrations, he combines deep systems and localization expertise with product-oriented execution. Based in Redmond, he is known for mentoring engineers and turning complex cross-functional requirements into measurable business outcomes, including billion-request-per-month translation services and a successful Azure UI migration.
4 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Technology (BTech) Computer Science, Bachelor of Technology (BTech) Computer Science at Motilal Nehru National Institute Of Technology