Husain Bengali
Product Manager, Nest Smart Home Ecosystem at Google
Redmond, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolHusain Bengali is a product manager with 11 years of experience building consumer media and smart home ecosystems, currently leading product for the Nest Smart Home Ecosystem at Google in Redmond. He has a strong track record shipping cross-platform media experiences—from Chrome’s video stack and Shaka Player to VR and 360° video pipelines like Jump—and has repeatedly driven adoption of new formats and platform integrations. Prior roles span Chrome media, Google Photos on Daydream, and mobile clients that doubled usage, demonstrating an ability to grow engagement while navigating complex engineering and partner ecosystems. Earlier work at Microsoft blended analytics-driven program management for Forza and Xbox Live with hands-on telemetry and BI solutions, reflecting a data-first approach to product decisions. Known for coordinating large cross-disciplinary teams (15+ engineers) to deliver end-to-end systems, he pairs technical fluency with a penchant for standardizing formats and measurable user outcomes.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
GCSEs, GCSEs at Tanglin Trust SchoolInternational Baccalaureate Diploma, International Baccalaureate Diploma at United World College of South East AsiaBachelor of Science, Summa Cum Laude, Operations Research and Information/Industrial Engineering, Bachelor of Science, Summa Cum Laude, Operations Research and Information/Industrial Engineering at Cornell University
Github Skills (52)
drm10
360-video10
mse10
video-player10
playback10
vod10
offline-mode9
windows9
android9
player9
video-streaming9
macos8
live-streaming8
flutter8
cross-platform8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
google/spatial-media
Feb 2015 - Feb 2015
Specifications and tools for 360º video and spatial audio.
Contributions:1 commit, 1 push, 3 comments in 1 day
spatialaudiospatial-audiospecificationsvideo
shaka-project/shaka-player
Jun 2017 - Jan 2018
JavaScript player library / DASH & HLS client / MSE-EME player
Contributions:3 comments, 2 issues in 7 months
media-source-extensionplayback-controlsplaybackvideo-playerencrypted-media
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