Summary
Kumar B is a Software Engineering Manager based in Berlin with 11 years of experience leading product-focused engineering teams and building scalable web and front-end architectures. He blends a servant-leader approach with a "start with why" mindset, preferring facilitation and team empowerment over heroics to drive delivery at companies from startups to enterprise (founder/architect roles through senior leadership at Dell EMC and Talon.One). His background spans hands-on UI architecture and front-end founding experience to senior principal engineering and management, giving him fluency across product, UX, and platform concerns. Known as an engineering manager and product builder on GitHub, he combines pragmatic delivery with a knack for translating complex requirements into usable interfaces and reliable systems. An understated strength is his long runway in UI and front-end design dating back to the late 1990s, which informs his ability to mentor cross-functional teams in both design and engineering.
10 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
B.Sc., Electronics, B.Sc., Electronics at Fergusson College