Summary
Mrityunjay Kumar is an Associate Professor at BITS Pilani WILP and a seasoned technology leader with over 25 years across startups and multinationals, blending deep product, engineering and payments experience. He has led global teams at Microsoft and Zenoti to build large-scale billing and payments platforms and later ran payments as VP & GM, demonstrating both strategic and operational ownership. Currently completing a PhD in Computer Science Education, he focuses on accelerating early-career engineers’ productivity through a research-backed methodology he applies as an independent consultant. His background spans geographies (China, US, India) and domains (fintech, e-learning), and he pairs entrepreneurial instincts with formal training from IIT Delhi and an executive program at UW Foster. Mrityunjay’s uncommon combination of hands-on R&D, product leadership and pedagogy equips him to influence industry, academia and policy in higher education. Based in Hyderabad, he often translates research insights directly into company training and curriculum design to shorten time-to-impact for new hires.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Computer Applications - MCA, Computer Science, Master of Computer Applications - MCA, Computer Science at Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General, Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General at The ICFAI University, Tripura
English, Hindi