Nihar Samantaray
Software Development Manager at Lumen Technologies
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Top SchoolNihar Samantaray is a software development manager based in Bengaluru with over 18 years of experience delivering application development, system integration, product customization, data analysis, and build/release management. He has progressed through technical and leadership roles at Lumen Technologies since 2007, now overseeing delivery and engineering practices as a Software Development Manager. Known for blending hands-on engineering with operational rigor, he moves teams from maintenance-heavy workflows to more automated, scalable delivery pipelines. His command-line-first ethos ("command life with command line") reflects a preference for pragmatic tooling and developer productivity improvements. Nihar holds an MCA from Indira Gandhi National Open University and brings deep institutional knowledge of telecom-grade systems and long-term program stewardship. Colleagues rely on him for translating complex requirements into auditable, production-ready solutions while mentoring the next generation of engineers.
8 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
Github Skills (18)
recipe9
preference9
cookbook8
react7
internet6
css6
accessibility6
javascript6
nextjs5
blockchain4
python4
static-site4
command-line-tool4
command-line3
cli3
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
niharokz/narch
Jun 2021 - Oct 2022
Collection of various command line tools
Contributions:1 review, 9 commits, 1 PR in 1 year 4 months
command-line-toolcommandline-toolcommand-line-toolscommand-linecommandline
niharokz/dotfile
Mar 2021 - Feb 2024
Contributions:16 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 11 months
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