Summary
Nishant Kumar is a software engineer with nine years of experience building robust systems in Java, Python, C/C++ and Android, currently serving as a Member of Technical Staff at Salesforce. He progressed through multiple engineering roles at Visa—from intern to senior software engineer—bringing hands-on experience in payment industry-scale systems and a practical, product-focused engineering mindset. Nishant holds a B.Tech. in Information Technology from NITK Surathkal and pursued an MS in Computer Science at Georgia Tech, blending strong academic foundations with enterprise delivery. Comfortable across backend and mobile stacks, he has a track record of shipping reliable software in large organizations and iterating quickly from prototype to production. Based in Bengaluru, he combines deep implementation skills with the perspective of having moved up through engineering ranks, often bridging junior contributors and cross-functional stakeholders. An analytical problem-solver, he tends to favor pragmatic, performance-conscious solutions that scale in real-world environments.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Information Technology, Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Information Technology at National Institute of Technology Karnataka
12th, PCM+Eco, 12th, PCM+Eco at AECS Magnolia Maaruti Public School - India
Primary Education, Primary Education at Air Force School, Ambala
Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology
10th, SSE, 10th, SSE at Air Force School ASTE, Bangalore
English, Hindi, French