Summary
Pankhuri Kumar is a software development engineer based in Seattle with eight years of experience building data-driven systems and web applications, currently contributing at Adobe. She combines a strong academic foundation—dual MS in Journalism and Computer Science from Columbia and a B.E. in Computer Science with Mathematics from BITS Pilani—with practical expertise in databases, algorithms, and backend pipelines. Her background includes data engineering for social media research at Pew Research Center and performance-focused tooling at GE Digital, reflecting an ability to turn messy data into actionable insights. Comfortable across REST APIs, NLP pre-processing, and full-stack work, she brings both rigorous engineering and a storyteller’s perspective to product problems. Outside work she blends engineering with curiosity—her GitHub persona hints at a developer who balances coffee, competitive board games, and a desire to make impact.
8 years of coding experience
BITS Pilani, Birla Institute of Technology and Science
High School, PCM + Computer Science, High School, PCM + Computer Science at CMR National Public School
Master of Science - MS, Dual Degree in Journalism and Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Dual Degree in Journalism and Computer Science at Columbia University
Marlboro Memorial Middle School
English, Hindi, Spanish, Kannada