Rishitesh Mishra is a seasoned engineering leader with 11 years of experience building and scaling high-performance distributed systems, currently serving as Director of Engineering at MakeInfinite Labs in Pune. He blends hands-on backend and database expertise—from memory-optimized analytics work on SnappyData to in-memory data grids at VMware—with team and product leadership across startups and established vendors. His track record includes designing memory management, vectorized query operators, and transaction/snapshot isolation features that reduced GC pressure and improved query performance. Rishitesh has led cross-functional and international teams, shipped production-grade features at MariaDB and Unravel Data, and co-authored a SIGMOD paper tied to his SnappyData work. He brings rare depth in low-level Java/Scala systems engineering combined with a practical manager’s focus on deliverable outcomes. Based in Pune, he pairs rigorous technical problem-solving with a knack for making complex distributed systems operable and efficient.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Computer Applications - MCA Information Technology, Master of Computer Applications - MCA Information Technology at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar
Project SnappyData - memory optimized analytics database, based on Apache Spark™ and Apache Geode™. Stream, Transact, Analyze, Predict in one cluster
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Database Engineer
Contributions:146 commits, 226 PRs, 640 pushes in 3 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Rishitesh primarily worked on enhancing the Java and Scala APIs of the SnappyData project, which involved introducing new features and functionalities for Java users, specifically within the SnappyStreamingContext. They also focused on improving database functionalities, including adding support for persistent UDFs, fixing data truncation issues, and optimizing memory management. Their contributions extended to the internal workings of the codebase, such as code generation improvements for column table inserts.
Contributions:7 PRs, 52 pushes, 4 branches in 2 years 3 months
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