Summary
Shashank Setty is a software engineer with nine years of experience building data-driven systems across edtech and analytics companies, now serving as a Member of Technical Staff 2 at Nielsen in Bengaluru. He has progressed from engineering intern to data engineer and software engineer roles at Affinity Answers, BYJU'S, Embibe, and now Nielsen, bringing practical experience in production data pipelines and application development. Comfortable at the intersection of data and software, he learns quickly and adapts to domain shifts—from personalization and analytics to large-scale measurement. His background in computer science from Visvesvaraya Technological University underpins a pragmatic approach to solving engineering problems. Colleagues would describe him as a curious engineer who pairs steady execution with a continual appetite to explore new data techniques and tooling. Despite limited public GitHub signal, his career trajectory shows consistent impact in product-facing data work.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering - BE Computer Science, Bachelor of Engineering - BE Computer Science at Visvesvaraya Technological University