Summary
Vatsalya Prakash is a software engineer with a decade of experience building scalable, user-focused web products at PayPal, McKinsey, and startups, now based in Mountain View. He specializes in React, Node.js, and GraphQL, having driven high-impact projects such as PayPal Seller Profiles and Shops that launched in 20 countries, created over 500k profiles, and contributed millions in TPV and revenue. At PayPal he improved conversion and reliability by reengineering peer search, migrating REST to GraphQL, and raising admin availability to 99.99% while boosting test coverage and reducing bugs. He combines strong front-end UX instincts and AA accessibility practice with backend performance and security work, and holds an MS in Computer and Information Science from the University of Pennsylvania. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic problem-solver who moves fast without sacrificing maintainability—evident in his initiative to modernize dependencies and testing practices.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
High School Computer Science, High School Computer Science at City Montessori School, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow.
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) Computer Science, Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) Computer Science at Vellore Institute of Technology
Master of Science - MS Computer and Information Sciences General, Master of Science - MS Computer and Information Sciences General at University of Pennsylvania
English, Hindi