Vidur Kakar
Software Engineer at Meta
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolVidur Kakar is a software engineer with 8 years of experience building full-stack web and embedded systems, currently driving social e-commerce features for Instagram and Facebook at Meta. He has a strong front-end and experimentation background (TypeScript, React, GraphQL, A/B testing) and a history of shipping end-to-end features that increased GMV on large-scale consumer platforms. His earlier work spans desktop web apps and reusable component libraries at MicroStrategy and low-latency, safety-critical firmware and SDK development for medical robotics at Intuitive Surgical, reflecting a discipline for robust, high-assurance code. Vidur holds a Master’s in Computer Engineering from Virginia Tech, where he also researched fault-tolerant drone swarming communications for search-and-rescue deployments. Comfortable across languages and stacks—from PHP/Hack and Objective‑C to C/CUDA and embedded systems—he blends product-focused execution with systems-level engineering. He also has hands-on teaching experience in real-time systems, underscoring his ability to mentor and communicate complex technical concepts.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Engineering, 3.75/4.00, Master's degree, Computer Engineering, 3.75/4.00 at Virginia TechBachelor of Technology (BTech), Electronics and Communications Engineering, 8.45/10 CGPA, Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Electronics and Communications Engineering, 8.45/10 CGPA at Vellore Institute of TechnologyDelhi Public School - R. K. Puram
French, Hindi, EnglishGithub contributions (5)
vidurkakar/Computer-Vision
Jan 2018 - Jan 2018
Contributions:1 commit, 1 branch in 1 day
vidurkakar/vidurkakar.github.io
Dec 2017 - Aug 2018
Contributions:3 pushes, 2 branches in 8 months
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