Umesh Kanodia — CTO
Engineering Manager with 18+ years of experience building and leading high-performing teams, driving cross-functional collaboration, and delivering large-scale, customer-centric products. I bring a strong blend of technical depth, strategic thinking, and execution excellence, with a consistent focus on reliability, performance, and real user impact. At Microsoft, I currently lead the Word Fundamentals team across Desktop and Mobile platforms. My team owns the core experiences that define Microsoft Word — Document Open, Co-authoring, Save, and Close — powering seamless collaboration and productivity for millions of users worldwide. We work at the intersection of engineering excellence and customer obsession, continuously improving reliability and performance while enabling innovation at scale. I’m passionate about fostering a culture of continuous learning, ownership, and psychological safety, where teams grow, take bold bets, and deliver meaningful outcomes. For 1-on1 call : topmate.io/umesh_kanodia
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Semiconductor expert with strong leadership in cloud and software engineering.
Location: Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Experience: 18 yrs 6 mos
Skills
- Technical Leadership
- Project Management
- Software Engineering
- Cloud Computing
- Software Design
- Infrastructure Management
- Product Development
- Software Development
Career Highlights
- 18+ years of engineering management experience.
- Led teams delivering products for over 400M users.
- Expert in cloud computing and software engineering.
Work Experience
Microsoft
Principal Engineering Manager (1 yr 6 mos)
Senior Software Engineering Manager (2 yrs 11 mos)
Senior Software Engineer (1 yr 8 mos)
Cadence Design Systems
Principal Software Engineer (3 yrs 9 mos)
Mentor Graphics
Lead Member Techincal Staff (4 yrs 2 mos)
Atrenta
Senior Software Engineer (1 yr 4 mos)
Samsung India
Senior Software Engineer (9 mos)
Hughes Systique Corporation
Software Engineer (2 yrs 4 mos)
Education
B.Tech(H) at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
PGPWE at Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow