Vishal Nischal

CTO

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India16 yrs 4 mos experience

Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

Nearly two decades of experience in technology and AI leadership.
Expert in aligning engineering strategy with business priorities.
Proven track record in building high-performance engineering cultures.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and SaaS engineering leader with a strong focus on AI and operational excellence.

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Skills

Core Skills

Engineering ManagementSoftware DevelopmentOperational Excellence

Other Skills

Agile MethodologiesReact JSData AnalysisAPI TestingAutomation FrameworksPythonData VisualizationComputer EngineeringDistributed SystemsCross-functional Team LeadershipArchitectural DesignSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Software DesignPeople DevelopmentSystem design

About

I am a technology and AI leader with nearly two decades of experience across B2B and B2C SaaS industries, evolving from hands-on engineering roles to leading multi-disciplinary engineering organizations delivering business-critical platforms in fintech, payments, e-commerce, career platforms and HCM, with a strong focus on owning technology strategy that drives real business impact. My core strength is engineering leadership at scale: • Aligning engineering strategy with business and product priorities • Building high-ownership, outcome-driven engineering cultures • Driving operational excellence and delivery predictability • Coaching future leaders and strengthening engineering management capability I’m passionate about turning engineering into a strategic advantage where technology accelerates the business, teams do the best work of their careers and delivery becomes a competitive differentiator. Outside of work, I’m an avid reader and a passionate guitarist who enjoys unwinding through music.

Experience

16 yrs 4 mos

Total Experience

5 yrs 10 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 8 mos

Current Experience

Ukg

3 roles

Director of Software Engineering

Promoted

Feb 2026 – Present · 3 mos

Senior Software Engineering Manager

Promoted

Dec 2023 – Feb 2026 · 2 yrs 2 mos

➼ Adeptly handling simultaneous execution of multiple projects, including allocating resources, driving tech roadmaps and ensuring seamless coordination to achieve or exceed delivery goals. Spearheading architectural and development discussions, overseeing the integration between two flagship products, and guiding cutting-edge web application development.
➼ Leading a globally distributed engineering team of 25+ engineers, consistently delivering high-impact outcomes through strategic technical leadership.
➼ Collaborating with cross-geo engineering and product leadership, I strategically align initiatives with business objectives, prioritize tasks, create roadmaps and ensure cohesive execution to drive organizational success.
➼ As a strategic leader, I cultivate high-performing teams, fostering a culture of excellence, continuous development and innovation. I empower individuals to reach their full potential, driving collective success and organizational growth.

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Manager, Software Engineering

Sep 2021 – Dec 2023 · 2 yrs 3 mos

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2 roles

Software Engineering Manager

Aug 2020 – Sep 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo

➼ Managing different projects with a team of 25+ engineers and team leads, working on B2C software products. Providing hands on techno-functional leadership to the team, driving innovation and excellence.
➼ Complete ownership of deliverables from requirement understanding to the release delivery to production after every sprint.
➼ Collaborated closely with the product team to design and implement various A/B tests within a React JS single-page application (SPA), effectively increasing subscription rates through data-driven insights and strategic experimentation.
➼ Revamped the API Testing automation framework from Apache HTTP Client to Karate Framework, thereby achieving in-sprint automation and reducing execution time, thus elevating operational efficiency.
➼ Developed Python applications in Google Colab notebooks utilizing the matplotlib library to read data from Google Sheets and plot insightful trendlines/charts, and to determine the delta of exceptions generated in logs post-production deployment

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Project Lead

Aug 2018 – Aug 2020 · 2 yrs

Fiserv

3 roles

Lead Engineer

Apr 2015 – Aug 2018 · 3 yrs 4 mos

➼ Worked on various Banking/Payment domain projects for top tier banks such as Bank of America, Citi Bank, TD Bank, etc.
➼ Having good knowledge on Payments - NACHA, ACH file formats, PEP+, SEC Codes, SWIFT
Message Processing, Clearing and Settlement Mechanism Systems, AML (Anti Money
Laundering), Foreign Exchange.
➼ Provided complete ownership of project deliverables from requirement understanding to the
release delivery.
➼ Worked in United States on H1B visa at Atlanta and Charlotte.
➼ Became Subject Matter Expert of the products, answering direct client queries.