Amit Kumar

Director of Engineering

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India19 yrs 4 mos experience

Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

19+ years in software engineering leadership.
Expert in AI-driven solutions and cloud services.
Proven track record in building high-performing teams.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Cloud Services expert with a focus on AI and Data Engineering.

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Skills

Core Skills

Data EngineeringPeople ManagementAi AgentsTechnical LeadershipMicrosoft AzureLeadershipMicroservicesProject ManagementApi DevelopmentWeb ServicesBig Data AnalyticsFeature EngineeringData WarehousingSqlSoftware DevelopmentMobile ApplicationsUser Experience (ux)Embedded Operating Systems

Other Skills

Coaching & MentoringRisk ManagementMentoringMicrosoft Copilot StudioAgile Software DevelopmentMicrosoft CopilotTeam DevelopmentPerformance ManagementMicrosoft Power PlatformAgentic workflowsStrategic PlanningResiliencyJavaScriptMicrosoft Power BISecurity Operations

About

Seasoned software engineering leader with 19+ years of experience building highly performant enterprise-scale services and systems. Skilled in leading cross-functional initiatives, exploring emerging technologies, and growing high-impact inclusive engineering teams.

Experience

19 yrs 4 mos

Total Experience

19 yrs

Average Tenure

4 mos

Current Experience

Visa

Director

Jan 2026 – Present · 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Data EngineeringBig Data AnalyticsPeople ManagementCoaching & MentoringRisk ManagementMicroservices

Microsoft

9 roles

Principal Software Engineering Manager - Employee Self Service (ESS) Agent

Aug 2025 – Jan 2026 · 5 mos

Worked on AI-Powered Employee Self Service (ESS) agent platform and Enterprise-Scale Innovation. Leading platform engineering, shaping technical strategy, and enabling Copilot-driven transformation for HR and IT services of global organizations.

MentoringMicrosoft Copilot StudioAI AgentsTechnical LeadershipAgile Software DevelopmentMicrosoft Copilot+5

Principal Software Engineering Manager - Microsoft Teams

Promoted

Dec 2020 – Jul 2025 · 4 yrs 7 mos

Led Cloud Scale Services, Security, Performance, and Cost Optimizations for backend infrastructure of Microsoft Teams which is a Global Collaboration Platform serving 300M+ MAU.
Shipped resilient services and systems, led platform modernization, and empowered high‑performing teams to deliver secure, reliable, and cost‑efficient services, platforms and solutions at global scale.

MentoringResiliencyJavaScriptAI AgentsMicrosoft AzureLeadership+17

Senior Software Engineer Technical Lead - Microsoft Teams

Dec 2018 – Nov 2020 · 1 yr 11 mos

Led various services modernization projects in Teams Core Services org responsible for designing, implementing, running and maintaining different microservices for Teams App serving ~300M+ MAU.

MentoringResiliencyJavaScriptMicrosoft AzureMicroservicesAgile Software Development+10

Senior Software Engineer Technical Lead - Bing Experiences

Sep 2016 – Nov 2018 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Shipped entity linking and entity stamping features for Bing Search Results page and integrated scenarios with 1p/3p apps.

JavaScriptReliabilityAvailabilityMaintainabilitySafety (RAMS)Microservices+5

Senior Software Engineer - Bing Search and Relevance Infra

Promoted

Sep 2015 – Aug 2016 · 11 mos

Shipped different features and improvements in autosuggest, ranking models and experimentation infra.

Technical LeadershipWeb ServicesA/B TestingREST APIsCross-team CollaborationSearch Relevance

Software Engineer II - Bing Search and Relevance Infra

Oct 2012 – Aug 2015 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Delivered various features/components and platform enhancements to improve Bing search relevance specially for fresh news and content in global markets.

MapReduceBig Data AnalyticsFeature EngineeringAzure Data LakeSearch Relevance

Software Engineer II - Windows Apps Store Developer Experience

Promoted

Oct 2010 – Sep 2012 · 1 yr 11 mos

Worked on several features to enable developer experiences on Windows App Store by delivering data analysis pipelines, reporting dashboards, backend APIs and platform components.

JavaScriptSQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)Distributed SystemsSQLScalabilityMicrosoft SQL Server+1

Software Engineer I & II - Emerging Market Labs

Jun 2006 – Sep 2010 · 4 yrs 3 mos

Built several high‑performance UX experiences across tablet, smart phone, TV & cloud platforms.

JavaScriptMobile ApplicationsWeb ApplicationsScrumC#Software Development+2

Software Engineer Intern - Emerging Market Innovation Group

Feb 2005 – Jul 2005 · 5 mos · Hyderabad

Developed a prototype of a low-cost tablet (under INR 6000) device with simplified User Experience (UX) for emerging markets with the goal of making computing affordable to millions of users in emerging markets like India, Brazil etc.

User Experience (UX)Win32 APIEmbedded Operating SystemsUnit TestingC++