Say no to manually filling long application forms

Visit any careers page and a lightning button will pop up on any compatible page with a form

Use ChatGPT to auto-fill job forms

Ask for Referral for any job post

Harsha Nagesh

Director, Software Development at Amazon

About

Harsha Nagesh is a highly accomplished Senior Software Development Manager at Amazon with over 22 years of experience in the industry. He has a proven track record of launching products from ideation to impact, with some of his products having a business impact of over 100 million dollars. Harsha has expertise in various domains such as distributed search, information retrieval, structured finance, mathematical optimization, location-based services, optical networking, parallel computing, data mining, and machine learning for e-commerce risk management. Harsha has led 50+ member teams owning critical systems and consistently delivered exceptional results through innovative products. He has transformed innovation into successful products and holds 22 US patents. Currently, Harsha leads the Unified Risk Evaluation System at Amazon, which is responsible for preventing bad actor risks worldwide. In his previous role as a Software Development Manager at Amazon, Harsha led the worldwide Buyer Abuse risk management program, which resulted in tens of millions of dollars of bottom-line impact for the company. Prior to that, he served as a Lead Technologist at Thomson Reuters, where he led a group of technologists responsible for providing technical oversight to a 100-member engineering team to develop new features for WestLaw Next, the world's leading Legal Information Retrieval System with $5 billion in revenue. Harsha holds a Master of Science (MS) in Computer Engineering from Northwestern University, a Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, and a Pre-University degree from M.E.S College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Malleshwaram, Bangalore-3. He also completed his schooling from Vidya Vardhaka Sangha. Harsha's technical skill set includes Software Engineering, Information Retrieval, Search, ML, and Research Scientist. With his relevant experience of 22.54 years, Harsha has established himself as a highly skilled and experienced professional in the industry.

Education Overview

northwestern university

iit bombay indian institute of technology bombay

m.e.s college of arts science commerce malleshwaram bangalore3

vidya vardhaka sangha

Companies Overview

amazon

thomson reuters

credit suisse

alcatel lucent

Experience Overview

23.9 Years

Experience

Senior Software Development Manager

amazon | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

2016 - Present

Software Development Manager

amazon | Bangalore

2013 - 2016

Lead Technologist

thomson reuters | Bangalore

2009 - 2013

Vice President

credit suisse | New York, New York

2005 - 2009

Member Technical Staff

alcatel lucent | Murray Hill, NJ

2000 - 2005

Skills

Boost your visibility and stand out to employers with referrals from your LinkedIn connections.

algorithms
Algorithms
analytics
antlr
architecture
architectures
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
bond pricing
c#
C#
data mining
databases
Design
distributed systems
enterprise architecture
finance
financial analytics
Graphics
Healthcare
information retrieval
java
Java
java enterprise edition
javascript
Javascript
linear programming
location based services
long short trading
Mobile
mobile applications
mortgage analytics
multithreading
Multithreading
Networking
optical network design
optimization
option analytics
programming
Research
Research Scientist
scalability
Search
search engine
search engine technology
security
software development
storage
structured finance
Trading
unix
Unix

Education

northwestern university

Master of Science (MS)

1999 - 2000

iit bombay indian institute of technology bombay

B-Tech

1994 - 1998

m.e.s college of arts science commerce malleshwaram bangalore3

Pre University

1992 - 1994

vidya vardhaka sangha

School, 1st to 10th Grade

1980 - 1992

Frequently asked questions

What company does Harsha Nagesh work for?

accordion icon

Harsha Nagesh works for amazon

What is Harsha Nagesh role in their workplace?

accordion icon

Harsha Nagesh's role in their workplace is Senior Software Development Manager

What is Harsha Nagesh's tenure in their workplace?

accordion icon

Harsha Nagesh's tenure in their workplace is 8.84 years

What is Harsha Nagesh's total experience?

accordion icon

Harsha Nagesh's total experience is 23.92 years

What is Harsha Nagesh's LinkedIn profile?

accordion icon
Harsha Nagesh's LinkedIn profile can be found here

What is Harsha Nagesh's email address?

accordion icon
Harsha Nagesh's email address is harXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXom. Unlock here

What is Harsha Nagesh's phone/WhatsApp number?

accordion icon
Harsha Nagesh's phone number is +91XXXXXXXXXX. Unlock here

What schools did Harsha Nagesh attend?

accordion icon

Harsha Nagesh has attended northwestern university, iit bombay indian institute of technology bombay, m.e.s college of arts science commerce malleshwaram bangalore3, vidya vardhaka sangha

What companies has Harsha Nagesh worked with?

accordion icon

Harsha Nagesh has worked with amazon, amazon, thomson reuters, credit suisse, alcatel lucent

What are some of Harsha Nagesh's skills?

accordion icon

Harsha Nagesh has skills in algorithms, Algorithms, analytics, antlr, architecture, architecture and more.