About

Kumar Desai is a highly experienced Director of Engineering with over 20 years of expertise in software development using Java/JEE and Microsoft Technologies. He has a strong background in cloud computing, NMS, and telecom automation domains. Currently, he is working with a US start-up in the Hyper Converged Infrastructure domain for an offshore captive center in Noida, India. Kumar has hands-on experience in software development, project planning, project management, cross-functional/international team coordination, and team management. Throughout his career, Kumar has worked on more than half a dozen products/applications and has delivered them on time with great quality. He has a deep understanding of distributed applications architecture and development on multiple platforms and protocols. Kumar is also well-versed in the complete software life cycle development process, which includes requirement gathering and analysis, designing, developing, and implementation. Kumar has good hands-on development and deployment experience of various applications using Java/JEE and VC++/MFC technologies. He is a strong promoter of Agile/Scrum development processes that enable quick releases while meeting business requirements. Currently, Kumar is the Director of Engineering at cloudsphere, which is a merger of Hypergrid and iQuate. Previously, he has worked as the Director of Engineering at Hypergrid - Public Cloud Experience, on Premises and Director - Product Development at Wincere. Kumar has a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Engineering from Savitribai Phule Pune University. Kumar's tech stack includes Senior Software Engineer, Java, Software Engineer, infra, DevOps, Research Scientist, QA, and product designer. With 23.36 years of relevant experience, Kumar is a highly skilled Director of Engineering with a proven track record of delivering quality products on time.