About

Vishal Kumar is a skilled software engineer currently working as a Software Engineer Intern at Meta. He is a C++ and Rust enthusiast with a passion for building efficient and effective systems. He is currently pursuing a Master of Science degree in Computer Science at New York University's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. During his time at Meta, Vishal has been a valuable member of the Node API Infra Team, where he built Rust library support for Edge & Indices as part of his internship project. Edges models relationships between data in Meta's social graphs, and Vishal's work has been an effective prerequisite to Rust adoption for complex social graph applications. This project has allowed him to gain expertise in Rust and C++. Prior to joining Meta, Vishal worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant and Graduate Assistant of Mathematics Techniques for Computer Science at Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. He has also worked as a Software Engineer, specializing in Spring, infra, Scala, Java, and C. Vishal holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in Computer Science from National Institute of Technology Karnataka, and is expected to complete his Master of Science degree in Computer Science from New York University in 2022. In his free time, Vishal enjoys learning and experimenting with new technologies. He is an active member of the tech community and is always looking for opportunities to collaborate and share his knowledge. He can be reached at https://calendly.com/kumarvishal/coffee-break.