Nikhil Jain

About Nikhil Jain

14+ of engineering leadership specializing in. Currently architecting – a multi-agent AI system leveraging Azure AI Foundry, Cognitive Services, and Python SDK to automate on-premises workload migration to Azure. Passionate about building scalable, secure AI platforms that transform complex migration processes into intelligent, conversational experiences: LLM orchestration, RAG, vector embeddings, prompt engineering : AI Foundry, Cognitive Services, OpenAI, Kubernetes, PaaS/IaaS : Python.NET, React, distributed systems : CI/CD (Azure DevOps), Docker/K8s, observability, ARM/Bicep:• Reduced migration planning time by 40%+ through AI-powered discovery and dependency mapping• Engineered enterprise-grade scalability for 200M+ data records across global platforms• Zero P0 incidents in production deployments via rigorous quality-first standards

Experience

1. Senior Software Engineer

   Microsoft

   Jul 2022 — Present · Delhi, IN

   As a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft, I’ve led the architecture, execution, and successful delivery of high-impact, business-critical solutions across AI, cloud, and developer productivity domains. Key Projects & Impact:• Unified Assessments Platform – Microsoft Learn• Led the architectural modernization of the Microsoft Learn platform by consolidating fragmented assessments (Practice & Renewal) into a single, scalable Unified Assessments Platform.• Designed end-to-end system architecture and technical specifications to reduce delivery uncertainty.• Translated business themes into epics and features, planned releases, and drove execution across cross-functional teams.• Delivered the platform with zero P0 issues, complete with alerting, monitoring, and DevOps best practices.• Learn Tutor – Visual Studio Code AI Extension• Contributed to Learn Tutor, an AI-powered VS Code extension that helps learners write and understand code using natural language.• Led the development of Responsible AI and groundedness evaluations, ensuring the tool generates reliable, safe, and explainable outputs.• Collaborated across AI research, engineering, and product teams to define evaluation strategies aligned with Microsoft’s ethical AI principles.• Enabled broad adoption of generative AI in developer workflows while maintaining trust and accuracy.• Learn Tutor on Visual Studio Marketplace: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vscodeTutor.tutorTechnical Leadership & Engineering Excellence:• Own execution planning, stakeholder alignment, and risk management across delivery cycles.• Drive high- and low-level software architecture focused on performance, security, and extensibility.• Mentor junior engineers, guiding implementation through well-structured designs and fostering technical growth.

Education

• COER University

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering

  2007 — 2011

• Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

  Master of Technology - MTech, Software Systems

  2013 — 2015

Skills

• Graylog
• Asp.net Mvc
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Css
• Software Development
• Fiddler
• Bootstrap
• Asp.net
• Entity Framework
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
• Google Analytics
• Agile Methodologies
• Visual Basic
• Web Services
• Angularjs
• Cascading Style Sheets (Css)
• .net Framework
• C#
• .net
• Html5
• Wcf
• Javascript
• Solr
• Jquery