Vishal Kumar

About Vishal Kumar

Associate Director of Engineering | AWS Certified Solutions Architect - ProfessionalI am an engineering leader with 10 years of experience designing distributed, multi-tenant cloud platforms and AI-driven workflow systems in high-growth environments. Currently, I lead a 20-engineer team at CapGrid while remaining deeply technical as a 50% Individual Contributor, translating business strategy into scalable platform architecture and technical roadmaps. Impact & Scale- AI Transformation: Built LLM-driven automation platforms that reduced sales quotation turnaround time from 45 days to 5 days (89% reduction)- High-Traffic Systems: Architected backend systems serving 100K users and sustaining 5K–10K requests/sec with 99.9% uptime and sub-200ms latency- Engineering ROI: Improved sprint predictability from 60% to 85% and reduced production defect leakage by 35% through rigorous CI/CD governance and automated testing. Core Expertise- Architectural Patterns: Distributed Systems, Event-Driven Microservices, and Multi-Tenant SaaS Platforms- Cloud & Infrastructure: Expert in AWS-native infrastructure (EC2, Lambda, SQS, RDS, S3) and DevOps automation using Docker and GitHub Actions- Backend & APIs: Proficient in Node.js and Go, designing high-performance RESTful and GraphQL APIs- Data & Storage: Hands-on experience with MongoDB (Atlas Search/Triggers), DynamoDB, Redis, and PostgreSQL for performance at scale. Technical Toolkit- Languages: JavaScript, TypeScript, Go- AI & Data: LLM-driven automation, ETL pipelines, and BI reporting with Superset- Engineering Practices: Agile/Scrum, Test-Driven Development (Jest), Microservices Architecture, and Technical Mentorship.I am passionate about building resilient systems that solve complex business problems and mentoring the next generation of technical leaders.

Experience

1. Associate Director

   Capgrid

   Oct 2025 — Present · Gurugram, IN

   I lead a high-performing organization of 20 engineers while operating as a hands-on technical leader (50% IC), translating business strategy into platform architecture and defining global engineering standards- Architected and scaled a distributed manufacturing platform supporting 100K users and 5K–10K requests/sec, maintaining 99.9% uptime and sub-200ms API latency- Increased sprint delivery predictability from 60% to 85% by introducing engineering-led requirement validation and structured backlog refinement- Reduced pull request cycle time from ~3 days to 1 day through automated CI quality gates, static analysis, and AI-assisted code review workflows- Lowered production defect leakage by 35% by institutionalizing automated testing standards and enforcing release readiness criteria- Established engineering standards across the organization, defining CI/CD pipelines, release governance, and observability practices- Mentored senior engineers into technical leadership roles, strengthening architectural ownership and engineering maturity across the organization.

Education

• UIET - Kurukshetra University

  Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science and Engineering

• Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 2, Ambala Cantt., Haryana

  Matriculation

  2009 — 2010

• Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 2, Ambala Cantt., Haryana

  10+2

  2011 — 2012

Skills

• C
• Programming
• Jade
• Web Development
• C++
• Data Structures
• Bootstrap
• Html
• Sql
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Jquery
• C#
• Cascading Style Sheets (Css)
• Node.js
• Express.js
• Mysql
• Core Java
• Javascript