Vishal Kumar

Leading technical architecture and platform strategy for CapGrid’s distributed manufacturing platform. Designed multi-tenant event-driven backend using Node.js, Go, AWS (SQS, Lambda, EC2, RDS) and MongoDB. Established CI/CD, observability, and release governance across a 20-engineer org. Improved sprint predictability from 60% to 85%, reduced PR cycle time from ~3 days to 1 day, and lowered production defect leakage by 35%.

Led a cross-functional team of 6 to deliver a 6-month roadmap, handling planning, execution, and mentoring. Owned end-to-end SDLC, DevOps, and CI/CD with zero-downtime deployments. Built scalable infra, AI chatbot with Ollama 3.2, Jira-integrated microservice, and Quote Generator reducing turnaround from 2 months to 1 week. Drove adoption of internal tools via UX improvements and team collaboration.

Contributed to backend architecture for Template.io, a contract automation platform for scalable document generation and workflow automation. Delivered a contract drafting engine MVP within two quarters using REST and GraphQL APIs. Built modular backend services with >90% test coverage, optimized database access patterns, and implemented AWS-based authentication and observability pipelines for monitoring service health and API performance.

Worked on Jio News, a multilingual digital news platform serving ~5M active users across 12+ languages with 10M+ app downloads. Led backend re-architecture migrating services from Go to Node.js (TypeScript) within two months. Designed scalable microservices for real-time publishing and personalized feeds with sub-200ms latency. Optimized PostgreSQL queries and improved code quality, testing, and release stability.

Developed backend services for a multi-tenant real estate SaaS platform supporting white-labeled deployments and configurable workflows. Designed tenant-isolated data models and APIs ensuring secure data segregation across clients. Implemented configuration-driven architecture enabling client customization without code changes. Built tenant-aware React modules and improved release reliability through stronger CI/CD, automated testing, and disciplined code reviews.

Contributed to building Novagems, a workforce management platform for security agencies enabling automated scheduling, field monitoring, and operations coordination. Improved scheduling efficiency by 70% through automated guard assignment and real-time tracking. Built backend services for GPS tracking, geofencing alerts, and payroll workflows. Implemented Firebase Cloud Functions for event-driven updates and optimized database schemas for performance and scale.

Contributed to backend and mobile development across early-stage products in food delivery, healthcare, and EdTech. Built RESTful APIs powering mobile workflows with real-time data synchronization. Developed reusable React Native components for onboarding, cart, and dashboards to accelerate development. Delivered end-to-end features across backend services, integrations, and mobile UI, enabling rapid product iteration in startup environments.