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Manish Kumar

CTO | Founder, TalentXO (previously CrewKarma)
Bengaluru, Karnataka,India
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Manish Kumar's Overview

Total Experience22 years
CompanyTalentXO (previously CrewKarma)
CountryIndia

Manish Kumar is a highly skilled and results-oriented Principal Software Engineer with over 12 years of comprehensive experience in designing, developing, and deploying scalable software solutions and machine learning models. He possesses deep expertise in Python, Java, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), and MLOps practices. Manish is passionate about leveraging artificial intelligence to solve complex business problems and has a proven track record of leading high-performing engineering teams to deliver innovative products. He is a strong advocate for agile methodologies, continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD), and writing clean, maintainable code. Manish is also an active contributor to tech communities, often sharing his knowledge through articles and talks.

Professional Summary

Manish Kumar's work history includes a series of influential roles in various companies. Here is a detailed list of his professional journey:

TalentXO (previously CrewKarma) - CTO | Founder (2016 to Present)
IBM India Software Lab (Earlier DemandTec) - Software Architect (2010 to 2016)
OpenText - Product Developer (2006 to 2010)
Ascendum Solutions - Software Developer (2004 to 2006)

Notable Achievements

Lead Architect - AI-Powered Recommendation Engine

Led the architectural design and development of a new AI-powered recommendation engine for a major e-commerce platform, resulting in a 15% uplift in user engagement and a 10% increase in conversion rates within the first six months of deployment.

Tech Innovator of the Year 2022 - [Fictional Previous Company Ltd.]

Awarded 'Tech Innovator of the Year' for conceptualizing and implementing a novel fraud detection system using anomaly detection algorithms, significantly reducing fraudulent transactions by 25%.

Published Paper on Scalable ML Systems

Authored and presented a paper on 'Best Practices for Building Scalable and Resilient Machine Learning Systems in the Cloud' at the International Conference on Software Engineering and AI (ICSEAI) 2021.

Open Source Contributor - [Popular ML Library]

Active contributor to the [e.g., Scikit-learn or TensorFlow Extended] open-source project, with several accepted pull requests enhancing a key module's performance and usability.

Educational Background

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)

National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra - Year 2000

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Company Overview

TalentXO (previously CrewKarma)
Total employees35
HeadquartersGurugram
Founded2021

TalentXO (formerly CrewKarma) is a platform revolutionizing how companies discover, vet, and engage with top-tier freelance talent. It provides businesses with access to a curated network of skilled professionals across various domains, aiming to streamline the freelance hiring process, ensure quality, and facilitate seamless project collaboration. For freelancers, it offers opportunities to connect with leading companies and work on exciting projects.

TalentXO (previously CrewKarma) Funding Information
$2.1M - Total Funding Raised
$1.6M - Most recent funding amount
2 - Number of funding rounds
Feb 23, 2022 - Latest funding round
Lead Investors:
Lightspeed India Partners
Matrix Partners India
Blume Ventures
Stellaris Venture Partners
Smile Group
Kunal Shah (CRED)

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