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Kishan S.

Senior Software Engineer @ Tilt | Ex Atlassian, upGrad, Viu

Bengaluru

7+ years of work experience

Tilt
Mar 20266 mosPresent

Atlassian
Oct 20241 yr 2 mosNov 2025

Remote

- Led architecture and development of an ML-powered self-help search platform by integrating knowledge bases across teams — resulting in $6.2M+ annual support cost savings. - Deployed and optimized OpenSearch clusters to ensure scalable, low-latency search experiences. - Championed onboarding and mentorship for new engineers; conducted technical interviews and guided cross-team collaboration.
Atlassian
Oct 20222 yrs 1 moOct 2024

upGrad
Apr 20226 mosSep 2022

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

- Delivered large-scale EdTech products end-to-end in partnership with directors and architects. - Reduced API response time from 3000ms to 200ms via Redis caching and asynchronous workflows. - Developed a robust referrals engine, automating reward flows and increasing user retention.
upGrad
Mar 20211 yr 1 moMar 2022

Shoptimize
Nov 20205 mosMar 2021

Pune Division, Maharashtra, India

- Dockerized legacy Django monoliths to enable smoother deployments and better scalability. - Revamped the design of key services to improve maintainability and performance. - Mentored junior engineers and contributed to architectural discussions.
Vuclip Inc.
Jul 20191 yr 5 mosNov 2020

Pune, Maharashtra, India

- Built and maintained microservices for OTT content delivery with cost-effective performance tuning. - Contributed to key cross-functional projects and mentored interns during onboarding.
Vuclip Inc.
Jan 20196 mosJun 2019

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Kishan’s AI Stack

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Education

Dhirubhai Ambani University

MSc IT, Computer Science

Dhirubhai Ambani University

20172 yrs2019

Bachelor's Of Computer Application (BCA), Information Technology

Ahmedabad University School of Computer Studies

20143 yrs2017

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Headline

Senior Software Engineer @ Tilt | Ex Atlassian, upGrad, Viu

About

Senior Software Engineer with 6+ years of experience designing scalable, high-performance backend systems for SaaS, EdTech, and OTT platforms. Adept at building microservices using Java, Spring Boot, Redis, Kafka, and OpenSearch. Currently working at Atlassian, where I’ve led the architecture of a self-help ML-powered search platform that reduced support ticket volumes and saved $6.2M+ annually. Passionate about system performance, mentoring, and collaborative problem-solving. I thrive in fast-paced environments and enjoy building systems that blend solid engineering with real business value.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

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ChatGPT

Work experience

Senior Software Engineer at Tilt, Mar 2026 - Present · 6 mos

Senior Software Engineer at Atlassian, Oct 2024 - Nov 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos, Remote, - Led architecture and development of an ML-powered self-help search platform by integrating knowledge bases across teams — resulting in $6.2M+ annual support cost savings. - Deployed and optimized OpenSearch clusters to ensure scalable, low-latency search experiences. - Championed onboarding and mentorship for new engineers; conducted technical interviews and guided cross-team collaboration.

Software Engineer at Atlassian, Oct 2022 - Oct 2024 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Senior Software Engineer at upGrad, Apr 2022 - Sep 2022 · 6 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, - Delivered large-scale EdTech products end-to-end in partnership with directors and architects. - Reduced API response time from 3000ms to 200ms via Redis caching and asynchronous workflows. - Developed a robust referrals engine, automating reward flows and increasing user retention.

Software Engineer II at upGrad, Mar 2021 - Mar 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo

Member Of Technical Staff at Shoptimize, Nov 2020 - Mar 2021 · 5 mos, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India, - Dockerized legacy Django monoliths to enable smoother deployments and better scalability. - Revamped the design of key services to improve maintainability and performance. - Mentored junior engineers and contributed to architectural discussions.

Associate Software Engineer at Vuclip Inc., Jul 2019 - Nov 2020 · 1 yr 5 mos, Pune, Maharashtra, India, - Built and maintained microservices for OTT content delivery with cost-effective performance tuning. - Contributed to key cross-functional projects and mentored interns during onboarding.

Intern at Vuclip Inc., Jan 2019 - Jun 2019 · 6 mos, Pune, Maharashtra, India

Education

MSc IT, Computer Science, Dhirubhai Ambani University

Bachelor's Of Computer Application (BCA), Information Technology, Ahmedabad University School of Computer Studies

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