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title: "Vinay KS - Engineering Manager in Greater Bengaluru Area | Tal"
description: "Meet Vinay KS, Engineering Manager @ ZEISS VisioGen | AI Patient Engagement based in Greater Bengaluru Area. AI stack includes claude, langfuse, and langgraph."
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# Vinay KS on Tal

## Headline

Engineering Manager @ ZEISS VisioGen \| AI Patient Engagement

## About

Engineering Manager with strong end\-to\-end ownership, leading cross\-functional teams \(frontend, backend, DevOps, AI\) to deliver scalable, business\-aligned solutions\. Experienced in building and deploying cloud\-native applications on Microsoft Azure, with a focus on real\-world impact and reliability\. Strong background in IoT through work on Samsung SmartThings, including device onboarding \(e\.g\., Buds\), voice\-based onboarding flows, and integrations aligned with Car Connectivity Consortium \(CCC\) standards\. Prior experience at Nokia, specializing in system integration and working with complex, distributed enterprise systems\. Skilled in system design, API integrations, and developing intelligent applications including chatbot and GenAI\-driven solutions\. Well\-versed in the full software development lifecycle, with strengths in problem\-solving, stakeholder alignment, release management, and mentoring high\-performing teams\.

## Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

## AI stack

claude

langfuse

langgraph

githubcopilot

OpenAI Agents SDK

OpenAI Playground

## Work experience

Engineering Manager at ZEISS VisioGen, Mar 2023 \- Present · 3 yrs 7 mos, India, Owned engineering for an AI patient\-engagement platform for US ophthalmology clinics, delivered in three phases as customer requirements expanded\. Grew the team from 5 to \~15 engineers across frontend, backend, AI, DevOps and QA\.

Senior Chief Engineer at Samsung Research Institute, Aug 2017 \- Aug 2023 · 6 yrs 1 mo, • Delivered platform solutions across the SmartThings ecosystem, enabling connectivity and onboarding for Galaxy Buds and other hearables\. • Built and maintained the Android \(Java\) Bluetooth application powering onboarding, pairing and reconnection across the Samsung device ecosystem\. • Designed device onboarding frameworks integrated with the SmartThings mobile applications, used by millions of devices globally\. • Developed a Linux SDK enabling third\-party IoT manufacturers to integrate with SmartThings; demonstrated it at Samsung Developer Conference 2018, San Francisco\. • Built a voice\-based onboarding solution on the Bixby AI platform, and a proof\-of\-concept for automatic onboarding of newly purchased Samsung devices\. • Designed Wi\-Fi hotspot onboarding architecture for SmartThings hub devices, prototyping system components in Rust\. • Led engineering teams across feature development, connectivity debugging and system integration, working with Samsung HQ in Korea on roadmap and delivery\.

Technical Lead at Samsung Research Institute, Nov 2015 \- Aug 2017 · 1 yr 10 mos, Bangalore, • Built video streaming solutions for SmartThings hub devices\. • Delivered Bluetooth, Zigbee and Z\-Wave device interoperability and certification; collaborated on\-site with SmartThings teams in Mountain View, California\.

Senior Software Engineer at Samsung Research Institute, Oct 2011 \- Oct 2015 · 4 yrs 1 mo, Bangalore, • Developed the MirrorLink protocol client for Tizen in\-vehicle infotainment in C/C\+\+, including framebuffer decoding and RTP streaming optimisations\. • Contributed to industry collaboration through the Connected Car Consortium\.

Software Engineer at Nokia, Aug 2008 \- Aug 2011 · 3 yrs 1 mo, • Platform integration engineer for Symbian OS devices; root\-cause analysis and debugging of platform\-level defects\. • Delivered platform customizations for regional variants, including the Nokia E63 China release\.

## Education

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, M S R I T

KLE

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