# Kusumita Dasgupta

> Director of Engineering | Distributed Systems, Data & AI Platforms |  Cloud Architecture & System Design | Ex-Twitter, Ex-Intuit, Ex-PayPal

Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/kusumita

Technically hands-on Engineering Leader with 22+ years of experience building and scaling customer-facing applications, distributed systems, and cloud-native platforms across FinTech and enterprise software. Deep expertise in system design, microservices architecture, and large-scale data platforms, with recent hands-on leadership in AI- and LLM-powered analytics applications.

My work spans frontend and backend systems, data pipelines, and scalable SaaS platforms, with a strong emphasis on privacy, security, and performance at scale. I have a proven track record of taking platforms from zero to scale, modernizing legacy systems, and translating complex technical and product requirements into production-grade systems while leading globally distributed engineering teams.

Active GitHub Contributions : https://github.com/kusumita-dasgupta/

Technical Skills
- Languages & Frameworks: Python, Java, Spring Boot, Scala, React, Node.js, AngularJS, C++, J2EE
- AI / ML & NLP: LLMs (OpenAI, Claude), NLP, Sentiment Analysis, Topic Modeling, Summarization, Predictive Signal Analysis
- Platforms & Cloud: AWS, GCP, Azure, Linux, Kubernetes, Docker, Pub/Sub, Redis
- Data & Architecture: Hadoop, Spark, Dataflow, BigQuery, Bigtable, Snowflake, Presto, Vertica, ETL Pipelines, Kafka, Airflow
- Development Focus: Distributed Systems, API Design, Microservices, RESTful Services, Software Architecture, System Design
- Tools & Practices: Agile/Scrum, CI/CD, SDLC, Design Patterns, Data Structures, Cloud-Native Engineering

Leadership Skills & Strategy
Engineering Leadership |  Strategic & Technical Roadmaps |  Engineering Operations |  M&A Integration | Cross-Functional & Multi-Regional Collaboration | Budget & Cost Optimization | Talent Development & Mentorship | Inclusive Hiring

## Work Experience
### Engineering Lead – AI Platforms & Product Strategy @ Intuition Intelligence, Inc.
Jan 2025 – Present | Sunnyvale, California, United States
- Leading development of an AI-driven social intelligence platform, applying LLMs and NLP for sentiment analysis, topic extraction, summarization, and risk signal generation.
- Designed a conversational analytics interface enabling users to submit posts, links, or topics and receive structured AI-driven analysis.
- Implemented MCP-based context orchestration to support structured, auditable AI interactions across accounts, posts, and topics.
- Built sentiment and comparative analytics pipelines, combining live platform APIs with snapshot caching.
- Own system architecture for a scalable SaaS platform, with strong emphasis on privacy, security, and performance.

### Product & Engineering Strategy – AI Analytics Platforms @ Intuition Intelligence, Inc.
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | Los Angeles, California, United States
- Led technical product strategy for an AI-powered Early Warning System (EWS), translating existing virality prediction and analytics engines into build-ready platform capabilities.
- Conducted technical and architectural analysis of large-scale social listening platforms, identifying gaps in real-time video processing, credibility scoring, and predictive signals.
- Converted customer, SME, and industry inputs into concrete product requirements, spanning ingestion pipelines, risk scoring, alerting, and analytics dashboards.
- Evaluated scalability and deployment models (enterprise vs SMB, SaaS vs OEM/partner-led) to inform roadmap sequencing.

### Director of Engineering @ Razorpay
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024
- Led the Merchant Onboarding and Acquisition platform, owning backend services, integrations, identity verification automation, and partner APIs supporting large-scale customer onboarding.
- Drove system design, integrations, and platform reliability for onboarding flows impacting conversion, monetization, and developer experience.
- Set technical vision and OKRs, reviewed architecture and execution plans, and led engineering excellence across a high-impact customer-facing platform.

### Director of Engineering & Site-Lead @ ASAPP
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
- Led development of SDKs and integration platforms across Web, Android, iOS, and messaging channels (WhatsApp, SMS), enabling customer-facing chat interfaces and AI service integrations (e.g., Autocompose).
- Built and scaled the Bangalore engineering site, aligning platform architecture, delivery execution, and cross-geo collaboration across six global locations.

### Senior Engineering Manager @ Twitter
Jan 2020 – Jan 2023
- Led core data platform engineering for Twitter Bangalore, owning systems handling Tweet content, engagement data, and user relationships at massive scale.
- Designed and operated high-throughput data pipelines across GCP and on-prem infrastructure supporting daily and monthly active user metrics.
- Owned data source architecture for core Twitter entities (Users, Tweets, Interactions, Impressions, Media).
- Led infrastructure cost optimization and data compliance initiatives, ensuring 100% adherence to Twitter data privacy standards.
- Contributed to technical and organizational scaling of the Bangalore engineering center.

### Senior Software Development Manager @ Intuit
Jan 2017 – Jan 2020
- Led backend engineering for QuickBooks Payroll, a system handling multi-billion-dollar money movement daily.
- Drove AWS migration and decomposition of a large monolithic backend into scalable services.
- Owned system operations including hundreds of batch and cron workflows, ensuring reliability and compliance.
- Defined cloud readiness and modernization strategy, optimizing 44+ services and migrating 10+ applications to AWS.
- Established security, resiliency, and event-driven monitoring standards across the platform.

### Engineering Manager @ CME Group
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017
- Led re-engineering of legacy Asset Management and Settlement systems, applying optimization techniques to improve performance and reliability.
- Worked closely with product and cross-regional teams on system design, release decisions, and execution milestones.
- Provided hands-on technical leadership through architecture reviews, code reviews, and agile delivery.

### Engineering, Firmware Development @ Hewlett-Packard R & D Hub
Jan 2010 – Jan 2016
- Worked on embedded firmware systems for HP LaserJet printers, collaborating across multi-regional engineering teams.
- Served as technical lead for the Paper-Jam Recovery feature, contributing to an estimated $70M warranty cost reduction.
- Led vendor teams, owning delivery planning, code reviews, and quality standards.
- Drove early-stage prototyping and innovation efforts, collaborating with sales and analytics teams.
- Selected as an HP Ambassador and Gallup-trained Strengths Champion, mentoring engineers and leaders.

### Lead Engineer @ PayPal
Jan 2008 – Jan 2010
- Design and feature lead for PayPal Checkout flows, owning backend architecture and feature implementation.
- Defined service interfaces, reviewed designs, and guided implementation across feature teams.
- Built internal tools and process improvements to increase developer productivity.

### Lead Engineer @ Motorola
Jan 2005 – Jan 2008
•	Technical lead for Phonebook and Recent Calls applications, delivering ~70% performance gains through refactoring and optimization 
•	Responsible for delivery of the new features and quality fix of the defects in the owned area 
•	Responsible for code reviews, mentoring and collaborating among the team members for the completion of tasks
•	Visited and worked with teams in Stockholm, Dublin and Paris for interoperability testing of Motorola Handsets

### Senior Software Engineer @ Motorola
Jan 2003 – Jan 2005
My responsibilities:
•	Delivered multiple end-to-end features independently across Motorola handset applications.
•	Acted as India-side technical owner supporting the Libertyville (US) engineering center.
•	Worked closely with cross-geo teams to troubleshoot production issues and support releases

### Software Engineer @ Motorola
Jan 2002 – Jan 2003 | Libertyville, Illinois, United States
My responsibilities:
•	Represented the India engineering team at Motorola Libertyville, providing direct technical support and coordination.
•	Developed and delivered application features, working closely with US-based architects and QA teams.
•	Supported integration, testing, and issue resolution for handset software releases.

### Software Engineer @ Motorola
Jan 2002 – Jan 2002
My Responsibilities:
•	Worked for the Worked on 3G handset software, contributing to the UMTS protocol stack.
•	Developed and executed automated test cases for protocol validation, reducing manual testing effort.


## Education
### Master of Business Administration - MBA
University of Southern California

### Master of Business Administration - MBA
USC Marshall School of Business

### BE in Electronics and Telecommunication
Jadavpur University, Kolkata


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kusumita-dasgupta
- GitHub: https://GitHub:%20https://github.com/kusumita-dasgupta
- GitHub: https://github.com/kusumita-dasgupta

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Last updated: 2026-04-18