Nilesh Kumar

Founder, CEO & CTPO at Zenith | AI Platform Leader | 15+ Years Building Enterprise-Scale Solutions

Location: Dubai/Remote

Founder, CEO & CTPO

Zenith

December 2024 - Present | Dubai

Building the future of AI-powered communication management

  • Leading development of an AI-powered platform-native assistant that integrates with multiple messaging platforms
  • Building AI systems for automatic task extraction, cross-platform search, and conversation summarization
  • Designing natural language processing components for contextual understanding in messaging environments
  • Developing AI-powered cross-platform communication management solution for enterprise customers

Professional Summary

Technology leader with 15+ years of experience building enterprise-scale platforms. Strong track record of leading global engineering teams across UAE, India, Singapore, and Southeast Asia to deliver scalable solutions with AI/ML components. Experience in developing recommendation systems and demand forecasting using machine learning models, with expertise in system architecture and platform integrations.

Technical Expertise

Java Spring Boot System Design Cloud Architecture PostgreSQL MySQL RabbitMQ Kafka

AI/ML

Machine Learning Models Recommendation Systems Demand Forecasting Pattern Recognition NLP

Leadership

Team Building Global Team Management Product Strategy Technical Architecture Agile Methodology

Leadership Journey

VP Engineering & Product

Raena
December 2021 - August 2024
Dubai
  • Built lead generation engine that scraped multiple websites and social media platforms to capture leads for resellers
  • Developed recommendation system using machine learning models delivering incremental revenue of $8000/month
  • Implemented demand forecasting systems using machine learning models to optimize inventory management
  • Led development of a Gross Margin Engine that increased margins from 3% to 10%
  • Created multi-city, multi-warehouse WMS with comprehensive inbound to outbound workflows

VP Engineering

Umma
January 2021 - November 2021
Jakarta
  • Built recommendation system for social community feed to enhance user engagement and content discovery
  • Led a team of 12 engineers building a Muslim lifestyle community app with prayer, Quran, and content sharing features
  • Architected and designed a complete podcast feature, enabling creation and upload within 20 days
  • Managed platform integrations and system architecture for high scalability and user engagement

VP Engineering & Product

Sayurbox
April 2019 - December 2020
Jakarta
  • Developed ML-based demand forecasting systems improving inventory management
  • Architected and implemented multi-city warehouse management system
  • Built systems increasing revenue per order by 6000 IDR and cover up per order by 4000 IDR
  • Led 30+ engineers in building scalable e-commerce and logistics platforms

Senior Engineering Manager

Snapdeal
May 2015 - April 2019
Gurgaon
  • Managed development of mobile site, website, cart system, and order management systems
  • Led checkout platform revamp, improving conversion from 1.6 to 2.7 for mobile, 3.3 to 4+ for app
  • Managed 12+ engineers, balancing technical and management responsibilities

Previous Roles

PayPal & Bank of America
2009 - 2015
  • PayPal (2012-2015): Software Engineer - Risk VOC Post Transaction product team
  • Bank of America (2009-2012): Senior Software Engineer - Trading platform, FX and Market Data

Enterprise Solutions & Commercial Ventures

Building AI-powered solutions for enterprise clients

πŸ“Š ML Recommendation System

Developed recommendation system using machine learning models at Raena, delivering $8000/month incremental revenue. Built for e-commerce platform to enhance product discovery and user engagement.

Machine Learning Python Recommendation Engine

πŸ“ˆ Demand Forecasting System

Implemented ML-based demand forecasting systems at multiple companies (Raena, Sayurbox) to optimize inventory management, reduce waste, and improve supply chain efficiency.

ML Models Time Series Analysis Supply Chain

πŸ’° Gross Margin Engine

Led development of a sophisticated Gross Margin Engine at Raena that increased margins from 3% to 10% through intelligent pricing optimization and cost management algorithms.

Java Spring Boot Business Logic

πŸ›’ E-Commerce Platform Revamp

Led checkout platform revamp at Snapdeal, improving conversion rates significantly: mobile from 1.6 to 2.7, app from 3.3 to 4+. Managed complete overhaul of cart, checkout, and order management systems.

System Architecture Performance Optimization A/B Testing

Open Source Contributions

16 public repositories - ALL FREE & OPEN SOURCE - showcasing commitment to the developer community

πŸ” Google Auth Decoder

Tool to decode Google Authenticator exports for secure 2FA backup and migration. Helps users maintain control over their authentication tokens.

Python Security 2FA

πŸŽ™οΈ Bhashan2Pathtak

Speech-to-text conversion application leveraging AI for accurate transcription. Simple Python interface for converting speech into written text.

Python Speech Recognition AI/ML

πŸ“± EchoBrief

Flutter-based mobile application with complete backend infrastructure. Includes separate deployment configurations for scalable architecture.

Dart Flutter Mobile Dev

πŸ” Clisy

Command-line search utility for quick browser searches from terminal. Enhances developer productivity with instant search capabilities.

Python CLI Tool PyPI

πŸ“„ Search from PDF

Utility to extract content from PDFs and perform Google searches. Streamlines research workflow by automating PDF content analysis.

Python PDF Processing Automation

πŸ—οΈ System Design - Uber

Comprehensive system design documentation for a cab aggregator service. Covers microservices architecture, real-time tracking, and scalability.

System Design Architecture Documentation

πŸ›’ Libu

Personal, home-friendly buying list application built with C++. Demonstrates low-level programming skills and practical utility development.

C++ Desktop App Personal Tool

πŸ—ΊοΈ Get Cities Indonesia

Utility for retrieving and managing Indonesian city data. Useful for location-based applications and geographic data processing.

Python Data Processing Geographic Data

☁️ Infrastructure as Code

Multiple infrastructure projects using HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL). Demonstrates DevOps expertise and cloud infrastructure management.

HCL Terraform DevOps
View All 16 Repositories on GitHub β†’

Let's Connect

I'm always interested in discussing AI/ML innovations, strategic partnerships, or exploring how Zenith can transform your enterprise communication management. Based in Dubai and serving clients globally.

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Education: B.Tech Computer Science, VIT (2009) | CGPA: 9.42/10