Software Engineer · Founder · Creative
I'm Kush. I build backend systems, early-stage software companies, and cinematic visual work. By day I'm a Senior Software Engineer at Bloomberg; before that, Amazon and Microsoft. On the side I'm building Savitr, a B2B SaaS company, and shooting weddings and events as Shot by Kush. My work sits between backend engineering, product thinking, and visual storytelling.
On time Building Savitr savitr.dev
01About
I studied Computer Science at Rutgers, but most of what I care about I learned by shipping - at scale, on a deadline, with real users on the other end. I like software that touches real operations, not demos.
Today I'm a Senior Software Engineer at Bloomberg, working on identity and access infrastructure. Before that I built AI/ML systems at Amazon and distributed services on Azure at Microsoft, and earlier shipped banking infrastructure at a fintech startup. I care about ownership, speed, and taste - and about systems that are clean, scalable, and useful in the real world.
Outside engineering, I'm usually building Savitr (savitr.dev), shooting weddings and events as Shot by Kush, training, reading about markets and investing, or chasing good food, cars, and cameras. I'm drawn to the same thing everywhere I look - well-made systems and the discipline it takes to build them.
02Flight log
Six airport codes that map the work and the life around it. Tap a card to read why it matters.
03Experience
Identity & Access Management
Global Talent Management & Compensation
Banking infrastructure
Azure Core Compute
Azure Commerce & Ecosystems
04Building
An early-stage B2B SaaS company building an integrated software suite for businesses in emerging markets - inventory management, point of sale, HR workflows, and background checking, in one operating layer. Built to be clean, scalable, and useful where the software that exists today isn't.
My professional photography and videography practice - South Asian weddings, events, and cinematic storytelling, shot on Canon R5 and R6 Mark II.
Side experiments, tools, and the things I tinker with after hours. The full catalog lives on my GitHub.
Browse repositories05Creative work
I professionally shoot South Asian weddings and events - mehndi, sangeet, receptions, portraits, and full cinematic coverage - under Shot by Kush. Code teaches structure; creative work teaches timing, taste, emotion, and restraint. Photography on a Canon R5, video on a Canon R6 Mark II.
06Writing
What it actually takes to build software that runs real operations - and the failure modes that look fine in a demo.
Framing, restraint, and timing translate further into engineering and product than most people expect.
Thinking about emerging markets, durable businesses, and why owning the outcome changes how you build.
Latency, cost, and reliability under load - what production teaches that tutorials never do.
07Toolkit
08Contact
For engineering, startups, or technical collaboration - reach out directly. For wedding, event, or video work, head to Shot by Kush. Curious about Savitr? I'm always happy to talk shop.
kush2065741@gmail.com