Vishal Kumar🇺🇸

About Vishal Kumar

Senior Software Development Engineer at Amazon

Hi, I'm Vishal and I have over 15 years of experience as a Senior Software Engineer specializing in geospatial systems, AI/ML infrastructure, and large-scale distributed computing. Throughout my career, I've architected mission-critical systems serving millions of users worldwide, pioneered an industry-first GeoAI framework, and delivered innovations that generated $500K+ in annual cost savings. My work has been recognized through multiple innovation awards, a peer-reviewed ACM SIGSPATIAL publication, and a patent application.

I've served as a technical lead on planetary-scale projects, represented my organization at international conferences, and led cross-functional teams designing strategic partnerships with global technology leaders. I'm passionate about mentoring engineers and helping them navigate the path toward senior and staff-level roles.

I can help you with

System design & distributed architecture Breaking into AI/ML and geospatial engineering Career growth to senior/staff engineering roles Resume & interview preparation Technical leadership and driving innovation

Expertise

Sessions with Vishal Kumar

• Technical Mentorship: Big Data, Geospatial, AI. (30 min): I lead map-making systems at Amazon Last Mile, where my team builds the routable road network, map tile generation, and geospatial AI tools behind millions of daily deliveries. My work spans big-data pipelines (Spark, distributed processing of planet-scale OpenStreetMap and imagery data), production map systems, and AI agents that read satellite imagery and edit maps. I have published at ACM SIGSPATIAL and speak at OpenStreetMap (State of the Map) and FOSS4G conferences. Book a session if you want to talk through: Designing large-scale data pipelines and vector tile systems Applying LLMs and vision models to real-world mapping and spatial problems Publishing industrial research and speaking at technical conferences Navigating growth from senior engineer toward principal-level scope I mentor engineers, researchers, and grad students working with maps, GPS trajectories, or spatial data at any scale. Sessions are practical: bring a specific problem, design, paper draft, or career question and we will work through it together.