Kumar Prashant has extensive experience in engineering and software development, currently serving as Director of Engineering at Paytm since May 2021, following roles as Senior Principal Engineer and Principal Engineer within the same company. Prior to this, Kumar worked at Amazon as a Software Developer from January 2020 to April 2021, and at S&P Global Market Intelligence from January 2014 to January 2020, where responsibilities included serving as Lead Software Developer and Application Developer, focusing on the Equity business. Kumar's career also includes a position as Senior Programmer at Accenture from July 2010 to December 2013. Kumar holds a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Computer Engineering from Aligarh Muslim University, completed in 2010.