Kanishk Kunal
Engineering Manager @ Microsoft | Building Scalable Mobile & AI Solutions
With over 18 years of proven expertise in software engineering, Kanishk has designed and delivered mission-critical enterprise products including Microsoft M365 Copilot and Office apps for mobile platforms impacting millions of users worldwide.
As a seasoned engineering leader, he specializes in scaling high-performance teams and delivering innovative mobile and AI solutions. Having a brief stint as an entrepreneur, Kanishk gained invaluable insights into building products from scratch and driving business growth.
Kanishk is passionate about empowering others through knowledge-sharing, mentoring, and teaching. His mission is to help aspiring engineers and leaders unlock their potential and build impactful products.
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Work Experience
Principal Engineering Manager at Microsoft
Engineering manager for Microsoft 365 app on Android and iOS, leading integration of Microsoft Copilot in M365 office.
Senior Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft
Engineering manager for Microsoft Office on Android, leading integration of MetaOS/Teams apps in M365 office.
Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft
Led M365 Growth initiatives for consumer mobile apps on iOS and Android having fast paced development environment with product market fit-research and development.
Co-Founder and Engineering Director at KunRuch Creations
Built and Led Engineering team from ground-up at self-owned app publishing company. Built, deployed, and scaled apps to 5 million+ users on multiple platforms (Mobile and Web).
Software Development Engineer II at Microsoft
Development and shipping experience for OneNote on Windows Phone 7.5, Windows Phone 8 and Android as part of core development team of Office Mobile.
Software Development Engineer at Microsoft
Development and shipping experience for Excel and Office Hub on Windows Phone 7 as part of core development team of Office Mobile.