Pranav Tripathi
Engineering AI Products at 400M+ User Scale
Senior Software Engineer Technical Lead · Microsoft · IIT BHU Alumnus
About Me
The story behind the code
I'm a builder at heart. For the past 13+ years, I've been obsessed with one question: how do you engineer products that work flawlessly for hundreds of millions of people?
From shipping DALL-E-powered AI in Microsoft Paint to designing billing systems processing billions in transactions at Workday, I've learned that great engineering is about making the complex feel simple — whether you're serving 100 users or 400 million.
Currently, I'm bringing AI to gaming at Microsoft's XBOX team in Vancouver. When I'm not architecting distributed systems, I'm mentoring engineers, writing about building at scale, and giving back to the community that shaped my journey — starting from IIT BHU to the global tech stage.
Certifications
Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals (SC-900)
Microsoft · 2026
Credential ID: CF0441CA31C43FB5
Microsoft Certified: AI Transformation Leader (AB-731)
Microsoft · 2026
Credential ID: F9D80BEBCDAA8FA0
GitHub Copilot (GH-300)
GitHub · 2026
Credential ID: F0078272E07AD7D · Expires Jan 2028
Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900)
Microsoft · 2026
Credential ID: 11F113090317C3AA
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
Microsoft · 2021
IELTS Academic — 8.5/9.0 (CLB 9)
British Council · 2022
L: 9.0 · R: 9.0 · W: 7.5 · S: 7.5
Education
B.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi
2008 — 2012
One of India's premier engineering institutions (IIT system). Studied algorithms, data structures, systems programming, and software engineering.
Quick Facts
Beyond Code
Community & Languages
Volunteer
Maaillu Prajaadharana Ashramam
Sep 2012 · Warangal, India
Organized a full-day activity providing essential stationery, books, and vocational training to children at a non-profit organization supporting vulnerable children with education, food, healthcare, and shelter.
Experience
Building at scale for over a decade
Senior Software Engineer Technical Lead
Microsoft
Nov 2025 — Present · Vancouver, Canada
Lead Senior Software Engineer on the XBOX Gaming AI team, driving AI-powered experiences for gaming.
- Leading AI initiatives on the XBOX Gaming AI team
- ▹Driving architecture and development of responsible AI and ML-powered gaming features
- ▹Building scalable systems with React, .NET, and machine learning pipelines
Staff Software Engineer (SDE-4)
Workday
Feb 2024 — Nov 2025 · Vancouver, Canada
Lead engineer on Workday Financials Revenue & Billing, driving architecture and development of scalable services for enterprise clients.
- ▹Designed scalable, fault-tolerant services for Revenue & Billing — ensuring reliability for Fortune 500 clients processing billions in financial transactions
- ▹Built distributed cloud-native services with Java, Spring, and MySQL optimized for high availability in multi-tenant SaaS environments
Senior Software Engineer
Microsoft
Nov 2021 — Jan 2024 · Vancouver, Canada
Directed architecture and delivery of mission-critical microservices within the Windows Store & Apps ecosystem, generating $10M+ annual revenue while serving hundreds of millions of Windows devices.
- Led end-to-end development of Paint Co-Creator — Microsoft's first DALL-E AI image generation in a consumer product, serving 100M+ monthly active users
- Architected Windows Store Backend (SPARK) to onboard Win32/MSI product catalogs into the Windows 11 Store for the first time
Senior Software Engineer
Microsoft
Aug 2017 — Oct 2021 · Hyderabad, India
Spearheaded the design and development of mission-critical platforms for the Microsoft Edge Extensions ecosystem and Windows Store services.
- ▹Built Edge Extensions Publishing Backend (BigCat Publishing Service) from scratch — scaled ecosystem from ~300 extensions to 10,000+ in 6 months (30x growth)
- Led developer ingestion workflow via Microsoft Partner Center for Chromium-based Edge Add-ons Store
Senior Software Engineer Technical Lead
Sears Holdings India
Mar 2016 — Aug 2017 · Bengaluru, India
Led the pricing platform for Sears.com and Kmart.com, powering $1B+ monthly revenue across millions of SKUs.
- Led the core pricing service powering $1B+ monthly revenue across Sears.com and Kmart.com
- ▹Designed and optimized Java, Spring, and MySQL-based microservices for price computation and distribution with low-latency performance
Software Engineer
Goldman Sachs
Jan 2015 — Mar 2016 · Bengaluru, India
Designed and implemented systems to store, catalog, and govern financial models for GS Asset Management, ensuring compliance and risk transparency.
- ▹Built Model Inventory Platform for GS Asset Management — ensuring compliance and risk transparency
- ▹Developed report delivery and database purge framework using Slang, SecDb, React, and microservices
Software Engineer
Oracle
Jun 2012 — Dec 2014 · Hyderabad, India
Delivered enterprise features for Oracle E-Business Suite (Web ADI, Report Manager), deployed to thousands of global enterprise customers.
- ▹Implemented Java/J2EE-based enhancements that streamlined financial reporting workflows for enterprise customers
- ▹Delivered Windows 8 certification for WebADI & Report Manager — shipped to thousands of EBS customers
Summer Research Intern
IIT Bombay
May 2010 — Jun 2010 · Mumbai, India
Summer intern under Prof. D. B. Phatak, Dept. of CSE, IIT Bombay on a MHRD-sponsored ICT project.
- ▹Built Extensible Educational Animations framework — designing a user layer over Blender using Python
- ▹Worked with open-source Blender animation software, MySQL database, and XML data
Featured Projects
Products that reach hundreds of millions of users
Paint Co-Creator
Led, designed, and implemented scalable APIs and background workers for Paint Co-Creator — bringing DALL-E AI image generation directly into Microsoft Paint. Built with C# .NET Core, Azure Cosmos DB, and Azure cloud stack.
Windows Apps Backup & Restore
Developed Project Mercury — a comprehensive app backup and restore solution shipped with Windows 11, enabling seamless app migration and recovery across all new Windows 11 devices worldwide.
Store AI Review Summarization
Built an AI-driven review summarization system that processes millions of app reviews in the Windows Store, providing customers with concise, meaningful summaries to aid in app discovery and decision-making.
Windows Store Backend (SPARK)
Architected and built SPARK from scratch — the backend system that integrates Win32 product catalogs into the Windows 11 Store, dramatically expanding the app ecosystem available to Windows users.
Edge Extensions Publishing
Engineered the complete codebase for the BigCat Publishing Service, facilitating efficient publication of extension metadata to the new Chromium-based Edge Extensions store. Led delivery of the developer ingestion workflow via Microsoft Partner Center.
Technical Interview Preparation Guide
Curated and maintained a comprehensive technical interview preparation resource covering data structures & algorithms, system design, and coding practice — with book recommendations, LeetCode patterns, course links, and video lectures used by thousands of engineers preparing for FAANG interviews.
Skills & Expertise
Technologies and concepts I work with daily
Languages
Frameworks
Cloud & Infra
Databases
System Design
AI & ML
Tools & DevOps
Frontend
Achievements & Awards
Recognition and milestones along the way
Be a Leader 2021 Award
Microsoft
2021
Awarded Microsoft-wide "Simplify Synthesize Communicate" leadership award for demonstrating exceptional leadership in the Store Services team.
Prime Minister's Scholarship
Government of India
2008 — 2012
Recipient of the prestigious Prime Minister's Scholarship for the entire duration of B.Tech program.
IIT JEE — AIR 2579
IIT Joint Entrance Exam
2008
Ranked in the top 1% of 350,000+ students in India's most prestigious engineering entrance exam.
4th Place — National RAD Competition
Ribbit (British Telecom) at Codefest, IIT BHU
2010
Secured 4th position in a national-level Rapid Application Development contest organized by Ribbit, a wing of British Telecom at Codefest-2010, IIT BHU.
What People Say
Testimonials from colleagues and collaborators
“Pranav played a key part in the design and execution of bringing native Win32 apps to the Microsoft Store for Windows 11. His knowledge of the app ingestion code base was critical for us to make fast progress. Pranav also helped with contributing to others' success by sharing his knowledge, mentoring and operating with a team-first mindset.”
Sriram Sampath
Partner Group Engineering Manager · Microsoft
“You are amongst the most collaborative, hard-working and customer-centric developers I have come across! I particularly loved how you exhibited critical thinking to assess viability of features not just from a technical standpoint, but from a scalability and experience cohesion standpoint. I am extremely comfortable leaving things to you knowing that you'll take it forward independently.”
Raunak Oberoi
Product Manager · Microsoft
“His growth mindset, positive energy, and natural technical leadership left a strong impression on me. Pranav's passion for learning new technologies and generously sharing what he knows is truly inspiring. He builds connections effortlessly. I recommend Pranav to any software engineering team — he brings heart, curiosity, and leadership wherever he goes.”
Peng Wang
Engineering Leader · Microsoft
“Pranav was instrumental in building some of the foundational services necessary to support new features. He is a very skilled full stack engineer with great attention to details. He was actively involved in coordination and getting alignment with multiple stakeholders which helped the team in a smooth execution and rollout of the new app publishing experience.”
Soham Chakraborty
Senior Software Engineer · Apple (ex-Microsoft)
“Special mentions to the Paint Co-Creator project that Pranav led — he consistently demonstrated his proactive approach to teamwork, excellent problem-solving skills, and willingness to go the extra mile, that made a significant impact on our projects. His dedication, expertise, and admirable work ethic make him an invaluable addition to any team.”
Priyankana Basak
Lead Engineer · GEICO (ex-Microsoft)
“Pranav is one of the main reasons our team became more productive and connected. He constantly seeks improvements in our workflows. He planned and documented everything in his spare time while working on main features, making onboarding much easier for new developers. Working with Pranav was efficient, easy and fun.”
Liubov Mykytyn
Senior Software Engineer · Microsoft
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Get in Touch
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Location
Vancouver, Canada 🇨🇦
GitHub
github.com/pranav2579Let's Connect
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