Nilaksh Bajpai

Researcher
DISC Type : Cs

Vice President, Engineering and Product at Flipkart

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Nilaksh Bajpai is the Vice President of Engineering and Product at Flipkart, leading a 150-person team focused on personalization, recommendations, and loyalty programs. He holds an advanced degree in Data Science from IIIT Bangalore and is described by colleagues as a "tech savvy, " "innovative, " and "proven leader" with deep technical knowledge.

Nilaksh is a proponent of redefining "hustle" culture to prioritize well-being and prevent burnout. He has contributed to the open-source community by sharing code for the Spring framework, demonstrating a commitment to collaboration and knowledge sharing beyond his direct professional responsibilities.

He holds a patent for a system designed for dynamic query substitution, specifically adapted for use in online fashion platforms.

Personality Overview

ROI Seeker

Perfectionist

Self-Disciplined

They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time.  Being observant comes to them naturally. They are quite aware of their needs and limitations, so they are unlikely to over-promise.

Topics They Care About

Recommendation Systems
He leads the teams building these systems at Flipkart and proudly posts about the "magic" of their innovative work in this area.
E-commerce Innovation
His career at Flipkart, AJIO, and Myntra demonstrates a long-term focus on building personalized, high-scale platforms for retail and fashion technology.
Quick Commerce
He leads the demand-side engineering for "Minutes, " Flipkart's 10-minute delivery service, a key area of growth and competition.

Media Appearances

Nilaksh has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2025
Vice President, Engineering and Product at Flipkart
9-2022 - 3-2025
Senior Director at Flipkart
4-2021 - 9-2022
Vice President, Head of Engineering and Product at AJIO.com
12-2019 - 4-2021
Vice President Engineering at Medlife.com
6-2019 - 12-2019
Director Engineering at Nutanix

Education

PGDDS from International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore
Bachelor of Engineering - BE from DIT UNIVERSITY

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Insights For Selling To Nilaksh

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use a presentation with information before getting into a live product walkthrough
  • Preferably use email to follow up with them instead of phone or Linkedin, engage by asking question or opinions
  • Use phrases like 'results based on data', 'measurable proof', 'X% growth' etc.

DONT's

  • Give it some time before you try to build rapport and a relationship, it doesn't come to them naturally
  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured
  • Don't ask them to move fast, let them take their time and digest all the information

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Nilaksh is

  • Low-risk, adoption by others are very important to them, followed by confidence in ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Nilaksh

  • They are unlikely to say no, it's better to stop yourself once you have exhausted all the options.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Nilaksh move?

  • They do not like to rush and therefore can be quite slow in their decision-making.
  • Can Nilaksh take some risk or not?

  • They have little risk-appetite and prefer to take measured decisions.

You And Nilaksh

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