Siddharth Kumar

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DISC Type : C

Software Engineer II at Microsoft

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Siddharth is a Software Engineer at Microsoft with over five years of experience in cloud-based products. A postgraduate from IIT Delhi, he specializes in Kubernetes and Golang and has previously worked at Oracle and SAP. He has hands-on experience developing and deploying microservices in cloud environments.

His academic interests include artificial intelligence, demonstrated by a research internship at Hiroshima University. During this program, he created a deep learning model that enabled a robotic arm to play Rock Paper Scissors by recognizing human hand gestures in real-time.

Unique fact: Siddharth holds a patent for an innovative method that eliminates downtime by maintaining read availability during database upgrades in the cloud.

Personality Overview

Objective Thinker

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ROI Driven

It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms.  They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions. They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often.

Topics They Care About

Cloud-Native Technologies
He has expertise in the Kubernetes framework and Golang, with hands-on experience in developing and deploying microservices in cloud environments at Microsoft, Oracle, and SAP.
Database Innovation
He holds a patent for eliminating downtime during database upgrades and has worked on database products like MySQL Heatwave and HANA Datalake.
Applied Deep Learning
As a research intern, he created a deep learning model to recognize hand gestures for a real-time, rock-paper-scissors-playing robotic arm.

Media Appearances

Siddharth has no verified media appearances

Work History

12-2025
Software Engineer II at Microsoft
12-2024 - 9-2025
Senior Member of Technical Staff at Oracle
4-2022 - 12-2024
Developer at SAP Labs India
7-2020 - 3-2022
Associate Developer at SAP Labs India
6-2019 - 7-2019
Sakura Science Exchange Program:- Research Intern at Hiroshima University

Education

2018 - 2020
MTech- Computer Technology from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
2014 - 2018
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) from Panjab University

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Insights For Selling To Siddharth

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Leverage facts and figures wherever possible; use percentages, numbers etc.
  • Use phrases like ‘expect X% improvement’, ‘data clearly shows’ etc.
  • Don’t forget to mention how you compare to competition on both features and pricing

DONT's

  • Do not use very emotional or colorful language
  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘others just love’ etc.
  • Make extra effort to not seem pushy or confrontational

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Siddharth is

  • Strong evidence of ROI, effective pricing, and proven data points matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Siddharth

  • It is not very hard for them to say no if they are not convinced about the decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Siddharth move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Siddharth take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Siddharth

Personality Compatibility


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