Rishit Bansal
About Rishit Bansal
Rishit Bansal is a Principal Software Engineer and a founding team member at dyte, with experience in software engineering and leadership roles across various organizations. He is currently collaborating with MIT Media Lab on a co-creative learning platform for educators.
Work at Dyte
Rishit Bansal serves as a Principal Software Engineer on the founding team at Dyte. He has been with the company since 2020, contributing to the development of real-time communication solutions. His role involves leveraging his expertise in software engineering to enhance the platform's capabilities and performance.
Education and Expertise
Rishit Bansal earned a Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in Computer Science from Vellore Institute of Technology, where he studied from 2018 to 2022. His academic background includes a focus on programming and software development, which has informed his professional work in various technology roles.
Background
Rishit Bansal began his educational journey at National Public School, where he studied PCMC. He later took on leadership roles, including serving as the Web Craft Association President from 2016 to 2018. His early involvement in technology and leadership set the foundation for his subsequent career in software engineering.
Achievements
Rishit has contributed to significant projects, including the development of a distributed infrastructure using NodeJS and AWS, which improved Mean Time to Recovery (MTTR) to 5-10 minutes. He also rewrote the WebRTC stack in Javascript and C++, enabling scalability for media streams. Additionally, he has participated in Capture The Flag (CTF) competitions, demonstrating his skills in cybersecurity.
Professional Experience
Before joining Dyte, Rishit held various positions, including a Software Intern at Sasken Technologies Limited and Vicara. He also worked as a speaker at events such as RTC.On 2023 and NullCon Goa 2023, sharing his knowledge in real-time communication and cybersecurity. Currently, he is also a Senior Software Engineer at MIT Media Lab, focusing on building CoCo, a co-creative learning platform.