Shilpa Kumar
About Shilpa Kumar
Shilpa Kumar is a Software Engineer at The New York Times, specializing in community development since 2021. With a background in data science and user experience design, she has contributed to various projects, including the modernization of internal applications and enhancing subscriber features.
Work at The New York Times
Shilpa Kumar has held multiple positions at The New York Times since 2018. She began her tenure as a Software Engineer in the Growth, Messaging Capabilities team from 2018 to 2019. Following this role, she worked as a Software Engineer in Messaging and Personalization from 2019 to 2021. Currently, she serves as a Software Engineer in the Community department, a position she has held since 2021. Throughout her time at The New York Times, she has contributed to significant projects, including the redesign and implementation of the 'Action Bar' feature and the modernization of the internal Moderator application.
Education and Expertise
Shilpa Kumar has a diverse educational background. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Economics from Smith College, completing her studies from 2009 to 2013. She furthered her education at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), where she completed an Executive Education program in Data Science for Decision Making in 2018. Additionally, she attended General Assembly, where she completed a Full-Stack Web Development Immersive Program in 2015 and a User Experience Design course in 2020.
Background
Before her current role at The New York Times, Shilpa Kumar worked at Hearsay Systems as an Interaction Developer from 2015 to 2017. In this position, she managed the release process for frontend deployments and authored a technical plan to revitalize a legacy codebase for the internal Moderator application. She also gained experience as a Digital Media Summer Intern at the New York Philharmonic in 2014 and as a Seasonal Design Associate at Minted in the same year.
Achievements
Shilpa Kumar has made notable contributions during her career. She played a key role in the redesign and implementation of The New York Times 'Action Bar', which enhanced the subscriber gift sharing feature. Additionally, she led the modernization of the Moderator application by upgrading web pack and React versions and implementing a shared style components library. Her work has focused on improving user experience and maintaining product usability.