Kunal Baweja

Kunal is a seasoned software engineer with extensive experience in distributed systems, cloud/edge computing, and software development, having held Staff Software Engineer roles at major tech companies like Twitter and Reddit. He demonstrates leadership as a tech lead and currently as Head of Engineering & Product at Hexus. nitter+1

He has a strong entrepreneurial drive, evidenced by his co-founding of justwords.ai, an AI-powered platform for short-form copy optimization, and his role as a Founding Engineer at Hexus, a company building tools for intelligent product demos and landing pages. Both ventures highlight his involvement in early-stage, innovative technology companies. nitter+4

Academically, Kunal holds a Master’s in Computer Science from Columbia University and a Bachelor’s from BITS Pilani. He has contributed to academic research in areas like secure sharding protocols and Byzantine consensus for blockchains, and has experience as a course assistant, demonstrating a commitment to both practical and theoretical aspects of computer science. weekday+2