EPISODE · Mar 11, 2026 · 49 MIN
S6E3: Vaibhav Jain- Engineering with a Global Mindset
from OMSCS Buzz · host OMSCS at Georgia Institute of Technology
On this episode, host Tanmay Shah chats with Vaibhav Jain. He’s a Tech Lead who’s built high-impact systems across India, Singapore, and the Netherlands. From scaling logistics with machine learning to architecting low-latency crypto fraud detection, he’s done it all while leading teams across multiple time zones. But he’s not just building systems; he’s building people. Vaibhav is an OMSCS alum, a mentor to over 40 engineers, and has conducted senior interviews for tech giants like Palantir and Coinbase. If you want to know what it takes to operate with a global mindset, this is the episode for you. TIMESTAMPS- (00:00) - Cold Intro (01:50) Involved in competitive programming, preparation for software engineering career (05:08) Moved from India to Singapore to explore, thought process, cultural differences (08:37) Differences in ways of working in Singapore between India startup and Singapore "scale-up" (11:45) How to motivate and persuade people when people might be resistant (14:38) "Leading from the front" and building teams that work together (17:50) Differences between junior and senior engineers (20:32) Moving to technical side, differences between real-time and event-driven (25:45) move to Amsterdam to work for crypto company (29:00) System design approach switching from tracking parcels to tracking finance (32:01) How agentic tools like Claude Code are changing the way fraud is perpetrated (35:01) What is good enough in software development related to fiduciary duties (38:58) Where does the OMSCS program come into the picture, reasons for attending (42:41) How does OMSCS keep up with the needs of the global audience (44:45) Rapid fire questions: counties visited, programming languages, travel, hiking, and more (47:48) Closing thoughts: How OMSCS has been helpful and bridging gaps VISIT https://omscs.gatech.edu/omscs-buzz-podcast for the entire catalog of episodes and our Feedback & Guest Nomination Form. EDITOR – Jim Lohse
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On this episode, host Tanmay Shah chats with Vaibhav Jain. He’s a Tech Lead who’s built high-impact systems across India, Singapore, and the Netherlands. From scaling logistics with machine learning to architecting low-latency crypto fraud detection, he’s done it all while leading teams across multiple time zones. But he’s not just building systems; he’s building people. Vaibhav is an OMSCS alum, a mentor to over 40 engineers, and has conducted senior interviews for tech giants like Palantir and Coinbase. If you want to know what it takes to operate with a global mindset, this is the episode for you. TIMESTAMPS- (00:00) - Cold Intro (01:50) Involved in competitive programming, preparation for software engineering career (05:08) Moved from India to Singapore to explore, thought process, cultural differences (08:37) Differences in ways of working in Singapore between India startup and Singapore "scale-up" (11:45) How to motivate and persuade people when people might be resistant (14:38) "Leading from the front" and building teams that work together (17:50) Differences between junior and senior engineers (20:32) Moving to technical side, differences between real-time and event-driven (25:45) move to Amsterdam to work for crypto company (29:00) System design approach switching from tracking parcels to tracking finance (32:01) How agentic tools like Claude Code are changing the way fraud is perpetrated (35:01) What is good enough in software development related to fiduciary duties (38:58) Where does the OMSCS program come into the picture, reasons for attending (42:41) How does OMSCS keep up with the needs of the global audience (44:45) Rapid fire questions: counties visited, programming languages, travel, hiking, and more (47:48) Closing thoughts: How OMSCS has been helpful and bridging gaps VISIT https://omscs.gatech.edu/omscs-buzz-podcast for the entire catalog of episodes and our Feedback & Guest Nomination Form. EDITOR – Jim Lohse
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