Pallav Laskar is a Principal Engineer at Zscaler, where he leads the Zscaler Nimbus design system to deliver scalable and consistent UI components across the organization. With over a decade of experience in software engineering and system architecture, Pallav specializes in creating robust, user-centric solutions that drive significant business impact.
Currently at Zscaler, Pallav has architected a declarative framework featuring drag-and-drop UI creation and API data binding, while establishing comprehensive best practices for scalable development. His technical leadership has resulted in shipping 160+ reusable components meeting WCAG 2.2 AA standards, developing a code-generation pipeline that reduces boilerplate by 60% and raises unit-test coverage to 95%, and implementing a Design-Tokens-as-a-Service microservice that improved First Contentful Paint by 18%.
Prior to Zscaler, Pallav spent 12 years at Adobe as a Senior Staff Software Engineer and Tech Lead, where he made transformative contributions across multiple product lines. He spearheaded the design and construction of cutting-edge observability tools for Adobe Experience Platform, achieving 100% reduction in Mean Time to Resolve and maintaining 99.99% pipeline uptime across 170+ services. Pallav's work on Adobe Express integrated Firefly's generative AI capabilities, driving 96% quarter-over-quarter mobile Monthly Active User growth and reaching over 40 million K-12 students. His optimization of build and CI/CD pipelines resulted in a 50% reduction in deployment time, while his work on Adobe Sign's Fill & Sign feature reduced document processing time by 40% and eliminated errors in 90% of cases.
Pallav's expertise spans the full technology stack, from frontend frameworks like React and Angular to backend systems using Python, Go, and Rust. He has deep experience with cloud platforms, AI/ML integration, and modern DevOps practices. His patent-holding work on engagement-scoring algorithms and feed management systems demonstrates his ability to innovate at the intersection of technology and user experience.
Beyond his technical achievements, Pallav is passionate about mentorship and knowledge sharing. He has successfully guided numerous team members and interns, fostering adoption of modern development practices and design systems across organizations.
Pallav holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from Kent State University and a Bachelor's degree from Berhampur University, India. His interests extend to artificial intelligence, quantitative trading, and triathlon competitions.