Career

Where I've shown up.

Journey

From Mumbai
to New York.

From trading desks to hedge funds and Ivy League research labs. Every chapter sharpened a different edge — quant, AI, or engineering.

Work with me
MachineTrader.io Inc.
Internship · 11 mos · New Jersey / NYC · Hybrid
Aug '25
Now
Quant Strategy & Technology Intern
Hedge Fund Division · New Jersey, United States
Managing a live ~$2M algorithmic portfolio, building Python HFT systems to enhance alpha generation, execution efficiency, and latency across multiple live asset classes. Collaborating directly with quantitative research and trading teams to develop next-generation strategy infrastructure.
HFTPython ~$2M AUMAlpha Research Quantitative Analytics
May '25
Aug '25
Quantitative Developer Intern
New Jersey · 4 mos
Engineered AI-powered HFT strategies in Python generating ~$300K projected PnL. Reduced live API latency by 60% through infrastructure optimisation. Executed ~$5M total trading volume via real-time model iteration and rigorous multi-strategy backtesting across live asset classes.
~$300K PnL−60% Latency ~$5M VolumeML High-Frequency Trading
NYU Stern School of Business
Part-time · 11 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area · Hybrid
May '25
Now
Research Assistant
Under Prof. Edward Altman · 11 mos
Leading agentic AI research in BFSI — detecting and auditing credit-risk model impacts across financial institutions for 100+ model assessments. Developed and validated protocols improving transparency, compliance, and fairness in AI-driven credit assessment. Perplexity Business Fellow.
Agentic AICredit Risk BFSI ResearchMachine Learning
Aug '25
Now
Teaching Assistant — The Financial System
Economics Department · 8 mos
Teaching Assistant for The Financial System in the Economics Department at NYU Stern — supporting 100+ students through coursework, office hours, and grading across core macroeconomics and financial markets curriculum.
EconomicsFinancial Markets Teaching
NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Part-time · New York City Metropolitan Area · Hybrid
Sep '25
Now
Teaching Assistant — Algorithmic Portfolio Management
Financial & Risk Engineering Dept · 7 mos
Teaching Assistant for Algorithmic Portfolio Management in the Financial & Risk Engineering Department at NYU Tandon — guiding graduate students through quantitative strategy design, backtesting frameworks, and portfolio optimisation methodologies.
Algo Portfolio MgmtQuant Finance TeachingFRE
Perplexity
Apprenticeship · 1 yr 1 mo · Hybrid
Aug '25
Now
Campus Leader at NYU
New York, United States · 8 mos
Representing Perplexity AI at NYU — engaging 500+ students, hosting community events, and driving platform adoption across one of the most research-active campuses in the US.
AI AdvocacyCommunity Building Platform Growth
Mar '25
Dec '25
Business Fellowship
San Francisco, California · 10 mos
Selected for a competitive AI business leadership fellowship out of thousands of applicants — focused on strategy, deployment, and organisational impact. Collaborated with a global cohort to design actionable AI-driven business and go-to-market strategies.
Generative AIBusiness Strategy Go-To-MarketFellowship
McKinsey & Company
Apprenticeship · New York City Metropolitan Area · Remote
Apr '25
Jul '25
Delegate
4 mos
Selected as Delegate for McKinsey's apprenticeship programme — developing practical workplace skills through 20+ interactive coursework modules, case simulations, and live learning sessions focused on executive decision-making and business representation.
Business StrategyCase Simulations Executive Decision-Making
TWODS Capital
Full-time · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site
Sep '21
Now
Founder & Portfolio Manager
4 yrs 7 mos
Founded and scaled a data-driven investment firm from zero — managing portfolio strategies for 300+ clients with 16%+ CAGR AUM growth. Built proprietary Python quantitative investment models and risk frameworks. Scaled client acquisition +40% YoY, driving 600K+ annual site visits. Built and led the full technology stack end-to-end.
Founder16%+ CAGR 300+ Clients+40% YoY Growth 600K+ VisitorsPython Quant
Escape Inc.
Part-time · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · Hybrid
Jun '23
Now
Co-Founder & Software Engineer
2 yrs 10 mos
Co-founded a product studio shipping scalable fintech and web products — delivering 100ms load times and 99.9% uptime SLA across 2 production environments. CI/CD pipelines reduced release cycles by 60%. Owned strategy, product direction, and full-stack architecture end-to-end.
Co-FounderReact DockerCI/CD PHPSEO
AlgoBulls
Contract · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · Remote
Dec '21
Jan '24
Quant Strategist
2 yrs 2 mos
Researched and backtested systematic trading strategies in Python to enhance portfolio Sharpe ratio and risk efficiency — identifying 15+ profitable opportunities through data-driven analysis. Developed LSTM + reinforcement learning frameworks achieving 15%+ returns and collaborated with the core quant research team on strategy validation.
LSTMRL 15%+ ReturnsBacktesting PythonFinance
EmReach
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site
Dec '21
Apr '22
Full Stack Developer Intern
Full-time · 5 mos
AMP optimisation delivered −60% bounce rate and +25% mobile conversions. Led API development and UI/UX for a real-time fintech trading app with $10M+ revenue potential. Containerised deployments with Docker across a full React + Node.js stack.
ReactNode.js DockerAMP −60% Bounce RateJavaScript
May '19
Jul '19
Mobile Engineer Intern
Internship · 3 mos
Delivered end-to-end Android development in Kotlin/Java — launching scalable, high-quality product features across a 5-person mobile team. Contributed to 2 production releases serving active user bases on Google Play.
AndroidKotlin JavaMobile Dev
KIFS Trade Capital
Internship · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site
May '21
Jun '21
Quantitative Data Scientist Intern
2 mos
Built predictive trading models in Python/R using 50K+ data points to improve execution accuracy and risk control. Processed 100M+ financial data points and produced 5+ portfolio risk metrics — reducing portfolio volatility by 12% through systematic model improvements and data-driven rebalancing strategies.
PythonR 50K+ Data Points−12% Volatility Predictive Modeling