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
2025
Now
MachineTrader.io · Hedge Fund Division · NJ/NYC
Quant Strategy & Technology Intern
Working on a ~$2M algorithmic portfolio. Building Python HFT systems to enhance alpha generation, execution efficiency, and latency across multiple live asset classes. Collaborating directly with trading and quantitative research teams.
HFTPython ~$2M AUMAlpha Research
2025
Now
NYU Stern School of Business · Prof. Edward Altman
Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant
Agentic AI research in BFSI — detecting and auditing credit-risk model impacts across financial institutions. TA for The Financial System (Economics) and Algorithmic Portfolio Management at NYU Tandon. Perplexity Business Fellow.
Agentic AICredit Risk BFSI ResearchTeaching
May
Aug '25
MachineTrader.io · New Jersey
Quantitative Developer Intern
Engineered AI-powered HFT algorithms generating ~$300K projected PnL. Reduced live API latency by 60% through optimisation and infrastructure improvements. Achieved ~$5M total trading volume through real-time model iteration and rigorous multi-strategy backtesting.
~$300K PnL−60% Latency ~$5M VolumeML
2021
Now
TWODS Capital · Mumbai / New York City
Founder & Portfolio Manager
Founded and scaled a data-driven investment firm from scratch. 300+ clients, 16%+ CAGR AUM growth, proprietary Python quant models and risk frameworks, 600K+ annual site visits, +40% client growth YoY. Built and led the full technology stack.
Founder16%+ CAGR 300+ ClientsPython Quant
2023
Now
Escape Inc. · Mumbai
Co-Founder & Software Engineer
Co-founded a product studio shipping scalable fintech and web products. 100ms load times, 99.9% uptime SLA, CI/CD pipelines cutting release cycles 60% across 2 production environments. Led full-stack architecture and DevOps.
Co-FounderReact DockerCI/CD
2021
2024
AlgoBulls · Mumbai
Quantitative Strategist
Developed LSTM + reinforcement learning backtesting frameworks achieving 15%+ returns. Identified 15+ profitable trading opportunities through systematic risk-performance analysis. Collaborated with the core quant research team on strategy validation.
LSTMRL 15%+ ReturnsBacktesting
2022
2023
KIFS Trade Capital · Mumbai
Quantitative Analyst Intern
Processed 100M+ financial data points using Python and R. Built risk analytics framework producing 5+ portfolio metrics. Reduced portfolio volatility by 12% through data-driven model improvements and systematic rebalancing strategies.
PythonR C#Risk Analytics
2021
2022
EmReach · Mumbai
Full Stack Developer Intern
AMP optimisation → −60% bounce rate, +25% mobile conversions. Led API development and UI/UX for a fintech trading app with $10M+ revenue potential. Worked across the full stack from React frontend to Node.js backend services.
ReactNode.js AMPFintech