Feb 2024 – Jul 2025 · 1 yr 5 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · On-site

• Drove product strategy and roadmap prioritization for a GenAI-powered portfolio analytics product by designing and incorporating sophisticated factor models (momentum, volatility), establishing key product differentiators through data-driven research insights
• Published and presented research on multiple investment strategies, demonstrating thought leadership and a commitment to innovation in financial technology.
• Led research on portfolio optimization and price momentum, translating quantitative findings into actionable product features for an investment analytics platform.
• Developed and implemented advanced Machine Learning models for market regime prediction and novel risk factor discovery, advancing the firm's AI-powered trading infrastructure.
• Designed, developed, and maintained Python-based trading and investment strategies, achieving over 40% returns through advanced quantitative research focused on breakouts.
• Led a team of 4 to redesign and optimize the algorithmic trading system architecture, enhancing performance, reliability, and scalability for automated trading strategies reducing data crunching time by 10 times.

Jul 2021 – Jan 2024 · 2 yrs 6 mos

• Reporting directly to the CIO (Chief Information Officer); managed cross-functional teams to deliver zero-downtime business resiliency solutions for a CAT-1 application while maintaining strict regulatory compliance.
• Subject Matter Expert (SME), responsible for leading individual as well as group projects, brainstorming changes in application architecture and business logic, and supporting production to fix bugs, driving continuous improvement.
• Developed and migrated financial APIs to a cloud-based microservices architecture, significantly improving system efficiency and scalability.
• Architected and implemented a full-scale Java Automation project with automated email notifications, achieving a 7 times reduction in operational processing time, minimizing risk exposure across team operations.
• Analyzed business needs coming in from business management of Strategic Initiative teams as part of tactical and strategic business-funded projects/campaigns. Instrumental in evaluating and developing/implementing changes and technological solutions for the requirements.
• Managed multiple client engagements, process analysis, ticketing, and change management, ensuring alignment with business goals and regulatory requirements, representing the product changes in CAB meetings.

Sep 2020 – Jul 2021 · 10 mos

Jun 2019 – Aug 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos

Aug 2018 – May 2019 · 9 mos

• Topper of the 2018-19 cohort. Recipient of the Best Graduate Trainee Award

May 2018 – Jul 2018 · 2 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

May 2016 – Jul 2016 · 2 mos · Hyderabad

• Developed a prototype GPS receiver for ballistic missile systems, ensuring precise time synchronization and accurate signal transmission. This innovative solution enhanced the reliability of missile launches from land and sea platforms. My contribution demonstrated expertise in signal processing, time synchronization, and system design, driving a critical advancement in defense technology.