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Ankita Sarda

AI Researcher

United Kingdom12 yrs 10 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 10 years of experience in software development.
  • Expert in deploying large-scale ML solutions.
  • Proven track record in boosting conversion metrics.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned professional in E-commerce and Fintech with a strong focus on Machine Learning and Ad Tech.

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Skills

Core Skills

Machine LearningAd TechLeadershipQuantitative Analysis

Other Skills

Problem SolvingArtificial Intelligence (AI)Interpersonal SkillsDatasetsSystems DesignCommunicationProduction DeploymentTimelinesDesign PatternsDebuggingMicroservicesComputer Science EducationTeamworkSpeech RecognitionPattern Recognition

About

I am a seasoned Lead Software Developer with a track record at Meta and Flipkart/Walmart, specializing in deploying large-scale ML solutions and ranking optimization. My career has been defined by building automated frameworks, boosting conversion metrics, and driving substantial revenue impact. With earlier experience at Goldman Sachs, I honed my foundation in finance and technology. As a technology enthusiast with 10 years of experience, I've delivered impactful solutions across e-commerce, machine learning, and quantitative finance domains. I thrive on innovation and welcome new challenges. Let's connect to explore potential collaborations in the tech industry. Reach out at nktsrd@gmail.com.

Experience

12 yrs 10 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 3 mos
Average Tenure
3 yrs 8 mos
Current Experience

Meta

Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Oct 2022Present · 3 yrs 8 mos · United Kingdom · On-site

  • Creating advanced machine learning solutions for the Core Ads Growth team at Meta. Contributing to launching innovative solutions that enhance the value of products for Meta Ads.
  • Conducted comparative offline learning to inform decision-making for cross-channel ads conversion model consolidation
  • Led online experiments, using statistical methods for informed decision-making and proposed launch
  • Successfully deployed changes, yielding notable improvements model cost savings/DIRCU
Machine LearningAd TechProblem SolvingArtificial Intelligence (AI)Interpersonal SkillsDatasets+5

Miro

Lead Software Engineer

Aug 2022Oct 2022 · 2 mos · Berlin, Germany

DatasetsCommunicationProduction Deployment

Flipkart

2 roles

Software Development Engineer III

Promoted

Mar 2021Apr 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Lead Engineer for Ranking, Personalisation, Optimisation
  • Lead a team of data scientists and engineers to build large scale online ML models like Learning to Rank and Multi-Objective Optimisation
  • Automated a reliable framework equipped with feature workflows, training, testing, validation, deployment
  • and evaluation of ML models. These serve real time personalized rankings to improve customer experience and user conversion metrics
  • Enhanced large scale HA distributed services inferring real time user insights consumed by multiple clients
  • Designed cascaded architecture to guide/plan ranking systems needed for long term evolution
Design PatternsMachine LearningProblem SolvingArtificial Intelligence (AI)DebuggingDatasets+6

Software Development Engineer II

Feb 2018Mar 2021 · 3 yrs 1 mo

  • Developed multi-objective ranking optimization framework. Built counterfactual evaluation and Genetic
  • Algorithmic solutions for black box optimization of business and customer goals/constraints.
  • Scaled distributed workflows and service for training, simulations and feedback based evaluation
  • Driving impact via multiple features for 3 years in Conversion metrics
  • Developed a robust big data platform used by all internal Teams
  • Powered with alerts, monitoring and anomaly detection. Achieved jumps in search-CTR( Click Through
  • ratio ) owing to data quality and freshness
Production Deployment

Goldman sachs

Quantitative Software Developer

Jun 2014Feb 2018 · 3 yrs 8 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

  • Building quantitative, analytical and technological solutions for Corporate Treasury
  • Leading Asia CT Strats Liquidity Risk Metrics Initiatives
  • Modelling and optimization of Liquidity Cash Ratio(LCR)
  • Working on liability planning/restructuring based on the asset liquidation term structure model
  • Managed front-to-back execution of trades by implementing bookings, cash flows and risk management tools
  • Worked on quantitative models focusing on payoff construction, methodology, greeks sensitivity and regression testing
  • Used Monte Carlo Simulation for Option pricing, improvised on calibration strategy of short rate model achieving more accurate pricing in lesser run time
DebuggingDatasetsCommunicationProduction DeploymentTimelinesQuantitative Analysis

@walmartlabs india

Machine Learning Intern

Jan 2014Jun 2014 · 5 mos · Bangalore

  • Behavioral Targeting For Real Time Bidding Display Advertising
  • Modelled User conversion behaviour using machine learning to drive revenue generating marketing on Real TimeBidding platforms
  • Predicted probability of conversion of user using temporal site activity
  • Evaluated results of deployed model to improvise on clicks and user conversions

Google

Software Engineering Intern

May 2013Jul 2013 · 2 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

  • Deployed a context aware action suggestion engine on the admin dashboard for Google Apps for business
  • Deployed context aware action suggestion engine on admin dashboard for Google Apps
  • Created multi-word search utility, using stop-words pre-processing, entity-action analysis and ranking results
  • Modified user interface to handle action suggestions

Computer science association, bits, pilani

2 roles

Coordinator

Aug 2012Jul 2013 · 11 mos

  • Organised coding events and hackathons during Apogee (participation by 1000+ students) Technical Fest

Coordinator for Alumni Research Talks2.0

Aug 2012Apr 2013 · 8 mos

  • Alumni Research Talks (ART) is a 3-day long student-industry-research symposium organized by the Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, Computer Science Association and Embryo , BITS PIlani. Featuring research talks by recent BITS graduates currently in Grad schools or working in industry on some really hot research topics, the talks are broadcasted 'live' to the Goa and Hyderabad Campuses of BITS Pilani.
  • http://art.bits-csa.org/

Bits embryo

Communication Team Lead in BITS Embryo Initiative

Aug 2012Apr 2013 · 8 mos · BITS, Pilani

  • Embryo is a project to foster strong collaboration of BITS students and BITS faculty with the alumni and friends of BITS Pilani.
  • Through lecture series and collaborative projects, the students can get exposure to the cutting edge research areas. They also get an opportunity to network with Alumni and friends of BITS, who are reputed academicians and industry leaders.

Tata institute of fundamental research

Software Engineering Intern

May 2012Jul 2012 · 2 mos · Homi Bhabha Centre for Science and Education, Mumbai

  • Designed and implemented a chat studio using gnowsys studio that allowed users to initiate discussions, upload documents, videos and share content on other social platforms

Education

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

B.E(Hons.) — Computer Science

Jan 2010Jan 2014

Shri R. L. T. College of Science, Akola

Class XII — Computer Science

Jan 2008Jan 2010

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