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Ansh Sarkar

Incoming @ Tesla • Tech & Business

AI EngineeringBackend DevelopmentDevOps & KubernetesBlockchain & Web3Scalable ArchitectureResearch & Scientific Writing
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About

I'm Ansh Sarkar, currently preparing for my incoming role at Tesla while actively engaged in multiple tech and leadership positions. I'm pursuing a degree in Software Reliability at IIT Kharagpur and have built my career through a mix of entrepreneurship, research, and engineering roles across startups, established companies, and academic institutions. I'm passionate about creating population-scale impact through open-source GovTech projects, advancing AI and deep tech applications, and fostering research communities. I love sharing knowledge and experiences from my journey founding ventures, securing competitive internships, and building scalable systems. I'm always open to connecting for collaborations and exploring how we can create meaningful synergies together.

Networking

What I can offer

  • ›Technical expertise in building scalable systems and AI/backend engineering
  • ›Experience in founding and managing ventures
  • ›Knowledge of navigating prestigious internships and research programs
  • ›Growing network in academia, startups, and established tech companies

Looking for

  • ›expanding my professional network
  • ›exploring mutual opportunities in tech and business

Best fit for

Open-source and GovTech communitiesResearch and academic circlesDeep tech and aerospace professionalsStartup founders and entrepreneurs

Current Interests

Open-Source & GovTechAI & Deep TechResearch CultureSystems Engineering & Distributed SystemsAerospace & Deep Tech

Background

Career

Started with multiple co-founder roles (MBrace, CloverBuddies, Solvable), then progressed through software development and AI engineering internships at LinkedIn, Scale AI, and stealth AI startups, followed by research internships at IISc and Mitacs, DevOps and quant internships, and currently holds roles as Avionics Intern at Skyroot Aerospace, Executive Head at SRDC IIT Kharag, Department Placement Coordinator at IIT Kharag, and Co-Founder at Solvable

Education

Pursuing a degree in Software Reliability (QRE) at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (Grade: 9.53); Studied Computer Science at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar (Grade: 9.44); Attended Delhi Public School, Siliguri (Engineering stream)

Achievements

  • ›As Co-Founder of MBrace: Spearheaded data accessibility tools, enhancing mining accuracy by 30%; Recognized as winners at Startup India Tech Summit, beating 50+ competitors
  • ›As Software Solutions Architect at Digital Junction: Developed algorithms leading to ~40% improvement in recommendations
  • ›As contributor to Code for GovTech (C4GT): Selected as one of the 13 contributors selected across 57 Indian Institutions for 2022 program
  • ›As Research Intern at IISc: Selected as 1 of 2 interns for the project out of thousands of applicants
  • ›At Mitacs R&D Internship: Facilitated access to 10,000+ resources including blogs, articles, & papers

Opinions

  • Believes in transformative power of open-source contributions to GovTech for creating population-scale impact
  • Advocates for treating college as a sandbox for experimentation, entrepreneurship, and learning from mistakes
  • Values consistency and focus as key principles for personal and professional growth
  • Believes in importance of structuring knowledge effectively and asking the right questions in research