Ankit Bhawsar is a skilled software engineer with notable experience in both startups and academia. Currently serving as a Software Engineer at Fizz since October 2024, Ankit previously held the position of Founding Software Engineer at kwikkart from May 2023 to October 2024, where significant contributions were made to the software development and the creation of the company's MVP. Ankit also gained experience as a Software Engineer Intern at kwikkart, focusing on backend platform deployment. Academic roles include serving as a Teaching Assistant at the University of California, Berkeley, and as a Course Producer and Machine Learning Grader at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, assisting in machine learning courses. Ankit holds a Master of Analytics in Data Science from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Southern California, along with a Bachelor of Engineering in Information Technology from Pune University.