Abhishek Shende is an engineering leader and software architect with 17+ years of experience building high-performance, secure, and scalable distributed systems across fintech, mortgage tech, and enterprise platforms. He has driven cloud-native transformations and AI-driven automation at Zillow and Ellie Mae, architecting core loan processing platforms that improved throughput, compliance, and resilience. Now leading engineering at Gusto while pursuing an MS in AI at UT Austin, he blends production-grade systems design with deepening ML/Deep Learning expertise. Known for pragmatic automation and risk-aware architectures, he has delivered AI-powered fraud detection, risk modeling, and workflow orchestration that cut operational bottlenecks. A recognized industry research scholar and mentor, he regularly bridges research ideas into production-safe solutions. Based in San Francisco, he combines hands-on coding fluency with strategic leadership across security, performance, and regulatory domains.
11 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Artificial Intelligence, Master of Science - MS Artificial Intelligence at The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor of Engineering - BE Information Technology, Bachelor of Engineering - BE Information Technology at Maharashtra Institute of Technology
Diploma in Engineering Information Technology, Diploma in Engineering Information Technology at Government Polytechnic, Washim
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