Ankit Desai
Co-Founder at PocketLabs
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolAnkit Desai is a seasoned software engineer and serial founder with 15 years of experience building mobile-first products and full-stack systems for startups and SMBs. As Co-Founder of PocketLabs and Satoshi's Closet, he leads development of iOS, Android (React Native) and web apps while architecting backends in Python/Flask and Postgres for production-grade booking and offline-capable travel experiences. Previously he designed large-scale travel data systems and search/autocomplete services at Lola and hopOn, integrating with global distribution systems and diverse third-party APIs. He combines hands-on engineering with strong product discipline—requirements, scoping and delivering the right solution—and has a track record of shipping both consumer-facing games and complex travel platforms. Based in New York and trained at UC Berkeley EECS, he brings entrepreneurial grit, cross-platform depth, and an early interest in on-chain commerce dating to 2019.
15 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at University of California, Berkeley
Spanish, Gujarati
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Github contributions (5)
kitdesai/kitdesai.com
Oct 2023 - Dec 2024
Contributions:10 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 2 months
satoshiscloset/graphql-api
Nov 2022 - Jan 2024
Contributions:10 pushes in 1 year 2 months
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