Summary
Sanat Bhandarkar is a Software Development Engineer II with eight years of experience building production systems at Amazon, currently working on in-store digital experiences for Amazon Fresh, Whole Foods and Amazon Go. He pairs a strong academic foundation (MS in Computer Science from UC San Diego, 3.87 GPA) with hands-on expertise in advertising systems, real-time retail features, and applied machine learning from internships at ISRO and Siemens EDA. Sanat has shifted fluidly between research and product engineering—authoring a published paper on agricultural disease detection, prototyping a synthetic SEM simulator, and shipping large-scale grocery ad platforms. Known for teaching and mentoring as a graduate TA, he brings both technical depth in image processing, NLP and backend systems and a demonstrated knack for turning research prototypes into performant, user-facing services. Based in Jersey City, he blends curiosity-driven exploration with pragmatic delivery across complex, cross-functional programs.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Computer Science, 9.18 / 10, Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Computer Science, 9.18 / 10 at PES University
University of California, San Diego
92.8%, 92.8% at Innisfree House School
Physical Sciences and Computer Science, 93%, Physical Sciences and Computer Science, 93% at Deeksha Centre For Learning(PU College)
English, Hindi, Kannada, Sanskrit, German, Konkani