# Akshaan Kakar

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Location: New York, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/akshaan

## Work Experience
### Staff Engineer, Machine Learning & Product @ Farcaster
Jan 2023 – Jan 2026 | New York, United States

### Staff Engineer, Machine Learning & Product @ Clubhouse
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | New York City Metropolitan Area

### Senior Engineer, Machine Learning @ Reddit, Inc.
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Greater New York City Area

### Machine Learning Engineer @ HyperScience
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | New York, New York

### Quant Strats Intern @ Goldman Sachs
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Greater New York City Area

### Research Assistant @ Columbia University in the City of New York
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Greater New York City Area
Developed machine learning methods to parse the human genome in the Bussemaker and Pe’er labs

### Teaching Assistant @ Columbia University in the City of New York
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Greater New York City Area
Graduate Seminar on Computational Genomics, Introduction to Database Systems

### Research Assistant @ University of California, Los Angeles
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Greater Los Angeles Area
Worked on machine learning and statistical methods to understand the genetics of cardiovascular traits. Dean's Prize Medal of Excellence for Undergraduate Research (Spring ‘15)

### Software Development Intern @ BlackRock
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Greater New York City Area


## Education
### Master of Science (MS) in Computer Science and Machine Learning
Columbia University

### Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computer Science and Engineering
UCLA


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/akshaan

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Last updated: 2026-03-20