# Pulkit Sinha

> Software Engineer at A Priori

Location: United States, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/pulkit

Software Engineer at A Priori. Previously at Google in Local Search Ads, and Simulator team at WorldQuant, where I led the development of WebSim (now WQBrain).

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ A Priori Investments
Jan 2024 – Present | Connecticut, United States

### Senior Software Engineer @ Google
Jan 2021 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area
Part of the Local Search Ads, adding location information to Ads shown on Google Search Results Page.

Previously, full stack engineer in the Cluster Planning Team, part of the UFO org - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7uIG8qFGMI . Responsible for services handling efficient planning of Google's data center floors, and maintaining the UI for end users, which helps them visualize and oversee the planning process.

### Vice President, Software Development @ WorldQuant
Jan 2015 – Jan 2021 | New York City Metropolitan Area
Core member of the Simulator team, responsible for developing multiple C++ / Python based platforms used for for backtesting and productionization of algorithmic and machine learning based trading strategies.
 • In collaboration with multiple teams, modernized the primary build and release setup used by our team's software, resulting in improved developer productivity and easier update path for dependencies. Used Conda, CMake, Bash and Nix.
 • Setup Kubernetes based CI / CD system, driven by GitLab, for automated regression testing and continuous release of various platforms.

Technical lead, and primary architect, of the WebSim (renamed to WorldQuant Brain - https://www.worldquant.com/brain/) - a web based quantitative finance platform, which provides controlled access to WorldQuant's proprietary simulators and data. 
 • Re-architectured the WebSim's backend to scale horizontally, and migrated it to be hosted on AWS.
 • Oversaw the successful launch of multiple competitions on the platform, with participation from 10's of thousands of users and creation of millions of trading strategies.
 • Developed an in-house expression language for writing trading strategies, which includes type inference, unit checking, composite data structures and higher order functions.
 • Communicated with business stakeholders to create timelines for development and deployment of new features to the platform.
 • Oversaw outsourcing of iOS app development to a third-party firm, addressing API enhancements and managing timelines for the product release.

### Software Engineer @ WorldQuant
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Mumbai Metropolitan Region

### Quantitative Researcher @ WorldQuant
Jan 2010 – Jan 2013 | Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Developed hundreds of algorithmic trading strategies, responsible for managing 10's of millions of dollars worth of portfolios.
 • Trading in US, European and Asian exchanges separately as well as global strategies.
 • Focused on developing long / short market neutral techniques.
 • Used a mix of C++, Python and Bash scripting.


## Education
### B. Tech. in Computer Science And Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

### Courses on Computer Graphics and Animation
Stanford University

### (CS231N) Deep Learning for Computer Vision
Stanford University

### (CS229) Machine Learning
Stanford University


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-01