# Rajat K. > Software Engineer @ ZipRecruiter | Data Science @ Harvard Location: Palo Alto, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/rajatk Hey 👋🏽! I’m Rajat Khare, a Software Engineer II at ZipRecruiter with a background in Computer Science and Statistics. I work on full-stack development, building scalable, data-driven, and user-facing systems while applying strong engineering fundamentals to real-world problems. I earned my undergraduate degree in Statistics with a minor in Computer Science from Purdue University and am currently pursuing a Master’s in Data Science with a concentration in Artificial Intelligence at Harvard University. I enjoy collaborating across teams and contributing to products that operate at scale, with strong interests in software engineering, machine learning, and AI. Driven by opportunities to build impactful, well-designed technology. Please do not hesitate to connect and reach out via LinkedIn DM or email at rdkhare@icloud.com. ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer II @ ZipRecruiter Jan 2025 – Present Search Experience ### Software Engineer Intern @ ZipRecruiter Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | Santa Monica, California, United States Search Experience ### Coding Tutor @ Athena Coding Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area Mentored groups of 15-20 students per session in Scratch and Java programming principles, emphasizing core coding abilities. Taught several courses to encourage problem-solving skills and a thorough understanding of algorithmic thinking. Fostered a dynamic learning environment to encourage a real interest in coding. Effective communication and teaching approaches were used to explain complex coding ideas to a younger audience. ### Software Engineer Intern @ Visa Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area CyberSource - Merchant & Acquirer Processing Team ### Software Development Intern @ FDA Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Arkansas, United States Part of the NCTR ORISE Summer Research Intern Program at FDA. Used the HILI database on liver toxicology in herbal supplements to create a website that can easily access different case studies, abstracts and information on different herbs. Developed with: NodeJS, HTML, CSS, jQuery, JavaScript, Express Handlebars, and Bootstrap. ### STEM Shadow Program @ Cisco Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | San Jose, California Worked primarily in the Customer Experience department at Cisco. Participated in a Cisco employee hackathon and won one of the prizes for an application idea called VolunTell, which shows others which volunteering opportunities they may be interested in, filtered according to distance and the user’s interests. ### Mathematics Tutor @ Mathnasium - The Math Learning Center Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Menlo Park, California Tutored students in grades K-8 to help develop math skills and to build a love for math. ### Software Engineer Intern @ FDA Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 Remotely interned for six weeks at the Food and Drug Administration in which I worked on a project called HerbTox. Imported bioinformatics data into an iOS App that summarized herbal supplements which had hepatotoxicity while utilizing primarily XCode, Swift, and CocoaPods. ### Full Stack Developer Intern @ PB Learning LLC Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 Remotely interned for seven weeks to develop the frontend and backend of an educational web-based game related to mathematics and physics. The purpose of this game is to help students develop a passion and make it easier to learn school subjects, such as physics, by creating an alternate way of studying through technology. Primarily used Git, AWS, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. ## Education ### Master of Science - MS in Data Science Harvard University ### Bachelor's degree in Statistics Purdue University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/rajat-k-9799a6122 --- Source: https://flows.cv/rajatk JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/rajatk/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-11