# Ritik Dixit > Founding Software Engineer @Conquer Life Co. | MS CS @Penn State Location: New York, New York, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/ritikdixit ## Work Experience ### Founding Full Stack Engineer @ Conquer Life Co. Jan 2023 – Present Building a mental health-focused web, iOS, and Android application from scratch, using AI to facilitate anonymous user connections and promote meaningful interactions to combat loneliness. ### Software Engineer Co Op @ KBRA Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | New York, United States • Worked on optimizing the existing RMBS rating infrastructure, improving overall efficiency and scalability. • Performed code refactoring on key components, resulting in improved code readability, maintainability, and efficiency. • Conducted comprehensive testing and validation to ensure accuracy and correctness. • Demonstrated strong problem-solving skills & attention to detail in troubleshooting and resolving data engineering issues. ### Graduate Teaching Assistant @ Penn State University Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | State College, Pennsylvania, United States • Teaching assistant for CMPSC 360 (Discrete mathematics for Computer Science) and CMPSC 100 (Computer Fundamental and Application). • Responsible for holding recitation lectures and office hours. • Designed and graded assignments, quizzes, and exams. • Contributed in improving the overall class performance to above 85%. ### Software Engineer @ Synopsys Inc Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Mountain View, California, United States • Developed microservice based software security SaaS platform using Java, Spring Boot. • Implemented an SCM integration microservice using MVC architecture for running SAST & SCA tests on GIT repositories. • Built RESTful APIs to configure, manage, test the connectivity of the repositories, and schedule tests. • Designed and automated unit, integration, contract, and performance tests in the GitLab CI/CD pipeline, resulting in a 25% reduction in software bugs. ### Technical Intern @ Merkle Sokrati Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 • Designed and managed personalized customer experience for over 5000 subscribers using Salesforce Marketing Cloud. • Executed customer campaigns using multiple channels, creating real-time communication. • Designed email templates using HTML-CSS and analyzed customer data using SQL to identify trends and insights. ### Teaching Assistant @ Dr. Swati Jain Education Group Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India • Teaching assistant for Graduate Record Examinations (GRE). • Topics include verbal reasoning, critical thinking, analytical writing skills, and quantitative reasoning. • Mentored a class of 30+ students. ### Web Designing Intern @ Acropolis Institutions Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India • Developed a user-friendly website by utilizing HTML and CSS, allowing for streamlined access to 100+ career options. • Tested webpages using the WAMP server, ensuring seamless functionality and managed MySQL database via phpMyAdmin. ## Education ### Master of Science - MS in Computer Science Penn State University ### Bachelor of Technology - BTech in Computer Science Acropolis Group of Institutions ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ritik-dixit-1b4146173 --- Source: https://flows.cv/ritikdixit JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/ritikdixit/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-01