About

Ankush Dharkar is a passionate coach, instructor, and mentor who loves helping people learn programming and succeed in life. He is currently working as an SDE at Amazon, where he is involved in developing the innovative Amazon One contactless identity service. Ankush is a problem solver who is passionate about building things, both software and otherwise, that improve human lives. He is interested in making money not to get rich but to invest it back into projects that make people happy. He has a constant interest in learning new things, especially from a scientific background, and loves meeting new and interesting people and working with them on various projects. Ankush has a strong passion for volunteering and is always eager to contribute to anything and everything he can. He conducts workshops to teach programming to new enthusiasts and volunteers at local schools to teach high school kids basic subjects. Ankush has founded and coached at Real Dev Squad, a rag-tag team of professionals and students who learn and collaborate to prepare themselves for the industry and stay ahead of the curve. He has also worked as an instructor at Pesto Tech, a technology education company that trains and upskills India's top talent for fast-paced product companies worldwide. Ankush holds a Master's degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Florida and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology, and Research Academy. He has relevant experience of 8.78 years and has expertise in Software Engineering, Testing, and UI.