Ankit Bahuguna
About Ankit Bahuguna
Ankit Bahuguna is a Staff Software Engineer (Lead) at DuckDuckGo, where he focuses on user privacy and leads the development of Privacy Pro. He has extensive experience in software engineering, having previously worked at Mozilla, Cliqz GmbH, and Teradata, and holds degrees in Computer Engineering and Computer Science.
Current Role at DuckDuckGo
Ankit Bahuguna currently serves as a Staff Software Engineer (Lead) at DuckDuckGo, a position he has held since 2023. In this role, he leads the development of Privacy Pro, a subscription service designed to enhance user privacy. His responsibilities include overseeing the architecture and implementation of scalable applications that prioritize user data protection.
Previous Experience at Mozilla
Before joining DuckDuckGo, Ankit worked at Mozilla as a ReMo Representative from 2012 to 2019. During his seven years in the Munich Area, Germany, he contributed to various projects and initiatives that focused on promoting IT literacy and addressing national interest issues.
Education and Academic Background
Ankit Bahuguna holds a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Computer Engineering from Rajasthan Technical University, which he completed from 2008 to 2012. He also earned a Master of Science (M.S.) in Computer Science from the Technical University of Munich, studying from 2013 to 2015. Additionally, he studied Computational Linguistics at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München for an interdisciplinary project from 2014 to 2015.
Career Path and Previous Roles
Ankit has held various positions throughout his career, including roles at Kisi as an Android Praktikant Student, at Cliqz GmbH as an Engineer, and at Teradata as a Software Engineer (R&D Werkstudent). He also gained experience as a Project Trainee and Research Engineer at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, where he worked on projects related to scalable distributed systems.
Skills and Expertise
Ankit possesses extensive experience in architecting applications using technologies such as Hadoop and Spark, focusing on highly scalable distributed systems. He has demonstrated entrepreneurial skills with a product mindset, having founded a venture. Additionally, he has a strong background in public speaking and writing within the technology sector.