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Sidhant Bendre

Sidhant Bendre

Quantitative Software Developer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Co-founder @ Oleve | Forbes 30u30 2025

  • Education

    • CodePath

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      Summer Technical Interview Prep Course - Advanced Track

      Part of Codepath's summer 2021 cohort being trained in the best practices for technical interviewing as a launchpad into top tech firms.

    • The British International School, Lagos, Nigera

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      International General Certificate of Secondary Education

      Honours:Head Boy and ValedictorianSubjects:Additional Mathematics, Mathematics (Extended), Information Communication Technology, Biology, Physics (National Topper), Chemistry, Geography (National Topper), Business Studies, English (as a First Language)Activities and Societies Yearbook committee Cover Designer (2014,2015, 2016), Drama department - Prop Master, Swim Team, Basketball Team, The BIS Beat (School Magazine) - Founder and Executive Editor, Student Council,… Show more Honours:Head Boy and ValedictorianSubjects:Additional Mathematics, Mathematics (Extended), Information Communication Technology, Biology, Physics (National Topper), Chemistry, Geography (National Topper), Business Studies, English (as a First Language)Activities and Societies Yearbook committee Cover Designer (2014,2015, 2016), Drama department - Prop Master, Swim Team, Basketball Team, The BIS Beat (School Magazine) - Founder and Executive Editor, Student Council, Vortex Inc Animation Club (Coordinator), Debate Team Show less

    • The Regent Secondary School, Nigeria

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      Honours:Opening Speech for the Academic Honour Badge Ceremony for High School Students (Note: I was in the first grade of Middle School)School Band, Drama Department, Basketball team, Speech competitions, School General Knowledge Quiz Winner.

    • CodePath

      2021 - 2021
      Cybersecurity Passed with Honours

    • UWC Mahindra College

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      International Baccalaureate Diploma Program 11th-12th

      Subjects:Higher Levels: Computer Science (Option: Object Oriented Programming), Physics (Option: Astrophysics), Maths (Option: Statistics)Standard Levels: Economics, English Language and Literature, Spanish ab initio Activities and Societies:MUWCI Astronomical Society (Coordinator), MUWCI Records (Founder and Coordinator), MUWCI Tech Raiders Robotics team (Head of Marketing), Community Funds (Head of Outreach and Marketing), TEDxUWCMC (Coordinator), MUWCI… Show more Subjects:Higher Levels: Computer Science (Option: Object Oriented Programming), Physics (Option: Astrophysics), Maths (Option: Statistics)Standard Levels: Economics, English Language and Literature, Spanish ab initio Activities and Societies:MUWCI Astronomical Society (Coordinator), MUWCI Records (Founder and Coordinator), MUWCI Tech Raiders Robotics team (Head of Marketing), Community Funds (Head of Outreach and Marketing), TEDxUWCMC (Coordinator), MUWCI MoneyMakers Stock Trading team, College Meeting Facilitator, MUWCI African Student Association Show less

    • AIT-Budapest

      2021 - 2021
      Deep Learning, Algorithms and Data Structures II, Computer Graphics, Mobile Software Development

      Computer Science Study Abroad Program

    • Udacity

      2020 - 2021
      Artificial Intelligence for Trading Artificial Intelligence

      • Implemented a momentum trading strategy• Used statistical tests to test evaluate a breakout signal to test for normality and find alpha• Created portfolios leveraging the smart beta methodology and optimization through quadratic programming• Researched and generated alpha factors, leveraged risk models, market neutrality and limits on factor exposures to create advanced optimized portfolios• User natural language processing on corporate filings to generate company-specific… Show more • Implemented a momentum trading strategy• Used statistical tests to test evaluate a breakout signal to test for normality and find alpha• Created portfolios leveraging the smart beta methodology and optimization through quadratic programming• Researched and generated alpha factors, leveraged risk models, market neutrality and limits on factor exposures to create advanced optimized portfolios• User natural language processing on corporate filings to generate company-specific sentiments to guide investments• Constructed a deep neural network for sentiment classification on news data from stock twits for signal generation• Feature engineering, random forests, combining signals• Created a backtesting engine for simulating trades, transaction costs, etc. Show less

    • University of Rochester

      2019 -
      Bachelor of Sciences (Highest Distinction) Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence Systems 3.95

      Activities and Societies: Meliora Finance & Investment Group, Quant Finance Collective, Tango, Astronomy Club, Rock Repertory Ensemble, Developer Student Club, Ain Team (Ain Center of Entrepreneurship), Delta Kappa Epsilon, D'Lion Dean's List, Next Genius Scholar/Genesee Scholar.Undergraduate Researcher in VISTA LabTeaching Assistant for Data Structures & Algorithms, Artificial IntelligenceReceived the Brian E. Anderson Research Grant // Research and Innovation Grant (RIG) - funded by the University of Rochester and awarded to a select group of prospective students, allowing them to pursue their own academic interests beyond the classroom—learning they design on their own. The Brian E. Anderson… Show more Dean's List, Next Genius Scholar/Genesee Scholar.Undergraduate Researcher in VISTA LabTeaching Assistant for Data Structures & Algorithms, Artificial IntelligenceReceived the Brian E. Anderson Research Grant // Research and Innovation Grant (RIG) - funded by the University of Rochester and awarded to a select group of prospective students, allowing them to pursue their own academic interests beyond the classroom—learning they design on their own. The Brian E. Anderson Grant is a special accolade that is awarded to one selected recipient each year from those selected to receive the RIG. Show less

  • Experience

    • TPL Business Services LLC [prop trading]

      May 2020 - Aug 2020
      Quantitative Software Developer

      Learnt stuff they didn't teach me as a freshman to build scalable, reliable and robust data curation systems and exchange integrations for trading

    • GGV Capital

      Feb 2021 - Aug 2021
      GGV Capital NextGen Fellow @ Slack

      Learnt about VC stuff!

    • Slack

      Jun 2021 - Aug 2021
      Backend Software Engineer

      Making the permission and access control features more scalable

    • Zendesk

      Sept 2021 - Jun 2022
      Machine Learning Engineer

      ML infrastructure for recommendation system that saved years of work for customer support agents

    • Z Fellows

      Feb 2022 - May 2022
      Z Fellow

      Activities and societies: This program gives college students one week to work on their startup project alongside some of the most successful founders in their 20s (and older successful people as well). Think of this as a virtual hacker house: instead of taking a one-week vacation from school or a job, Z Fellows work on their own ideas surrounded by industry leaders, investors, and mentors, receiving a $10,000 investment (at a $1B valuation cap.) as early funding.

    • Microsoft

      Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
      Software Engineer

      Worked on planet-scale, ring zero systems for Azure's internal logging infrastructure

    • Neo

      Aug 2022 - Dec 2022
      Neo Scholar

    • FLX AI, Inc.

      Sept 2022 - May 2023
      Machine Learning Research Engineer

      Built experimentation infrastructure and worked on deep reinforcement learning for trading

    • Palantir Technologies

      Oct 2022 - Jun 2023
      Incoming Forward Deployed Software Engineer

      Cancelled my new grad offer to start a company :)

    • Quizard AI

      Jul 2023 - now
      Co-Founder

      An Oleve company.Built and scaled Quizard AI app and Unstuck AI4M+ users globally, 80M+ questions answeredWriting spellbooks, sharpening wands, and taming mystical beasts.Backed by Neo

    • Forbes Technology Council

      Nov 2024 - now
      Member

    • Oleve

      Jan 2025 - now
      Co-Founder

      harvest incoming

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Cybersecurity Course (Passed with Honours)

      CodePath
      Apr 2021
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    • Microsoft Office Specialist: Microsoft Office PowerPoint

      Microsoft Certifications
      Aug 2015

    • Object-Oriented Design

      Coursera
      Jul 2020
      View certificate certificate

    • Serverless Compute and API Integration Approaches on AWS

      Pluralsight
      Aug 2022
      View certificate certificate

    • Bloomberg Market Concepts

      Bloomberg LP
      Jun 2020

    • Complexity Science and Systems Thinking

      Ellen MacArthur Foundation
      Jan 2016

    • Implementing Serverless Web Application Hosting and Delivery on AWS

      Pluralsight
      Aug 2022
      View certificate certificate

    • Hosting and Delivery of Serverless Web Applications on AWS

      Pluralsight
      Aug 2022
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    • Microservices Architecture: The Design Principles

      Pluralsight
      Aug 2022
      View certificate certificate

    • Key Skills for Success: Personal Skills, Communication, Team Work

      Chartered Management Institute
      Jan 2015

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Sidhant Bendre
      🚀 The Moonshot Prize Winner 🚀 TreeHacks Feb 2023 using LLMs like GPT3 to control UAVs (drones) - https://devpost.com/software/droneformer
    • Awarded to Sidhant Bendre
      #HackForGood Winner Twitter Nov 2020 Won the CodeChella Hackathon's HackForGood category!https://devpost.com/software/twitterforwomen
    • Awarded to Sidhant Bendre
      Dean's List University of Rochester December 1, 2019
    • Awarded to Sidhant Bendre
      Brian E. Anderson Research Grant // Research and Innovation Grant University of Rochester Apr 2019 2019 recipient of the Brian E. Anderson Research Grant—a special accolade in addition to the acceptance of the Research & Innovation Grant. This accolade is given to students who show an impressive aptitude in the sciences.I have received a total of $4,500 to put toward my undergraduate research goals, as my unique interests qualified me for this distinctive award. The award was made possible through the generous support of Ruth J. Zowander ’70 in honor of Brian E. Anderson ’06. As with… Show more 2019 recipient of the Brian E. Anderson Research Grant—a special accolade in addition to the acceptance of the Research & Innovation Grant. This accolade is given to students who show an impressive aptitude in the sciences.I have received a total of $4,500 to put toward my undergraduate research goals, as my unique interests qualified me for this distinctive award. The award was made possible through the generous support of Ruth J. Zowander ’70 in honor of Brian E. Anderson ’06. As with other winners of Research and Innovation Grants, the Brian E. Anderson Research Grant designees will have demonstrated extraordinary levels of scholarship and commitment. Recipients seem most ready to parlay their enthusiasm and enterprising vision into meaningful differences in the communities they encounter, whether close to campus or halfway around the world. Show less
    • Awarded to Sidhant Bendre
      Genesse Scholar University of Rochester November 1, 2018 Named for the river surrounding our campus, the Genesee Scholarship aims to answer some of the financial challenges a research-university education may present over four years. Genesee Scholars will shape our residential and academic communities and inspire their teachers and classmates, helping to make the University of Rochester “ever better.”
    • Awarded to Sidhant Bendre
      KWHS Investment Competition Most Diverse Team Perspective (Region 2) Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania Feb 2018 Winning team (MUWCI MoneyMakers) of the Most Diverse Team Perspective in the Knowledge @ Wharton High School Investment Competition.
    • Awarded to Sidhant Bendre
      Motivate Award - (Engineering and Innovation) FIRST Robotics Feb 2018 Winning team of the Motivate Award for the Pan-India FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics Competition
    • Awarded to Sidhant Bendre
      Next Genius Scholarship Award Next Genius Foundation Jan 2018 This program is highly selective and winning a Next Genius Scholarship is a matter of great pride. As a Next Genius Scholar, you’ll join a select community of distinguished individuals who receive continuous career mentoring, internship and job support from our foundation in future years.
    • Awarded to Sidhant Bendre
      Cambridge Outstanding Learner's Award - Geography Cambridge International Examinations May 2017 National Topper in IGCSE for Geography
    • Awarded to Sidhant Bendre
      Cambridge Outstanding Learner's Award - Physics Cambridge University May 2017 National Topper in IGCSE for Physics
    • Awarded to Sidhant Bendre
      Valedictorian - Apr 2016 Valedictorian of the leaving class of 2016
    • Awarded to Sidhant Bendre
      Robert Baker's Inter-school Group Debate Runner Up British International School 2016
    • Awarded to Sidhant Bendre
      Winner of the Microsoft Office National Championship- PowerPoint 2010 Certiprep Jun 2015 Represented Nigeria at the World Championship in 2015 with the rest of the Nigerian team
    • Awarded to Sidhant Bendre
      Head Boy - Mar 2015 Head Boy (2015-2016) of the British International School

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Student Fellow

      Issued by Edith (Techstars '21)
      Edith (Techstars '21)Associated with Sidhant Bendre

    • 2020 Technical Virtual Summer Series

      Issued by Google
      GoogleAssociated with Sidhant Bendre

    • Member

      Issued by Forbes Technology Council
      Forbes Technology CouncilAssociated with Sidhant Bendre

    • Captain Globetrotter

      Issued by Planet Earth on Jan 2012
      Planet EarthAssociated with Sidhant Bendre

    • Quantitative Analyst

      Issued by Quantitative Finance Collective on Apr 2020
      Quantitative Finance CollectiveAssociated with Sidhant Bendre

    • EAGxBoston Participant

      Issued by Effective Altruism on Mar 2022
      Effective AltruismAssociated with Sidhant Bendre

    • Participant

      Issued by Miami Hack Week on Jan 2022
      Miami Hack WeekAssociated with Sidhant Bendre

    • Digital Consultant

      Issued by COVID-19 Student Response Network on Jun 2020
      COVID-19 Student Response NetworkAssociated with Sidhant Bendre

    • Academic Chair

      Issued by Delta Kappa Epsilon International Fraternity on Apr 2020
      Delta Kappa Epsilon International FraternityAssociated with Sidhant Bendre

    • Summer Insight Series Participant

      Issued by Goldman Sachs on Jun 2020
      Goldman SachsAssociated with Sidhant Bendre

    • Diversity and Inclusion Insight Series Participant

      Issued by McKinsey & Company on Jun 2020
      McKinsey & CompanyAssociated with Sidhant Bendre

    • Technical Article Writer

      Issued by Blockchain Africa on Jun 2019
      Blockchain AfricaAssociated with Sidhant Bendre

    • Participant

      Issued by GAKKO on Jul 2018
      GAKKOAssociated with Sidhant Bendre

    • Fund Raiser & Volunteer

      Issued by ACE Charity on Feb 2015
      ACE CharityAssociated with Sidhant Bendre

    • Student Applicant Guide Leader

      Issued by Mahindra United World College of India on Dec 2017
      Mahindra United World College of IndiaAssociated with Sidhant Bendre

    • Volunteer

      Issued by Diverbo - Pueblo Inglés on Jun 2017
      Diverbo - Pueblo InglésAssociated with Sidhant Bendre