Our Research Team
AllyNerds guides are researched and written by the team below. Each person focuses on a different part of how careers, roles, and hiring markets actually work.
Ankush Mulkar
Engineering Manager · Research Contributor
Ankush Mulkar contributes to AllyNerds across product development, technology, growth, and career research. As part of the AllyNerds research ecosystem, he researches and writes guides on how different careers, roles, and hiring markets work, with a focus on connecting employer expectations, career paths, industry changes, and candidate needs. His work also helps shape product and research initiatives that make career information more practical and useful for job seekers across technical and non-technical fields.
- product development
- technology
- growth
- career research
- hiring markets
- career paths
- industry changes
- employer expectations
- company research
- retail
- operations
- hospitality
- logistics
- warehouse
- store
- shift work
- hourly roles
- employer brand
Hrushikesh Batwe
Frontend Developer · Research Contributor
Hrushikesh Batwe contributes to AllyNerds through technology-focused career research and guides. His research examines how roles are defined in the job market, what skills employers look for, how technical interviews are structured, and how technology-related requirements change over time. His work helps candidates understand the practical skills and expectations associated with modern technology careers.
- technology
- frontend
- software engineering
- engineering roles
- technical interviews
- coding interviews
- developer careers
- technical skills
- system design
- algorithms
- data engineering
- machine learning
- artificial intelligence
- assessment platforms
- live coding
- faang
- big tech
- cloud
- devops
Tushar Zade
Full Stack Developer · Research Contributor
Tushar Zade contributes to AllyNerds through research focused on how employers, industries, and job markets evaluate candidates. His guides explore hiring practices, workforce trends, compensation, career progression, role requirements, and the factors that influence opportunities across different professional fields. His research helps candidates understand not only what a role requires, but also how the broader job market works.
- hiring practices
- workforce trends
- compensation
- salary
- career progression
- role requirements
- job market
- industries
- finance
- consulting
- audit
- recruiters
- offers
- negotiation
- applications
- screening
- referrals
- rejection
- timelines
- ghosting
- conversion rates
Ananya Kulkarni
AI Engineer · Research Contributor
Ananya Kulkarni contributes to AllyNerds through research focused on the candidate and workplace side of career decisions. His guides examine workplace expectations, career development, evolving skills, hiring practices, candidate expectations, and changes in how organizations structure and evaluate roles. His work helps candidates understand how careers evolve and what they can expect throughout the hiring and professional journey.
- workplace expectations
- career development
- evolving skills
- candidate expectations
- workplace culture
- professional growth
- onboarding
- healthcare
- marketing
- resume
- resume tailoring
- ats
- behavioral rounds
- star method
- communication
- mock practice
- skill gaps
- gap analysis
- templates
- storytelling