Anurag Desai is a Software Engineer currently working at HG Insights since April 2023. Prior experience includes a role as Software Engineer - Payments at Venmo from May 2019 to April 2023, where Anurag was the platform owner for key payment processing integrations and a domain expert for QR Code processing. Anurag's background also includes a Software Engineering Co-op at Venmo, where significant contributions involved monitoring systems for P2P transactions and recovering unauthorized ACH transactions, along with experience at HERE Technologies developing applications for machine learning workflows. Anurag has been involved in academia as a Teaching Assistant at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, supporting courses related to digital circuit design and embedded computing. Anurag holds a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Information Technology from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, along with a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from the University of Mumbai.