Prajakta Chakurkar

Prajakta Chakurkar is a software engineer with a diverse range of experience. Most recently, they worked as a Staff Software Engineer at Nextdoor starting in 2020. Prior to that, they were a Sr. Software Engineer at Zoosk Inc. from 2016 to 2020, and a Software Engineer from 2014 to 2016. Prajakta also has experience at Financial Engines, where they held the positions of Sr. Software Engineer from 2012 to 2014 and Software Engineer from 2009 to 2012. Before that, they were a Web Development Intern at Asian Neighborhood Design in 2009 and a Student Assistant (Frontdesk) at the American Language Institute from 2007 to 2008. Prajakta began their career as an IT Helpdesk Assistant at San Francisco State University in 2006. Throughout their various roles, Prajakta has gained expertise in software development, project management, and team collaboration.

Prajakta Chakurkar completed their B.E. in Information Technology from Parshvanath College of Engineering, where they studied from 2001 to 2005. Following that, they pursued a master's degree in Computer Science from San Francisco State University from 2006 to 2008.