Sagnik Bhattacharjee

datavorous

CS student, class of 2029.
I like building things that are fast, small, or slightly cursed.

Experience

Research Intern · Language Technology Research Centre, IIIT H Apr 2026 – present DPPNets, graph schedulers & NPU perf, using Qualcomm NPU SDK
SDE Intern · Undisclosed startup Apr – May 2026 Distillation pipeline for an analog circuit optimizer for Micron Technologies
SDE Intern · Undisclosed startup Jan – Feb 2026 Risk moderation engine for BuyMeACoffee (YC W19)

Writeups

Reverse engineering the Qualcomm NPU compiler
What I learned trying to break a single GPU with mixed traffic
NPUs: what, and where they break

Shorter pieces live under essays.

When I was just starting out in 2025, some of my projects hit the HN frontpage, some were loved on r/unixporn and r/developersIndia, and some got a lot of traction on Twitter. Since then, I have pivoted towards research engineering, and most of my work remain under strict NDAs.