Kush Vijapure
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Kush Vijapure

I'm Kush, a Finance + Computer Science double major at Texas A&M (BBA Finance, BS Computer Science, 4.00 major GPA, May 2028).

Experience

From the desk to the round.

Software Engineering Summer Analyst Apr–Aug 2026
Westlake Securities · Austin, TX

Built an MCP server linking Claude to the bank's internal financial database, a Streamlit dashboard tracking model pipelines across active deals, and a tool normalizing client exports into summaries — adopted across the deal team.

Machine Learning Researcher Jan–May 2026
AfterQuery (YC-backed) · San Francisco

Improved benchmarking latency and accuracy, built reference solutions and test suites in Python/SQL, and reviewed AI-generated code for logic errors and anti-patterns.

Data / Software Operations Analyst May 2025–Present
Break Debate · Houston

Built Python tools automating pricing, client tracking, and reporting across ~$650K annual revenue, plus an LLM model on ~100 acquisition calls that raised close rates from 9% to 20%.

Consultant / Debate Coach May 2025–May 2026
BASIS Independent Silicon Valley · San Jose

Built an MCP synced to Tabroom and OpenCaselist tracking opponent tendencies and judge biases, plus custom Verbatim macros — as head of pre-round strategy for five top-10 and two top-4 national placements.

Projects

Shipped & compounding.

Card Cutter & Finder

AI research assistant that finds, cites, and cuts debate evidence — and mimics the citation style of any document you upload.

PythonLLMsNLGWeb Scraping
MaroonLife

Backend for a campus lifestyle & events app — grew to 2,000+ users at 4.8★ on the App Store.

Node.jsJSON
Automated Credit Management Database

Relational database that automates pricing and logging for a small business, supporting $100K+ in revenue.

SQLPostgreSQL

Leadership & Involvement

Around campus.

Aggies on Wall Street Incoming Member
High-finance & public-markets program

Selected as 1 of ~30 for a competitive public-markets program, including a two-week NYC networking trip with top investment banks.

Aggie Investment Club Fund Analyst
$70K+ L/S Equities Fund

Produces monthly stock pitches, financial models, and decks for the club's $70K+ L/S equities fund, engaging 100+ members.

Aggie Coding Club Member
Tutoring & ML workshops

Tutored students and ran ML workshops — including coaching the student who won the A&M AI Pokémon bot competition.

Texas A&M Pre-Law Society Member
Pre-law advising & prep

Attended weekly sessions with legal professionals and Harvard Law workshops on admissions, the LSAT, and applications, and helped route prospective students into the pre-law advising pipeline.

Awards & Skills

The book.

Awards

  • National Merit Finalist Academic
  • Harvard Debate Championship — LD 1st Place Speaker Debate
  • Texas Debate Championship — LD 1st Place Speaker Debate
  • 2× AIME Qualifier Math
  • A&M Derivative Bee — 2nd Place Math

Skills & Languages

SQLPythonJavaC/C++ NumPyPandasscikit-learn Node.jsJSONVBA Microsoft SuiteBloombergS&P Cap IQLaTeX HindiMarathiSpanish

Contact

Open a position.

Recruiting, projects, or a good debate — the desk is open.

KUSH VIJAPURE · COLLEGE STATION, TX · ▲ OPEN TO OPPORTUNITY