Kshitij Bakliwal

Kshitij joined Keystone in 2024 as a Senior Core AI Engineer in the Seattle office.

Before joining Keystone, Kshitij spent over 4 years at Amazon, leading engineering efforts to build machine learning platforms that detect anomalies and reduce transaction risks across Amazon’s payments ecosystem. With experience in automating ML model lifecycles and deep learning, he has contributed to large-scale projects, earning multiple professional awards. Finding his motivations in eclectic thinking and puzzle solving, Kshitij is excited about engineering AI to develop and deploy in more blue oceans.

Kshitij holds a Master’s in Computer Science from Purdue University and a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore. Kshitij has also spent time as a research visitor at MIT and Cambridge University, where his work focused on building deep learning models and multi-agent system architectures for collaborative learning between digital twins.

Outside of his professional interests, Kshitij currently spends his time learning piano or playing chess and soccer. Kshitij is also an avid reader and a sports enthusiast.

Education:

• M.S. in Computer Science from Purdue University
• B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering with Minors in Economics and Social Sciences from IIT Indore