Ankit Bhutani

I’m a Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft Advertising, working at the intersection of large-scale data systems, cloud infrastructure, and generative AI. Over the past decade, including earlier work in Microsoft Azure Operations, I’ve focused on building distributed systems that handle global-scale data with low latency and predictable performance.

More recently, my work has centered on bringing large language models into production environments. I’ve led the design of API-driven ad serving systems and interactive experiences such as the Brand Showroom, which was featured at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. My team has also improved real-time performance by refining data pipelines and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems, achieving a measurable reduction in serving latency.

I place strong emphasis on data security, privacy, and system reliability. I work on zero-trust data pipelines, safety controls for model-driven systems, and privacy-aware ad targeting. My focus includes mitigating risks such as data leakage, prompt injection, and model misuse, while keeping solutions practical and scalable for production systems.

I hold a Master of Science in Computer Science from North Carolina State University.