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Anjor Kanekar

Anjor Kanekar

Building elite technical organizations and FDE-style structures

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London, United Kingdom
Joined February 2026

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Summary

Anjor Kanekar possesses a unique blend of deep scientific research expertise, particularly in computational plasma physics, evidenced by his Ph.D. from the University of Maryland and numerous academic publications. He is currently actively engaged in an experiment to rebuild plasma physics simulations using AI, reflecting his continued commitment to scientific inquiry and his interest in applying cutting-edge AI techniques to complex scientific problems. anjor+4
He is a seasoned expert in Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE), having spent seven years at Palantir Technologies in FDE and hiring manager roles. This extensive experience has equipped him with practical insights into building and scaling technical teams, structuring organizations for customer outcomes, and implementing effective hiring systems. anjor+1
Anjor is a highly experienced hiring manager and consultant, having conducted over 1,000 technical interviews and built hiring systems for companies ranging from seed-stage startups to established enterprises. He articulates his philosophy on hiring through various writings and offers specialized services to design and lead hiring functions for other companies. anjor+5
He is the founder of Platypus Technologies Limited, a company that provides strategic and hands-on technical solutions in areas such as Generative AI applications, Palantir Foundry implementation, Blockchain development, and Computational Physics. Through Platypus, he serves a diverse range of clients for both technical delivery and organizational design. anjor+3

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The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Hiring Assholes

November 13, 2025

An article exploring the distinction between conviction and ego in hiring, arguing that effectiveness comes from conviction, directness, and ambition, not from toxicity or cruelty.

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Building a Gyrokinetics Code Without Reading a Single Line: The Development Log

November 11, 2025

A development log detailing the process of rebuilding plasma physics simulations using AI assistance, outlining the workflow, successes, and challenges, and observing that AI generated 100% of the code.

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Testing the Intelligence Explosion: Can AI Turn One Physicist into a Research Team?

November 5, 2025

An exploration into whether AI can significantly accelerate research velocity in physics by assisting in complex tasks like rebuilding plasma physics simulations.

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Case Study: Building a Hiring Process for Northslope

November 20, 2024

A case study on building a bespoke hiring framework for Northslope Technologies, focusing on defining cultural traits versus role competencies.

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Comand AI: A Hiring Case Study

September 28, 2024

A case study detailing the design of a hiring process for mission-driven engineers at Comand AI.

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Context Matters: Hiring is Not Fungible

August 27, 2024

An article discussing why generic hiring processes often fail and the importance of context-specific hiring strategies.

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Fluidization of collisionless plasma turbulence

January 1, 2019

A scientific paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Viriato: a Fourierโ€“Hermite spectral code for strongly magnetized fluidโ€“kinetic plasma dynamics

January 1, 2016

A scientific paper on a spectral code for plasma dynamics.

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Fluctuation-dissipation relations for a plasma-kinetic Langevin equation

January 1, 2015

A scientific paper on plasma-kinetic Langevin equations.

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Phase mixing in turbulent magnetized plasmas

January 1, 2014

Anjor Kanekar's PhD thesis from the University of Maryland, College Park.

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crash2: coloured packets and other updates

January 1, 2009

A scientific paper on astronomical observations.

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Notes

SGSumanyu Ghoshalsaid
AKAnjor Kanekar
is one of the most impressive software engineers they've worked with who spent time at Palantir.

Mar 18, 2026