Summary
Alex Chirayath is an ML engineering leader with nine years of experience building and guiding teams across machine learning, big data analytics, and web development at top-tier tech companies. He has progressed from hands-on software and data engineering roles into leadership positions at AWS and now leads ML engineering at Apple, combining deep technical fluency with delivery at scale. His background spans research-driven work at an NSF center and entrepreneurial beginnings founding a web agency, giving him a practical knack for translating research and prototypes into production systems. Known for balancing architectural vision with operational rigor, he thrives on mentoring engineers and shepherding complex ML pipelines into reliable services. Based in the United States, he pairs a Purdue master’s and an engineering degree from the University of Mumbai with a track record of cross-functional impact in cloud and consumer technology.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree, Master’s Degree at Purdue University
B.E., B.E. at University of Mumbai
English, Malayalam, Marathi, Hindi