Clarke Rahrig is a Senior Product Manager with 11 years of experience building and shipping AI and platform products at Microsoft from Seattle. He led strategy and roadmaps for DirectML and Windows AI Platform, delivering GPU-agnostic ML acceleration across over a billion devices and improving inference performance threefold through close co-engineering with AMD, Intel, NVIDIA, and Qualcomm. Clarke expanded DirectML into training workflows for TensorFlow and PyTorch, opened new customer segments in data science, and brokered strategic partnerships such as HP’s WSL‑preloaded data science workstations. He combines deep technical fluency from an ECE background with operational rigor—introducing OKRs, running cross-functional programs, and mentoring interns and teams as interim manager. Notably, he has a track record of translating low-level performance wins into broad platform adoption and business impact.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Bachelors, Electrical & Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin
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Clarke Rahrig - Senior Product Manager at Microsoft