Summary
Jay Rodge is a Staff Developer Advocate specializing in Large Language Models with nine years of experience bringing deep learning and data science into production at NVIDIA from product marketing to hands-on developer enablement. Based in San Francisco, he helps AI developers leverage NVIDIA GPUs and SDKs—spanning TensorRT, RAPIDS, and major DL frameworks—while translating research into practical tools and demos. His background includes applied computer vision work for BMW manufacturing and NLP-focused industry roles, giving him a strong systems-to-models perspective. Jay blends technical product strategy (Cornell product marketing) with an MSc in Computer Science, and is known for making complex AI stacks approachable for engineers building at scale. An underappreciated strength is his cross-functional fluency: he moves fluidly between developer advocacy, technical marketing, and deep technical implementation to accelerate adoption.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
High School Science, High School Science at Coast Guard Public School, Daman
Masters Computer Science, Masters Computer Science at Illinois Institute of Technology
Self Driving Car Nanodegree, Self Driving Car Nanodegree at Udacity
Bachelor of Engineering - BE Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering - BE Computer Engineering at Savitribai Phule Pune University
Product Marketing, Product Marketing at Cornell University
English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati