Summary
Luke Salamone is a Machine Learning Engineer in San Francisco with 11 years of software and ML experience, currently building models and systems at Grammarly after an MLE role at TikTok. He combines a strong production engineering background—years of Java Spring, SSO, and high-volume data pipeline work at Capital One—with advanced ML training from a Northwestern Master’s in Artificial Intelligence. Comfortable bridging research and product, he has hands-on experience moving prototypes into reliable, scalable services across consumer and enterprise domains. Luke’s history spans mobile, front-end, and backend systems, which helps him design ML solutions that integrate cleanly with engineering constraints. Notably, he transitioned from building core streaming libraries and SSO integrations to shipping ML features at scale, reflecting a solver’s mindset and cross-disciplinary fluency.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Study Abroad, Study Abroad at Nankai University
Master's degree Artificial Intelligence, Master's degree Artificial Intelligence at Northwestern University