Neil Daftary
Sr Software Engineer, Machine Learning at LinkedIn
Sunnyvale, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolNeil Daftary is a senior software engineer specializing in machine learning with nine years of experience building production ML systems for search, recommendations, personalization, and analytics. Currently at LinkedIn, he designs and deploys scalable models and pipelines, drawing on prior impact at Amazon Search Science and internships across AWS and startups. He is fluent in Python, C, and Scala, comfortable with AWS and GCP, and pairs strong engineering rigor with academic depth from an MS in Computer Science at Purdue. Neil’s background spans hands-on research mentoring and teaching roles, reflecting a blend of applied ML, mentoring, and product-focused engineering. He has publications and industry certifications, and a track record of improving search relevance and personalization at scale. Based in Sunnyvale, he brings a practical research mindset to delivering measurable user and business value.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) Computer Engineering at Bhartiya Vidya Bhavans Sardar Patel Institute of Technology Munshi Nagar Andheri MumbaiMaster of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at Purdue UniversitySchool and High School, School and High School at Balmohan Vidyamandir
Marathi, Gujarati, Hindi, English
Github Skills (2)
bank9
nodejs6
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
neil98daftary/neil98daftary.github.io
May 2018 - Jun 2022
Contributions:8 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 2 months
adityadesai97/fontify
Aug 2017 - Nov 2020
Contributions:8 pushes in 3 years 4 months
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