Nihal Renduchintala
Machine Learning Engineer at Whatnot
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolNihal Renduchintala is a Machine Learning Engineer with 11 years of experience building personalization, recommendation, and ranking systems that power discovery and engagement. Based in New York, he has driven ML efforts across startups and e-commerce—shaping feed and personalization at Whatnot and leading personalization, ads, and causal experimentation at GameChanger. Nihal combines hands-on production ML (Python, Docker, Airflow, dbt, AWS) with product-focused data science, shipping end-to-end systems from forecasting and pricing engines to hybrid recommendation APIs. His work has delivered measurable business impact, including improved fulfillment accuracy and substantial revenue gains from ML-driven pipelines. Known for bridging experimentation, causal analysis, and scalable ML infrastructure, he prefers pragmatic solutions that translate quickly into better user experiences. An early career background in data engineering and ETL gives him a practical edge in operationalizing models.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) Computer Science, Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) Computer Science at National Institute of Technology, TiruchirappalliMaster's degree Computer Science, Master's degree Computer Science at Rutgers University
English, Hindi, Telugu
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Github Skills (34)
music10
stock9
artificial-intelligence9
trend9
predictive9
keras9
python8
deep-learning8
machine-learning8
tensorflow7
django7
time-complexity6
dfa6
compiler-construction6
server6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
malvare/Portfolio
Jul 2018 - Oct 2018
Contributions:71 commits, 58 pushes in 2 months
nihal223/nodejs-app
Apr 2015 - Dec 2016
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 8 months
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