Nikhil Jain
Research Assistant at University of California, Santa Cruz
California, United States
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Top SchoolNikhil Jain is a software engineer and research assistant with 11 years of experience building compilers, ML accelerator toolchains, and production search/location systems. He has moved between industry and academia—from SambaNova compiler work and Microsoft’s C++ toolchain to Uber’s Eats Search and Location teams—bringing systems-level rigor to performance-critical ML and infrastructure projects. Currently contributing to a WebGPU backend for llama.cpp at UC Santa Cruz, he blends low-level optimization with emerging browser GPU deployment for ML inference. A UC Berkeley CS alumnus pursuing graduate work at UCSC, Nikhil’s background reflects a practical cross-section of research-grade tools and production services, with a knack for translating hardware-aware compiler insights into real-world distributed systems.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science at University of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California Santa CruzHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Middlesex County Academy for Science, Math, and Engineering Technologies
English, Hindi
Github Skills (27)
android-app9
subtraction9
digit8
calculator7
multiplication7
flutter6
mouse6
android6
ios6
keyboard5
java5
nodejs4
points4
math4
python3
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
nikhilJain17/InspectVR
Sep 2016 - Oct 2020
PennApps XIV - get prices of objects in real time
Contributions:1 PR, 9 pushes in 4 years 1 month
pricesnodejsxivpennappsreal-time
nikhilJain17/Robin
Jan 2016 - Oct 2022
A mouse/keyboard replacement
Contributions:2 PRs, 24 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 10 months
keyboard-mousemousekeyboardreplacement
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