Prakhar Maini
Staff Data Scientist
Fremont, California, United States
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Top SchoolPrakhar Maini is a Staff Data Scientist with a decade of experience building production ML and analytics at scale, currently shaping Reels and other products at Meta from Fremont, CA. His background blends rigorous technical training (IIT Kanpur, UC Berkeley MIDS) with business strategy (ISB MBA), enabling him to translate complex data signals into product impact across ads, content, and recommendation systems. Before Meta he applied advanced techniques like Topological Data Analysis to manufacturing and churn problems and delivered forecasting and text-analytics solutions in life sciences and pharma at ZS. Comfortable working end-to-end—from data pipelines and anomaly detection to ensemble modeling—he also brings commodity trading and operations experience that sharpens his risk-aware, metrics-driven approach. An avid learner and chess enthusiast, he pairs curiosity with practical delivery, often surfacing non-obvious patterns that drive measurable improvements.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Information and Data Science (MIDS), Master of Science - MS, Information and Data Science (MIDS) at UC Berkeley School of InformationIndian Institute of Technology KanpurMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance & Strategy, Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance & Strategy at Indian School of Business
English, Hindi, Spanish
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Github contributions (5)
UCBMethaneTracker/UCB-Capstone-Methane-Tracker
Sep 2021 - Dec 2021
Contributions:46 commits, 30 pushes in 3 months
prakharm1/w207_project4
Feb 2021 - Apr 2021
Contributions:24 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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