Pranay Shah is a Machine Learning Engineer at Meta (Instagram) in San Francisco with a decade of software engineering experience building safety-critical ML systems. He holds an MS in Machine Learning from UIUC and a BS in Computer Science from Georgia Tech, combining strong academic foundations with hands-on production experience. His recent internships at Cruise and Fidelity reflect a focus on robust engineering for real-world systems, from autonomous platforms to financial services. At Instagram he focuses on operationalizing models where reliability and user safety are primary constraints, a niche that requires both ML rigor and production-grade software skills. Known for bridging research-grade techniques with scalable engineering, he brings an engineer’s attention to auditability and risk mitigation in model deployments.
10 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology
Master of Science - MS, Machine Learning, Master of Science - MS, Machine Learning at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Contributions:22 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 8 months
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