Siddhant Somani is a software engineer with 11 years of experience building large-scale systems, currently a Member of Technical Staff at xAI after a six-year tenure at Apple. He holds an MS in Computer Science from Columbia and a high-achieving BTech from Vellore Institute of Technology, combining strong academic foundations with industry-grade execution. His background spans consumer and research-driven engineering roles, including internships at Google and Microsoft and machine learning research at Nanyang Technological University. Based in Palo Alto, he blends production-focused software development with ML research experience, positioning him to bridge model research and scalable deployment. While his public GitHub footprint is minimal, his career trajectory suggests a pragmatic engineer who transitions research insights into robust product engineering.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
High school, High school at Nath Valley School, Aurangabad
Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at Columbia University in the City of New York
Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Computer Science, 9.40, Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Computer Science, 9.40 at Vellore Institute of Technology
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