Siddharth Vashishtha
Senior Software Engineer (ML AI) at Google DeepMind
City of Rochester, New York, Switzerland
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Top SchoolSiddharth Vashishtha is a Senior Software Engineer at Google DeepMind with a decade of experience building ML and NLP systems, currently focused on agentic AI features for Gemini. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science (NLP) from the University of Rochester and has a track record of moving research into product, including contributions to Gemini Deep Research and prior internships at Google Assistant and Alexa-AI. Before grad school he spent three years as a consultant applying decision analytics to financial services, where he automated reporting and risk strategies that saved significant manual effort. His background spans end-to-end NLP research (event extraction, semantic parsing, NLG) and applied engineering, blending rigorous academic methods with production-grade deployments. Based in Rochester with ties to Switzerland, he combines deep technical breadth with a practical penchant for measurable impact.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at University of RochesterDual Degree (B.Tech+M.Tech) in Agricultural and Food Engineering, Agricultural and Food Engineering, Dual Degree (B.Tech+M.Tech) in Agricultural and Food Engineering, Agricultural and Food Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Github Skills (100)
python10
deep-learning10
transformer10
nlp10
tensorflow10
natural-language-processing10
pytorch10
machine-learning10
bert10
speech-recognition10
pandas9
portable9
gradient9
jax9
transformers9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
FACTSlab/factslab-protocols
Apr 2018 - Feb 2019
annotation protocols used to collect data for FACTS.lab publications
Contributions:54 PRs, 90 pushes, 47 branches in 10 months
collectfactsannotationlabpublications
sidsvash26/sidsvash26.github.io
Aug 2021 - Feb 2023
A beautiful, simple, clean, and responsive Jekyll theme for academics
Contributions:33 pushes in 1 year 5 months
responsive-jekyll-themeacademicscleanjekylljekyll-theme
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