Stefan Niculae is a Senior Software Engineer with 11 years of experience blending machine learning research and production software engineering, currently at Google after impactful roles at Amazon where his work contributed over $1M in annual profit. A Fulbright Scholar with two master’s degrees and a US patent, he bridges deep AI expertise with product-focused delivery, having co-founded an AI startup and shipped systems at scale. His background spans research internships and engineering roles at Blizzard, Bitdefender, Adobe, and Intel, reflecting fluency in both experimental ML and robust production pipelines. Based in Los Angeles but originally from Romania, he’s passionate about AI for social and ethical applications and data visualization, and he actively mentors teams and cultivates cohesion through organized events.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (Fulbright Scholar), Master of Science (Fulbright Scholar) at University of Southern California
Erasmus Exchange Semester (Master of Science), Erasmus Exchange Semester (Master of Science) at Leiden University
Summer School, Summer School at Max Planck Society
Master of Science, Master of Science at University of Bucharest
Contributions:44 commits, 50 pushes in 2 years 11 months
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