About
A glimpse into me.
About
Hi there I’m Niraj Yagnik, Head of Product at BitOoda, based in Greenwich, Connecticut. I blend expertise in AI, Software Development, and strategic leadership to deliver impactful solutions. Growing up, I started coding at 12 and have since built a career at the intersection of software, research, and data.
I’ve driven results as an AI Engineer, Software Developer, and Research Scientist across enterprises, startups, and mid-sized companies.
At UCSD, I specialized in AI and honed my focus on democratizing access to technology—a mission that drives me today. Whether leading teams or building hands-on, I create scalable tools that solve real-world problems and empower people.
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I specialize in AI, Machine Learning, and full-stack development, delivering scalable solutions and user-centric products. From building grant-winning AI systems to deploying large-scale data pipelines, I bring a proven track record of impact across research, product design, and production. Here are some of the places I have worked.
Head of Product
Bitooda
AI Research and Development.
Teaching Assistant
University of California, San Diego
TAed classed related to Recommender Systems, Language Models and AI comprising over 400 students.
Graduate Student Researcher
University of California, San Diego
Led research projects on the intersection of AI, HCI, and Explainability.
Senior Software Engineer
ICICI Lombard
Was part of the team that lead the establishment of Data Engineering and Data Lake efforts at the company from scratch.
Chief Technology Officer
Prixpo
Built scalable infrastructure for custom tour creation and booking management.
Machine Learning Intern
Reliance Jio
Worked on cool research projects related to AI and ML under Dr. Sailesh Kumar.
Education
Masters of Science in Computer Science
University of California, San Diego
GPA: 4.0
Specialized in Artificial Intelligence and Human Computer Interaction. Education was fully funded through research and TAship.
Bachelors of Technology in Computer Eng
Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal
GPA: 9.32/10
Rank 3 out of 150 students in my batch. Published research papers in top journals on topics related to NLP and Machine Learning.