Who I am
Hey there! My name is Nikhil Ajjarapu, and I recently graduated from the University of Texas, Austin, with a Master's in Computer Science (specializing in Artificial Intelligence). My experience includes working as an AI Software Engineer at Camino Robotics, improving information retrieval and search at Apple on the Apple Knowledge Platform team, and building key infrastructure at Lyft in their Level 5 division. I am currently seeking full-time software engineering and machine learning opportunities - please feel free to connect!
Where I've worked
Camino Robotics
Working here as an AI Engineer, building a smart walker for the elderly and people with disabilities. Responsible for maintaining end-to-end pose estimation and gait metrics generation pipeline.
Apple
Worked here twice on the Apple Platform team.
Lyft
Worked here twice on the Level 5 Perception team and the Growth and Memberships team in Transit, Bikes, and Scooters.
Projects
Analyzing NBA Player Performance Compared to Number of Fouls
Program that analyzes NBA player performance compared to number of times they have been fouled. Accompanied by a short Medium article explaining some interesting results.
Dynasty Team Assist
A fantasy football tool that helps suggest trade ideas in your league based on player values sourced from KeepTradeCut. Allows for customization based on risk propensity, positions of need, and willingness to overpay. >40k lifetime hits, with 2k unique visitors per month.
Get in touch
Please feel free to email me at nikhil (dot) ajjarapu (at) gmail (dot) com.