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This page lists my professional experience, my educational background, and some interesting projects.

Basics

Name Rahul Saxena
Label SWE/ML Engineer
Email rahulsaxena@umass.edu
Phone (413) 466-1608
Url https://raahulsaxena.github.io/
Summary I am a Computer Science graduate student at UMass Amherst, with experience in software engineering and machine learning, actively seeking full-time Software Engineering (SWE) or Machine Learning Engineering (MLE) opportunities to apply my skills in developing innovative solutions.

Work

  • 2021.04 - 2023.07
    Software Engineer II
    Philips
    Worked on advanced software solutions, contributing to complex system design, development, and optimization for multiple projects.
    • Led development of key software modules.
    • Optimized data processing algorithms for scalability.
    • Collaborated with cross-functional teams for product integration.
  • 2019.07 - 2021.03
    Software Engineer I
    Philips
    Developed software solutions for critical business operations, focusing on improving performance and usability.
    • Enhanced system performance through software improvements.
    • Collaborated on full-stack application development.
  • 2018.07 - 2018.12
    Software Engineer Intern
    PayPal
    Contributed to the development of financial products by building scalable and efficient software tools.
    • Built backend services for payment systems.
    • Collaborated with senior engineers on system architecture.

Education

  • 2023.08 - 2025.05

    Amherst, MA

    MS
    University of Massachusetts Amherst
    Computer Science
    • Machine Learning
    • Natural Language Processing
    • Algorithms
    • Deep Learning
  • 2015.08 - 2019.06

    Pilani, India

    BS
    BITS Pilani
    Computer Engineering
    • Data Structures and Algorithms
    • Object Oriented Programming
    • Operating Systems
    • Data Mining
    • Information Retrieval

Certificates

Python (Basic)
HackerRank 2024-10-01
Problem Solving (Intermediate)
HackerRank 2024-10-01
SQL (Intermediate)
HackerRank 2024-08-01
AWS Technical Essentials
Amazon Web Services (AWS) 2024-05-01
AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials
Amazon Web Services (AWS) 2024-05-01
ISTQB Foundation
Indian Testing Board 2022-07-01
Deep Learning Specialization
Coursera 2022-06-01
SQL (Basic)
HackerRank 2022-04-01
Java (Basic)
HackerRank 2022-04-01
Machine Learning
Stanford University 2022-01-01
Problem Solving (Basic)
HackerRank 2020-09-01

Skills

Programming Languages
Python
C++
Java
Rust
Go
Kotlin
SQL
TypeScript
Frameworks & Technologies
TensorFlow
PyTorch
Keras
Scikit-learn
Flask
Django
React
Node.js
Docker
Git
Machine Learning & NLP
Supervised Learning
Unsupervised Learning
Deep Learning
Natural Language Processing
Computer Vision
Reinforcement Learning

Languages

English
Fluent
Hindi
Native speaker

Interests

Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Natural Language Processing
Deep Learning
Software Engineering
System Design
Full-Stack Development
Cloud Computing