Harshit Agarwal
About Harshit Agarwal
Harshit Agarwal is a Senior Machine Learning Engineer with a strong background in computer science, holding both a Bachelor's and a Master's degree from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He has worked at notable companies including Twitter, Salesforce, and Sift, and currently contributes to Faire, where he develops tools for GPU cluster management and machine learning feature stores.
Current Role at Faire
Harshit Agarwal serves as a Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Faire since 2022. In this role, he has developed tools for GPU cluster management and a machine learning feature store. He has also contributed to building a model training platform as part of the ML Platform Team. Additionally, he has worked on large language model (LLM) inference as a service, enhancing the capabilities of machine learning applications within the company.
Previous Experience at Twitter
Prior to his current position, Harshit Agarwal worked at Twitter as a Machine Learning Engineer from 2020 to 2022. His responsibilities included developing and implementing machine learning models to improve user experience and engagement on the platform. This role was based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Education and Expertise
Harshit Agarwal completed his Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign from 2014 to 2017. He furthered his education by obtaining a Master of Science in Computer Science from the same institution from 2017 to 2018. His academic background has provided him with a strong foundation in machine learning and software development.
Work Experience Overview
Harshit Agarwal has a diverse work history in the tech industry. He served as a Software Engineer at Sift from 2018 to 2020. Earlier, he held various internships, including a Data Science Intern position at State Farm in 2015, a Software Development Intern role at SalesforceIQ in 2016, and a Data Engineering Intern at Salesforce in 2017. He also worked as an Undergraduate Researcher at FORWARD Lab at UIUC from 2015 to 2016.