About

Gautam Arakalgud is a highly accomplished Senior Software Engineer at Google, with over 5 years of relevant experience in the field. He completed his Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology - Roorkee (IIT-R), India, and went on to obtain a Master's degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA, specializing in Machine Learning and Computer Vision. Gautam is a highly motivated and independent thinker who thrives on challenges and is always looking for opportunities to learn. His passion for experimenting with electronic equipment, sensors, microcontrollers, processors, robots, etc., has led him to enjoy algorithmic programming using Python, C++, and Java. Gautam's creative juices also flow through experimenting with myriad cuisines, and creating a new dish gives him immense satisfaction. Gautam's experience at Google has been nothing short of remarkable. He is proud and privileged to work with brilliant people and believes in Andrew Carnegie's quote that "You cannot push anyone up a ladder unless he be willing to climb a little himself." Gautam has previously worked as a Software Engineer at Google, where he worked on Local Services - Search and Ads. He has also worked as a Computer Vision Engineer at NIO, where he designed and developed two DNN lidar object detection models and set up the deep learning framework on their cars, among other things. Gautam's education history is impressive, with a Master's degree from Carnegie Mellon University and a Bachelor's degree from IIT-R. He also completed his high school education from Sri Kumarans Children's Home (CBSE), Bengaluru, where he learned the nuances of team dynamics and leadership in the sports field and captained his team while playing cricket. Gautam's tech stack includes Software Engineering, Computer Vision, ML, Python, Java, Search, Object detection, Object Detection, Deep Learning, and test. Gautam is extremely hardworking and committed to his goals, and he enjoys success while learning from his failures. Gautam's leadership skills, coupled with his technical expertise, make him an asset to any team he works with.