Param Somane
Founding SWE @ Toolkit | MSCS @ UCSD & BS Pure Math @ PSU
- Role
- Founding Software Engineer at Toolkit
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Param Somane
As a Software and Machine Learning Engineer pursuing a Master\'s in Computer Science from UC San Diego (4.0 GPA) and having received a Bachelor\'s in Mathematics from Penn State (3.99 GPA, Summa Cum Laude), I am passionate about building large-scale, AI-driven solutions to tackle real-world challenges. My expertise lies at the intersection of data engineering, software development, and machine learning.Key Highlights of My Experience: AI & Data Engineering: Architected and developed a proprietary Python library for data transformation and analysis that was adopted across multiple ERP migration projects, directly contributing to over $5M in revenue. Experienced in designing and implementing ETL pipelines, data harmonization processes, and cloud-based data platforms (GCP, Azure). Machine Learning & Research: Achieved top rankings in multiple international and graduate-level ML competitions, including placing 1st among 730 students in a recommender systems challenge, 1st among 1,270+ students in a music information retrieval competition, and top 10 in the preliminary results for Kaggle\'s \"AI Mathematical Olympiad.\" My graduate research at UCSD focuses on cognitive biases in LLMs, fair ML, and the impact of social behaviors on EV charging on campus and the wider energy grid. Technical Leadership: Promoted to Lead Software Engineer within two years at Fission Consulting, where I managed a distributed team, authored software design documents (SDDs), set coding standards, and guided project roadmaps. I excel at bridging the gap between complex technical solutions and business-critical needs. Full-Stack AI Solutions: Developed end-to-end applications, including a React-based carbon calculator used at major international trade shows and an AI-powered content workflow integrating CLIP embeddings and LLMs to automate image selection for sustainability presentations.
Experience
Founding Software Engineer
Dec 2025 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US
Education
UC San Diego
Master of Science - MS, Computer Science
Penn State University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics
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