Prachi Agrawal

About Prachi Agrawal

6+ years of industry experience leading, designing, evaluating and deploying large-scale ML/AI Systems in Search, Ranking and Recommendations domains. Expert in data, NLP, ETL pipelines, metrics design and evaluations for ML and LLMs. Proven success in improving precision, reducing latency/costs and driving DAU and revenue growth. Strong communicator and cross-functional collaborator delivering business impact. I am someone with an extreme growth mindset who thrive on the challenge, messiness, and the thrill of 0→1. I love everything at the intersection of AI/ML, Data, NLP and Software Engineering. I find immense joy in building cool, innovative and groundbreaking products that solve a real world problem. I like diving into datasets, uncovering hidden insights and exploiting the transformative powers of AI. I\'m fascinated by the progress in large language models that has just empowered humans to do so much more that seemed impossible at some point. Seeing the real-world impact of AI drives me to learn more and make meaningful contributions to this field. Research is at the heart of my work and extends into my personal life. I love organizing and planning, whether it\'s researching itineraries for travel, creating efficient schedules, or finding the best tools and techniques for any task. I am a huge believer of process, and I approach every challenge with a methodical and innovative mindset. With a meticulous attention to detail, I ensure thorough analysis, accurate interpretation, and delivery of high-quality results, in everything that I do. As someone who thrives on continuous learning and growth, I embrace every day as an opportunity to learn something new, expand my knowledge and apply it in meaningful ways.

Experience

1. Software Engineer & Applied Scientist Ii

   Microsoft

   Aug 2022 — Present

Education

• University of Southern California

  Master of Science - MS, Computer Science

  2017 — 2019

• Delhi Technological University (Formerly DCE)

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Information Technology, Computer Science and Engineering

  2013 — 2017