Arjun Rao

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DISC Type : C

Software Engineer, Machine Learning at Netflix

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

Arjun is a Software Engineer on the core recommendations team at Netflix, specializing in AI, machine learning, and distributed systems. His work focuses on building the infrastructure for personalized recommendation algorithms. A graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder, he previously worked on ranking and recommendations infrastructure for Microsoft Start.

Personality Overview

Objective Thinker

Information Seeker

Negotiator

Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features.  They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions. They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often.

Topics They Care About

Recommendation Systems
Currently builds infrastructure for recommendation algorithms at Netflix and previously worked on personalized content recommendations for millions of Microsoft users.
ML Infrastructure
His roles at both Netflix and Microsoft have centered on building and leading the development of machine learning and ranking infrastructure components.
Aviation
He holds a Private Pilot Certificate, indicating a significant personal interest and skill in aviation.

Media Appearances

Arjun has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2024
Software Engineer, Machine Learning at Netflix
6-2021 - 2-2024
Software Engineer II at Microsoft
1-2020 - 5-2021
Research Assistant (Emotive Computing Lab) at University of Colorado Boulder
7-2018 - 5-2019
NLP Engineer at Stride.ai Inc
6-2017 - 8-2017
Software Engineer Intern at Google

Education

Master of Science - MS from University of Colorado Boulder
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) from Ramaiah Institute Of Technology

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Insights For Selling To Arjun

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep some extra margin while sharing pricing, they are likely to negotiate later
  • Use phrases like ‘expect X% improvement’, ‘data clearly shows’ etc.
  • Don’t forget to mention how you compare to competition on both features and pricing

DONT's

  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Don’t try too hard to build a relationship with them
  • Do not use very emotional or colorful language

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Arjun is

  • Strong evidence of ROI, effective pricing, and proven data points matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Arjun

  • It is not very hard for them to say no if they are not convinced about the decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Arjun move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Arjun take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Arjun

Personality Compatibility


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