Divya Prakash is a Founding Engineer at Parley, a Y Combinator S24 company. He specializes in building low-latency, scalable software systems using customized Machine Learning and predictive models. A graduate of BITS Pilani and Arizona State University, he holds certifications in Google Cloud infrastructure and has prior experience at HSBC.
As a graduate researcher, he developed an impedance controller for a 7-DOF KUKA LBR iiwa820 robotic arm, leveraging an Autoregressive Neural Network for predictive control.
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Experience
4 Years
Current Role
Founding Engineer
Job Level
Junior
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Personality Overview
How Divya shows up
Full Of Energy
Big Picture Person
Imaginative
Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions. They are naturally enthusiastic, so take their promise with a pinch of salt. They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships.
Priorities
Topics Divya cares about
Robotics & Control
His graduate research at ASU involved developing advanced impedance controllers for a 7-DOF KUKA robotic arm within the Neuromuscular Control and Human Robotics Laboratory.
Scalable Software Systems
He has a strong background in developing scalable, low-latency systems, including global payment microservices at HSBC and core infrastructure using AWS at a stealth startup.
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Career
Work history
2-2025
Founding Engineer
Parley (YC S24)
2-2024 - 2-2025
Founding Engineer
Stealth Startup
9-2022 - 2-2024
Graduate Student Researcher
ASU Neuromuscular Control and Human Robotics Laboratory
1-2023 - 12-2023
Graduate Student Assistant
Arizona State University
3-2022 - 6-2022
Senior Software Engineer
HSBC
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