Hossein Rajaby Faghihi

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Senior Machine Learning Engineer (SWE) at Google

Seattle, Washington, United States

Overview

Hossein is a Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Google specializing in personalization and recommendation systems. With a Ph. D. from Michigan State University, his expertise lies in Neuro-Symbolic AI and enhancing LLMs for complex reasoning. Colleagues describe him as a sharp, innovative, and intelligent researcher with deep knowledge of machine learning.

He won the Jackson Award for Data Impact for his work on the DomiKnowS framework, a system for integrating domain knowledge into deep neural networks.

Personality Overview

Value Conscious

Meticulous

Observative

They respond well to confident salespeople.  They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.

Topics They Care About

Neuro-Symbolic AI
His Ph. D. thesis and multiple publications focus on combining symbolic reasoning with deep learning models to enhance their performance and interpretability.
Procedural Reasoning
His doctoral research at Michigan State University centered on improving language models' capabilities for understanding and reasoning about procedural text.
Personalization Systems
Currently works on personalization across Google Search and Discover, and previously interned on a team focused on recommendation systems.

Media Appearances

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Work History

10-2025
Senior Machine Learning Engineer (SWE) at Google
12-2024 - 10-2025
Machine Learning Engineer at Google
1-2024 - 4-2024
Research Intern at Google
8-2019 - 1-2024
Research Assistant at Michigan State University
5-2022 - 8-2022
PhD Research Intern at Apple

Education

1-2019 - 5-2024
PhD from Michigan State University
2016 - 2018
Master’s Degree from Sharif University of Technology

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Insights For Selling To Hossein

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that you you respond to any queries from them quickly
  • Stress on the business value that your product offers
  • Highlight the competitive differentiation of your product

DONT's

  • Refrain from asking too many questions
  • Don’t expect them to change their mind quickly if they say no once
  • Don't try too hard to get friendly, let it happen with time

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Hossein is

  • Belief in the product plays an important role, followed by objective proof and testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Hossein

  • They may hesitate slightly, but if they are not convinced, they will say no.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Hossein move?

  • Their decision making speed is somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Hossein take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks only after they have analyzed the advantages and disadvantages.

You And Hossein

Personality Compatibility


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