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Nishan Subedi

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Director of Engineering, Discovery at Whatnot
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Nishan Subedi is the Director of Engineering at Whatnot, leading the Discovery, Search, and Personalization teams. His career is marked by leadership roles at DoorDash and Overstock, where he specialized in using Machine Learning and AI to enhance customer experiences and drive growth. He holds degrees from Dartmouth College and Vassar College.

He is an experienced speaker, having given technical talks on topics like Machine Learning, Recommendation Systems, and building high-performing teams at various industry events.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Director of Engineering, Discovery
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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Search & Personalization
Leads these functions at Whatnot and previously at DoorDash, focusing on using Machine Learning to improve customer experience and solve complex engagement problems.
Machine Learning Systems
His core expertise is building end-to-end ML systems. He has a track record of implementing ML for search ranking, pricing, and recommendation engines at scale.
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Career

Work history

3-2024
Director of Engineering, Discovery
Whatnot
7-2022 - 3-2024
Head of Core Marketplace Machine Learning, Director of Engineering
DoorDash
6-2020 - 8-2022
Vice President, Algorithms
Overstock.com
11-2019 - 7-2020
Technical Director, Search Sciences
Overstock.com
1-2019 - 12-2019
Initiative Lead - Search Experience
Overstock.com
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Education
Bachelors in Engineering
Dartmouth College
Bachelor of Arts
Vassar College
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