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Rahul Bhalerao

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Applied Scientist at Microsoft
📍 Sunnyvale, California, United States

Rahul is an AI/ML Tech Lead at Google with a background spanning Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon. He leads cross-organizational projects focused on applying Large Language Models for advertising and foundational model development. A graduate of UC San Diego, he has co-authored multiple publications and patents with over 550 citations.

Outside of his technical role, Rahul demonstrates a strong commitment to mentorship and community support. He actively offers assistance to professionals impacted by layoffs and champions educational causes, encouraging support for foundations that mentor disadvantaged students. This reflects a deep interest in fostering professional and personal growth in others.

Unique fact: He is a co-inventor on a patent for a multimodal machine learning system that identifies products within YouTube videos.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Applied Scientist
Location
Sunnyvale, California, United States
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Applied AI/ML
His work at Google and Apple focuses on applying LLMs and multimodal models to solve challenges in advertising, search, and foundational model improvement.
Cross-Org Collaboration
He consistently leads cross-organizational and cross-functional teams at major tech companies, indicating a focus on collaborative project execution.
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Work history

4-2024 - 5-2025
Applied Scientist
Microsoft
1-2023 - 4-2024
Machine Learning Engineer
Apple
9-2016 - 1-2023
Software Engineer
Google
6-2015 - 9-2015
Software Developer Internship
Amazon Web Services
7-2012 - 7-2014
Senior Member Technical
D. E. Shaw India Software Private Limited
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Education
2014 - 2016
Master's degree
UC San Diego
2008 - 2012
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)
COEP Technological University
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