Siddarth S.

Commander
DISC Type : D

Software Engineer at Microsoft

Redmond, Washington, United States

Overview

Siddarth is a Software Engineer at Microsoft on the Power BI AI team, specializing in AI/ML, data science, and software engineering. He holds a Masters degree in Computer Science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and has certifications in LangChain and Quantization. People who have worked with him describe him as dedicated and exceptional.

Outside of his core role, Siddarth demonstrates a passion for leadership and mentorship, having served as a Project Lead at the UMass Data Science Club and as a Graduate Teaching Assistant. He is interested in advancing his knowledge and sharing it with others in the data science community.

Unique fact: Siddarth was a recipient of the Peoples Choice Award at the global TikTok TechJam 2024 for an innovative AI music generation project.

Personality Overview

Decisive

Strong-Willed

Candid & Clear

They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others.  They like to stay in control of the negotiation or defining of the terms. They respond better to strong and respectful interactions.

Topics They Care About

Efficient LLM Inference
Conducted research during a graduate externship at Cisco focusing on optimizing large language model inference at scale.
Distributed Databases
His graduate research at UMass Amherst involved finding performance bottlenecks and optimization opportunities in distributed vector databases.
AI Model Quantization
He has completed specialized courses on quantization techniques and shared his learnings on setting up pipelines for models from multiple modalities.

Media Appearances

Collaborators: Prompt engineering with Siddharth Suri and David Holtz. Featured in Microsoft Research Podcast

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Work History

11-2025
Software Engineer at Microsoft
2-2025 - 5-2025
Graduate Researcher Extern at Cisco
1-2025 - 5-2025
Graduate Teaching Assistant at University of Massachusetts Amherst
9-2024 - 1-2025
Graduate Student Researcher at University of Massachusetts Amherst
6-2024 - 1-2025
Graduate Research Assistant at University of Massachusetts Amherst

Education

9-2023 - 5-2025
Master's degree from University of Massachusetts Amherst
2016 - 2020
Bachelor of Technology - BTech from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore

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Insights For Selling To Siddarth

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk
  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates
  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots

DONT's

  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person
  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features
  • Avoid being too verbose

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Siddarth is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Siddarth

  • If they decide not to use your product, they will say no clearly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Siddarth move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Siddarth take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Siddarth

Personality Compatibility


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