Rahul Singh

32 Sanderson Villas, Gateshead, NE8 3DD · srahul.iitb@gmail.com

Rahul is a tenacious, curious and analytically-minded professional skilled in various development technology stacks. He is a detail-oriented and quick-to-adopt experienced individual with a proven track record of rising rapidly to leadership roles across all positions due to his resilience, perseverance, and problem-solving abilities.

Experience

Data Science Manager

Educational Initiatives, Bengaluru, India
  • Owned data and business intelligence workflows for an adaptive learning app used by 500,000+ paid subscribers
  • Rectified the OLTP-based business intelligence dashboard within 12 weeks, securing 7% of the company’s revenue flow from 20+ non-profit institutional investors
  • Aggregated lifetime raw data from multiple databases, transformed raw data employing 12+ Python scripts and stored the data in an Amazon Redshift cluster
  • Developed the GET API (REST) to provide access to the aggregated data to 20+ institutional investors
Mar 2022 - Aug 2022

Product Director

WhiteHat Jr, Mumbai, India
  • Spearheaded Machine Learning curriculum development amounting to 12% of the company’s revenue
  • Authored 100+ hours of hands-on lab modules on Python, Exploratory Data Analysis, and Machine Learning
  • Attained an exceptional average student rating of 4.85+ (out of 5) across all instructional modules
  • Achieved quarterly Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 65% in FY2021-22, spanning a cohort of 8000+ learners
Aug 2019 - Feb 2022

Proudct Manager

upGrad, Mumbai, India
  • Engineered an Apache Storm app using Java that counts the frequency of 80,000+ words in a PDF
  • Applied the Count-Min-Sketch algorithm to determine the top 5 trending songs on a popular music Android app
  • Constructed a real-time streaming pipeline using Apache Kafka to fetch live tweets for Twitter sentiment analysis
  • Managed a NoSQL database of IMDb ratings and reviews for 50,000 movies using Amazon DynamoDB
Dec 2017 - May 2019

Product Manager

Avanti Learning Centres, Mumbai, India
  • Headed a 6-membered team to design and develop a high-school Maths curriculum for engineering aspirants in India
  • Estimated Avanti Gurukul YouTube channel’s ‘most likeable’ videos, acquiring 100,000+ subscribers
  • Chaired an academically exceptional talent pool; resulting in a 40% increment in their JEE (Main) 2016 scores
  • Recorded 1500+ minutes of lecture videos and authored Maths practice problems for 14+ chapters
Dec 2014 - Jul 2017

Proudct Research Assistant

IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
  • Designed a stainless-steel structure having only tubular members for a 9-sq.m. cold storage at the Heat Pump Lab
  • Followed the European building codes EN 1990 and EN 1993 to cater to the global market as well
  • Drafted BoQ (Bill of Quantities) and MEP (Mechanical Electrical and Plumbing) drawings using AutoCAD
Aug 2014 - Nov 2014

Education

Newcastle University, UK

Master of Science (MSc)
Advanced Computer Science

Grade: Distinction

Sep 2022 - Aug 2023

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, India

Bachelor of Technology (BTech)
Civil Engineering
Jul 2010 - May 2014

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools
Workflow
  • Machine Learning & Deep Learning
  • Data Wrangling, Aggregation & Visualisation
  • Continuous Integration & Continuous Development (CI/CD)
  • Agile Development & Scrum
  • Test-Driven Development, Software Testing, and Software Verification
  • Internet of Things (IoT)
  • Big Data, Data Streaming, ETL, Data Lakes, and Data Warehouse
  • Relational and Non-relational Databases, and REST APIs

Interests

I enjoy participating in physical team sports, such as cricket and football. Regarding individual sports, I have a passion for running, swimming, and cycling. In addition to these activities, I also enjoy watching movies, web shows, and live theatre.