About

Arjun Kulothungun is an experienced ML/AI Engineering Leader with a passion for transforming ideas into successful products using data analysis, machine learning, and system/product engineering. With over 18 years of relevant experience, he brings his startup experience to bear by rigorously exploring his customers' domain/s and leading teams to develop products iteratively. Currently working at LinkedIn as a Sr Engineering Manager, Arjun is actively hiring for multiple roles spanning machine learning modeling (deep learning, active learning, and image/video modeling) and large-scale systems engineering. At LinkedIn, he brings advertisers and customers together in an Ads Marketplace. He advises Docvocate, a company that helps doctors and hospitals save time and money by simplifying the back-and-forth of insurance claims billing and appeals, on product/data/ML design. Arjun has a proven track record of success, having led ML products that help members hear back from recruiters about their job applications and control/reinforcement-learning systems to adapt Ad systems to fast-changing environments. He designed both the data/ML pieces and the infrastructure to enable these in multiple product areas, teams, and technical stacks while working as a Tech Lead for Machine Learning at LinkedIn. He also built ML-based products and systems to estimate healthcare prices, recommend actions to patients, and expand healthcare benefits while working as a Principal Engineer at Castlight Health. Arjun holds an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois. He is skilled in ML, Senior Software Engineering, AI, Deep Learning, and infra.