About

Gaurav Chakravorty is a seasoned software engineer with over 17 years of relevant experience. He is currently working as a Software Engineer (Leadership) at FB Video Recommendations in meta. Gaurav has a proven track record of entrepreneurship, applied machine learning, and user empathy. He is a team player and enjoys working with people to achieve common goals. Gaurav's education background includes a Master of Science (PhD Dropout) in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania, a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, and schooling from St. Xavier's School Bokaro. His areas of expertise include algorithms, theoretical computer science, machine learning, and online convex optimization. In his current role at meta, Gaurav is working on FB video recommendations. Prior to this, he served as Head of Growth Machine Learning - Homefeed & Notifications at Discord, where he supported the Homefeed and Notifications ML team. His work at Discord involved connecting people to servers and friends they are looking for, helping people find valuable/delightful moments and content on communities, and reducing anxiety in delivering the right notifications at the right time to the right user. He also worked as an Advisor on Machine Learning for various companies. Gaurav's strengths include working with people, hard work, and the ability to learn with others. He has been trusted by his mentors and team, and he has trusted those whom he has worked with. His tech stack includes software engineering and machine learning. Overall, Gaurav Chakravorty is a skilled software engineer with a passion for working with people and a strong background in applied machine learning and user empathy.