About

Nitin Kak is a highly experienced Senior ML Engineer at Apple Maps with over 13 years of relevant experience in the field of software engineering, big data, and machine learning. He has worked with several top-tier companies in the past, including Quaero and Tresata, where he held lead and advisory roles in software development and data science. At Quaero, Nitin led the design and implementation of a cross-device identity resolution solution, which involved creating a massively parallel, scalable, and flexible clustering framework to generate a digital user profile ID for anonymous click-stream data across multiple devices. He also designed and documented core components of the AdVantage platform, which combines data management and workflow technologies to provide an easy way of running data cleaning, standardization, and analytical batch jobs on varied data processing systems. Nitin's expertise in Hadoop, Spark, Scala, Hive, and other relevant technologies was instrumental in the success of these projects. At Tresata, Nitin worked as a Data Scientist Intern, where he was involved in web GUI development, GUI-Hive integration, GUI-Oozie integration, and Twitter data collection and analysis using Cascading (Hadoop). Nitin holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from the University of North Carolina, where he gained in-depth knowledge of various programming languages, data structures, algorithms, and computer systems. He is highly skilled in ML, Hadoop, SQL, Spark, Apache Hive, AWS, Python, Scala, and other relevant technologies, making him a valuable asset to any team. As a Senior ML Engineer at Apple Maps, Nitin is responsible for developing and implementing machine learning models and algorithms to improve the accuracy and efficiency of Apple Maps. He collaborates with cross-functional teams to design and implement ML solutions that meet the business requirements and align with the company's objectives. Nitin's expertise in ML, big data, and software engineering has enabled him to make significant contributions to Apple Maps, and he continues to be a key player in the company's success.