About

Prateek Agarwal is an accomplished Engineering Leader with over 15 years of experience in the tech industry. He currently serves as an Engineering Leader at Eightfold.ai, where he specializes in AI, Big Data, SQL, Reinforcement Learning, Spark, Senior Software Engineering, ML, NoSQL, Hadoop, Python, Scala, and Java. Prateek is a highly skilled engineer with a broad range of specialties, including Big Data Stack, Graph Theory, Linear Programming, Metaheuristics, Reinforcement Learning, VRP, Data Mining, Machine Learning, Statistics, and more. He has worked on several complex projects, including Static Linehaul Optimization tool, Rivigo Maps, and Pilot Lifestyle Optimization Framework at Rivigo. He is known for his expertise in working on NP-hard problems and heuristics. Prateek has also designed and developed Big Data Processing Engines to report real-time statistics and an engine to diagnose root cause analysis of faults in 4G networks. He has built Content Ranking and User-Personalization Frameworks, which are essential tools for modern-day businesses. Before joining Eightfold.ai, Prateek worked as a Director of Engineering at apna and Co-Founder & CTO at LimeReach. At LimeReach, he developed an AI-powered SaaS platform designed to provide solutions to e-commerce businesses. Key solutions included Budget Optimization Algorithms to maximize marketing ROI and powering website product feeds with an AI layer built by capturing user behavior on the website. Prateek is a senior software engineer with a strong background in AI and Big Data. He is an expert in several programming languages, including Java, Python, and Scala. His expertise in Reinforcement Learning and Spark has been instrumental in his success as an Engineering Leader at Eightfold.ai. Prateek's passion for technology and his ability to solve complex problems make him a valuable asset to any team.