About

Rahul Thakur is a highly skilled and experienced Senior Data Scientist at Unacademy, with a strong background in personalization and discovery. With almost 4 years of relevant experience, he is a proficient Data Scientist, Research Scientist, and ML expert, with extensive knowledge in Python, NLP, Computer Vision, OpenCV, Flask, Neural Networks, Pytorch, Software Engineering, Word2Vec, Data Engineering, Scikit, Tensorflow, and Web development. In his current role at Unacademy, Rahul is responsible for developing and implementing data-driven solutions to improve the user experience and personalize the learning journey of millions of students across India. He works closely with the product and engineering teams to identify opportunities for optimization and enhancement, leveraging his expertise in machine learning and data science to drive innovation and growth. Prior to joining Unacademy, Rahul worked as an SDE1 Data Scientist at Razorpay, where he was primarily responsible for Doppler, a component of the Smart Routing project that used machine learning to improve the success rate of payments. His day-to-day work involved developing models for prediction of terminals, as well as ensuring scalability and availability of the service. Rahul holds a Bachelor of Technology (BTech) degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Agartala, and completed a Globalink Mitacs Internship at the University of Lethbridge. He also has a strong educational background in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Computer Science, and English from Central Academy Lucknow. With his diverse skill set and experience, Rahul is a valuable asset to any team he works with. He is passionate about using data science to solve real-world problems and is always looking for new challenges to tackle.