About

Sainyam Kapoor is a highly skilled and experienced Senior Software Development Engineer at Amazon, currently working on the Alexa team. With almost 6 years of relevant experience, he has a strong background in software engineering, AI, and research science. Previously, Sainyam worked as an AI Resident at Facebook AI Research (FAIR), where he was part of the first residency class. He then moved to Amazon, where he worked as a Software Engineer on the Alexa Knowledge Federation team. Sainyam was responsible for ranking possible answers and paraphrasing queries to something the team could answer. He developed neural network models to order the answers based on context and annotations from internal workflow. One of his proudest achievements was developing a paraphrasing system that improved the overall answer rate by more than 3% and increased customer satisfaction by 86 basis points. Sainyam holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi. He is a highly skilled and knowledgeable professional with expertise in software engineering, AI, and research science. In his current role at Amazon, Sainyam is making Alexa smarter by enabling conversations using contextual information. He is a dedicated and passionate professional who is always looking for new challenges and opportunities to learn and grow. His technical expertise and experience make him an asset to any team, and he is always willing to share his knowledge and mentor others.