Virag Shah

Virag Shah is a Senior Machine Learning Engineer at DoorDash since August 2025, specializing in leveraging AI to address customer challenges. Previously, Virag held a Senior Machine Learning Engineer position at Uber from August 2019 to July 2025, where expertise was applied to driver surge pricing through the development and scaling of pricing algorithms and ML models. Prior roles include Senior Applied Scientist at Uber, focusing on optimizing real-time driver surge prices using causal models, and a Postdoctoral Scholar at Stanford University, engaging in interdisciplinary research involving machine learning and revenue management. Academic accomplishments include publishing work in leading AI conferences and holding research-focused positions at prestigious institutions such as Microsoft Research and Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. Virag holds a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, alongside degrees from notable institutions including the Indian Institute of Science and the University of Mumbai.