Nikki V.

Nikki V. has a diverse work experience, with their most recent role being a Senior Software Engineer at GIPHY since 2019. In this position, they are responsible for designing and coding scalable services to enhance the search experience for millions of users globally.

Prior to GIPHY, Nikki worked at Jet from 2016 to 2019, where they held the position of Senior Software Engineer specifically focused on search and discovery. During their time at Jet, they worked on various projects including architecting solutions, ranking search results, creating tools for analysts, search indexing, and model deployment. One notable project they led was the development of NLP libraries for Query Expansion and SKU understanding.

Before joining Jet, Nikki gained experience as a Graduate Student Ambassador at the University of Melbourne, where they represented the Melbourne Graduate School of Science at recruitment events and shared their experiences as a grad student. Nikki also worked as a Web Services Developer, contributing to the development of applications and tools to improve ITS service offerings.

Nikki's early work experience includes roles at Collabera India as a Senior Engineer and Software Engineer. In these positions, they were involved in the design and development of enhancements and bug fixes for large-scale software systems, working closely with developers, testers, and business analysts.

Overall, Nikki V. brings a strong background in software engineering and search, with experience in scalability, data pipelines, model deployment, NLP libraries, and system architecture.

Nikki V.'s education history is as follows:

Nikki V. completed a Master of Science (MS) degree in Computer Science from the University of Melbourne from 2013 to 2015.

In 2021 to 2022, Nikki V. pursued a Professional Program in Artificial Intelligence at Stanford University School of Engineering.

From 2005 to 2009, Nikki V. attended TKM College of Engineering, Kollam, where they obtained a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering.

Prior to attending college, Nikki V. completed their CBSE education at Bharatiya Vidhya Bhavan, Poochatty from 1997 to 2005.

In addition to these formal education experiences, Nikki V. has obtained various certifications, including the "Headworks Mental Health Competency Training" from Headworks in June 2023, "Artificial Intelligence" from Stanford Online in April 2022, "Artificial Intelligence: Machine Learning with Graphs" from Stanford Online in April 2022, "Natural Language Processing with Deep Learning" from Stanford Online in December 2021, "Artificial Intelligence: Principles and Techniques" from Stanford Online in July 2021, "Data Mining with WEKA" from The University of Waikato in October 2013, and "Programming Languages" from Coursera in March 2013.