Neil Daftary is a seasoned software engineer specializing in machine learning, with a notable tenure at LinkedIn from January 2022 to August 2025 as a Senior Software Engineer. In this role, Neil led a cross-functional team of seven engineers on the Ads Foundational Model team, focusing on the adaptation of the model for the Ads Generative Recommender system, achieving significant online click-through rate uplift and effective production integration. Neil's prior experience includes a position as a Software Engineer at Amazon, where contributions were made to the Search Science and AI teams, as well as roles as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Purdue University. During a brief stint as a Software Engineer Intern at Amazon Web Services, Neil gained hands-on experience in coding and deep learning projects. Neil holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from Purdue University and a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering from Bhartiya Vidya Bhavans Sardar Patel Institute of Technology.
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