VIRAJ RANADE

Viraj Ranade is a Machine Learning Engineer at Meta since May 2025, with prior experience as a Machine Learning Software Engineer at Cadence Design Systems, where responsibilities included designing and implementing machine learning algorithms for Virtuoso Studio. Previous roles include serving as a Graduate Teaching Assistant for Machine Learning courses at Carnegie Mellon University, conducting research on protein molecule classification and synthesis, and interning at Ansys and Ezenith Education focused on backend software and drone development, respectively. Viraj holds a Master’s degree in Robotics and Control from Carnegie Mellon University with a 3.92 GPA and a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Savitribai Phule Pune University with a score of 8.95/10.