Dwarak Rajagopal — CTO
Dwarak Rajagopal is a distinguished technology leader with over two decades of experience at some of the world’s most innovative companies, including Google, Meta, Uber, Apple, and AMD. As Vice President of AI Engineering at Snowflake, Dwarak oversees the AI and ML engineering organizations, helping drive innovation across Snowflake Cortex AI, Snowflake’s AI Research Team, and open source offerings. He previously served as Senior Engineering Director at Google, where he spearheaded the AI Frameworks and On-Device Machine Learning teams, driving cutting-edge advancements in AI and large language models (LLMs) including Gemini to enhance efficiency across server and mobile platforms. Earlier in his career, Dwarak led Meta’s PyTorch Core Frameworks team, bridging the gap between AI research and production. His career also includes developing autonomous driving software at Uber, pioneering graphics technology at Apple, and shaping compiler innovations at AMD. Dwarak is passionate about democratizing AI through open source initiatives and ensuring the ethical advancement of technology. His visionary leadership continues to shape the future of AI and empower global innovation.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in AI and Machine Learning technologies across multiple high-tech industries.
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Experience: 22 yrs 3 mos
Skills
- Ai Engineering
- Machine Learning
- Ai Frameworks
- On-device Machine Learning
- Pytorch
- Autonomous Vehicles
- Data Infrastructure
- Runtime Compiler
- Graphics Technology
- Opencl
- Performance Optimization
- Compiler Optimization
- Performance Engineering
- Compiler Development
- Performance Testing
Career Highlights
- Led AI engineering teams at top tech companies.
- Pioneered advancements in AI frameworks and LLMs.
- Passionate about democratizing AI through open source.
Work Experience
Snowflake
Vice President and Head of AI Engineering & Research (1 yr 5 mos)
PyTorch
PyTorch Foundation Board Member (3 yrs 3 mos)
Sr. Engineering Director (2 yrs 2 mos)
Meta
Engineering Director - AI (3 yrs 8 mos)
Uber
Head of Core Platforms-SF, Autonomous Vehicles (2 yrs)
Apple
Sr. Engineering Manager / Software Architect (6 yrs)
Senior GPU Compiler/Driver Engineering Lead (2 yrs)
AMD
Software Engineering Lead (3 yrs)
Senior Compiler/Performance Engineer (2 yrs)
Thomson Reuters
NLP Research Intern (0 mo)
Education
Masters at University of Minnesota
Bachelors at University of Madras