Afshine Amidi

Lead ML Engineer

San Francisco, California, United States10 yrs 4 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

  • Expert in Machine Learning and Deep Learning.
  • Co-authored a book on Transformers and LLMs.
  • Developed educational materials for advanced courses.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Machine Learning expert with a strong background in education and software engineering.

Contact

LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Machine LearningDeep LearningTeachingTransformersSoftware EngineeringAnalytics

Other Skills

PythonLarge Language ModelsGeminiSoftware ToolsSearchRecommendationGeospatialDatabasesInformation TechnologyPhysicsStatisticsData AnalysisMathematicsProject ManagementEngineering

About

https://www.mit.edu/~amidi/

Experience

10 yrs 4 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 9 mos
Average Tenure
5 yrs 4 mos
Current Experience

Netflix

Senior Machine Learning Scientist

Jan 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 4 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • LLMs
Machine LearningDeep LearningPython

Stanford university

Adjunct Lecturer

Jan 2021 – Present · 5 yrs 4 mos · Stanford, California, United States

  • Adjunct Lecturer - CME 295: Transformers & Large Language Models (Spring 2025, Fall 2025)
  • Instructor - ICME Workshop: Transformers & Large Language Models (2021 - present)
  • My twin brother Shervine and I wrote a book about the topics covered in our class: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DC4NYLTN/
TeachingTransformersLarge Language Models

Google

Senior Software Engineer

Jan 2021 – Jan 2024 · 3 yrs · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Gemini
Software EngineeringGemini

Massachusetts institute of technology

Instructor

Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 · 1 yr · Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

  • 15.003 Software Tools
  • My twin brother Shervine and I created study guides for the class that I am teaching: https://www.mit.edu/~amidi/teaching/
TeachingSoftware Tools

Uber

Applied Machine Learning Scientist

Jan 2017 – Jan 2021 · 4 yrs · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Search and recommendation
Machine LearningSearchRecommendation

Mckinsey & company

Advanced Analytics Intern

Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 · 0 mo · Greater Boston Area

  • Geospatial team
AnalyticsGeospatial

Schlumberger

Software Engineering Intern

Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 · 0 mo · Greater Houston Area

  • Databases
Software EngineeringDatabases

Ministère chargé de l'éducation nationale

Teaching Assistant

Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 · 1 yr · Paris Area, France

  • Information Technology at Ecole Centrale Paris (Fall 2015)
  • Physics at Lycée Saint-Louis (Fall 2015, Winter 2016, Spring 2016)
TeachingInformation TechnologyPhysics

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Master's Degree

Jan 2016 – Jan 2017

Harvard University

Cross-registration from MIT

Jan 2016 – Jan 2017

Ecole Centrale Paris

Bachelor's and Master's Degree — Ingénieur Centrale Paris

Jan 2014 – Jan 2016

Lycée Saint Louis

Classes préparatoires MPSI/MP*

Jan 2012 – Jan 2014

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