ML engineer / Python developer
Building intelligent systems that work beyond the demo.
I'm Niket Girdhar — an ML engineer focused on applied AI, reliable Python systems, and turning research ideas into useful products.
15+
Projects
4
Publications
10+
Events & talks
● Available for opportunities
Builds
Recent projects
A more visual snapshot of the systems, tools, and interfaces I have been shipping.
Project
Automotive Health Monitoring System
Developed a multimodal predictive maintenance framework using telemetry and acoustic data to estimate Remaining Useful Life (RUL) and detect machine anomalies in automotive systems
PythonTensorFlowLibrosaPandasDeep LearningSignal Processing
Project
MicroML
A lightweight machine learning library in pure C99 with core models and utilities built from scratch
C99Machine LearningCMakeAlgorithms
Writing
Recent posts
Notes, explainers, and experiments shaped into something easier to revisit.
Post
The 99% Accuracy Trap - Why High Scores Often Signal Failure in Machine Learning
High accuracy can hide overfitting, leakage, imbalance, and shortcut learning. Real ML quality is measured by generalization, robustness, calibration, and business reliability.
Post
RedSage - Building a Cybersecurity Generalist LLM with Agentic Data Augmentation
Tiny Recursive Models prove that thinking longer through recursion can outperform thinking bigger through scale in AI reasoning.
Experience
Recent experiences
The collaborations, internships, and practical environments that shaped how I build.
Experience
McKinsey.org Step Forward Program 2025
McKinsey.org Forward is a free ten-week learning program designed to equip individuals at different stages of their careers from career starters to job changers—with practical skills to succeed in the future of work.
Experience
Amazon ML Summer School 2025
Amazon ML Summer School aims at providing students the opportunity to gain Machine Learning (ML) skills which is the first step in becoming ready to build a career in ML.
Testimonials
Recommendations
Notes from collaborators and mentors who have seen how I approach engineering, learning, and teamwork.
Recommendation
Rishab Antosh B
Co-Founder Five Angstrom
I have known Niket since his first year of engineering at VIT Chennai, when I taught him Engineering Physics course. Over the years, I have seen tremendous growth in his technical and professional abilities. At our startup, Five Angstrom LLP, he worked on fine-tuning LLMs for a specific task assigned, benchmarked it, and consistently demonstrated discipline, sincerity, and a strong learning attitude. More recently, during our research collaboration, he showed promising coding skills and a great understanding of deep learning models' architecture. Niket is hardworking, adaptable, and eager to learn, and I would strongly recommend him for opportunities in AI and machine learning-oriented projects.
Recommendation
Ralph Samuel Thangaraj
Assistant Professor at VIT Chennai
I am happy to recommend Niket Girdhar, whom I taught as his Python faculty in Semester 1 and later guided on two important projects. He has always been sincere, hardworking, and eager to learn new technologies. For Project 1, which he completed individually, he developed a lightweight custom CNN model for pneumonia detection using chest X-ray images. This reflected his ability to work independently, take ownership, and apply machine learning concepts effectively. For his Capstone Project, completed as part of a team, he worked on predictive diagnosis of automotive engines using acoustic and telemetry data. In this project, he demonstrated strong collaboration skills along with the ability to contribute meaningfully to solving real-world challenges. Niket is technically strong, quick to learn, and adaptable in both independent and team-based environments. I am confident he will do well in any academic or professional opportunity he pursues. I wish him all the best for his future.
Learning
Recent certifications
Structured learning, hands-on practice, and the topics I have been sharpening lately.
Certification
Getting Started With Deep Learning
NVIDIA
Deep LearningNeural NetworksConvolutional Neural NetworksNatural Language ProcessingData Augmentation
Certification
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2025 Generative AI Professional Certification (Exam 1Z0-1127-25)
Oracle
LLMsGenerative AIPrompt EngineeringT Few Fine-TuningChatbotsRAGVector Database
Community
Recent events
Talks, workshops, and community moments that add texture beyond shipping code.
Research
Recent publications
Published work and documentation around problems worth understanding in more depth.
