Amal Agarwal
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Amal Agarwal

ML Software Engineer @ Meta (IG Ads)
5.0
(15 reviews)
10+ years in Data and Machine Learning
United States of America Active yesterday Usually responds in a few hours

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$300 / month

Ideal for career changers and job seekers.

2 calls per month (45min/call)

Unlimited Q&A via chat

Expect responses in 24 hours or less

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About

Over the past few years, I’ve helped 100+ mentees prep for interviews and accelerate their careers in ML engineering, data science, and applied research. My mentoring is high-signal and efficient: relaxed, supportive, but highly structured, so you improve fast without burning out. We align on target roles + timeline, diagnose gaps, then execute a focused plan with mocks, sharp feedback, and reusable frameworks.

If you’re feeling AI-FOMO as the field moves fast, I’ll help you cut through the noise and focus on what actually matters for interviews and real jobs, core ML/LLM fundamentals, system design trade-offs, and the few skills that compound. And if Big Tech is your dream, I’ll help you break in.

Mock formats I offer:

1. ML System Design: I coach you to hit the right signals, clear problem framing, metric choices, latency/cost trade-offs, and crisp end-to-end architecture (data → features → models → serving → monitoring), plus common failure modes.

2. Coding Interviews: Pattern-first prep, not random grinding, clean approach, edge cases, complexity, and confident “think-aloud” communication that earns points even when you’re stuck.

3. Behavioral Interviews: We build a story bank, tighten CARL structure, and sharpen your impact narrative so your leadership/judgment comes through clearly.

4. Data Science & A/B Testing: Practical experiment design/analysis, power, bias, logging issues, interpretation traps, and exactly how to avoid the “gotchas” interviewers love.

5. Product Case Studies: Metric trees, hypothesis-driven analysis, and decision-ready recommendations, so you sound like a product-minded ML/DS partner.

6. Statistical Modeling & Theory: Explain concepts simply while signaling rigor (assumptions, identifiability, uncertainty) and knowing when “good enough” beats overfitting.

If you want direct guidance, faster progress, and interview-ready polish, reach out and let’s map your next step.

A bit about myself –

I’m currently a Machine Learning Engineer at Meta, where I build large-scale ML systems powering ads ranking, retrieval, and personalization, including agentic AI workflows that can plan, call tools, and iteratively improve within tight safety and latency guardrails. My work spans end-to-end signal mining (logs → features), feature engineering/feature store pipelines, model development and evaluation (offline metrics + online A/B tests), and productionization at scale (distributed training/inference, low-latency serving, monitoring, and drift/quality dashboards).

Previously, I was a Data Scientist at eBay, where I developed learning-to-rank models for search using behavioral signals and experimentation, connecting millions of users with relevant content by improving candidate generation and ranking quality. With a PhD in Statistics and hands-on industry experience, I build robust, scalable ML systems for high-traffic, real-time products.

I’m happiest when my mentoring helps someone feel more confident and less stuck.

What mentees say

5 out of 5 stars

The last two months have helped me immensely in improving my coding interview skills. Amal pointed me to many resources that were personalized to me and were specific to the problem set that I was working on. Amal has been providing many actionable feedback items after each of our sessions. I've been carrying those into my practice sessions, which have improved my confidence a lot!

Pramod

Pramod

Standard Plan • 7 months

Pramod wrote 1 more review for the same mentorship

5 out of 5 stars

Amal has exceptional clarity when it comes to gauging one's level and then tailoring an approach that fits their goals and needs. What I found refreshing and helpful is that he is direct when it comes to feedback, which I believe is very important for a good mentor. The sessions are a blast, and I get to learn a lot. I'm confident that I can reach my goals with Amal's support.

Pramod

Pramod

5 out of 5 stars

I have been working with Amal for a little under 6 Months. My goal was to set a roadmap and work towards an Applied Machine learning/ML engineering roles at big tech. I'm glad to say that I have achieved my goal finally and I will be joining Microsoft as an applied scientist. Amal has helped me a lot through all steps of the process. - Preparing and studying for interviews - Coding Round Mocks - System Design Mocks - Resume Reviews - Behavioural scenario preparation I'm excited to continue working with him and excelling in my career. If you are in a position where you need structured guidance, I would highly recommend working with him, he can help you improve not just your interviewing skills, but also your overall profile in general.

karan

Karan

Standard Plan • 6 months

Karan wrote 1 more review for the same mentorship

5 out of 5 stars

I've been working with Amal for a couple of months mainly with the goal of transitioning my career and improving my interviewing skills. Amal has been fantastic to work with, I have always gotten a response within 24 hrs of messaging him, and his responses have always been extremely detailed and specific to the questions I've asked. Based on the roles and companies that you're targeting, he will help you come with a specific roadmap plus a set of goal that you can prioritise immediately. I would definitely recommend working with him, especially for career transitions and preparing for interviews!

karan

Karan

5 out of 5 stars

We had a couple of behavioral interview sessions. Amal gave a really nice framework on how to think about behavioral interviews, what to focus on, and what signals interviewer is looking for. My confidence interviewed after a couple of mock sessions.

Satya

Satya

Standard Plan • 6 months

Satya wrote 3 more reviews for the same mentorship

5 out of 5 stars

Amal has been incredibly helpful in preparing me for both ML system design and behavioral interviews. Through our mock sessions, he provided detailed and actionable feedback on how to structure my responses for both junior and senior IC roles. His guidance on refining key concepts and building strong mental models has been invaluable in improving my interview performance.

Satya

Satya

5 out of 5 stars

Satya

Satya

5 out of 5 stars

I had a great mentorship session with Amal focused on transitioning from SWE into MLE. He provided clear, practical advice on how to navigate the switch, including which skills to focus on, how to build a strong portfolio, and ways to break into the field. Amal was encouraging, knowledgeable, and generous with his insights. I left the session with much more clarity and confidence about my next steps. Highly recommend speaking with him if you're considering a similar career move!

Satya

Satya

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