Mukul Surajiwale

Want to break into machine learning or need a sounding boarding on where to take your career? I can help.

I've spent almost a decade building ML models that actually work. Not just toy projects, but systems that scale and solve real problems. At Shopify, I'm a Staff ML Engineer. Before that, I was a founding member of the AI group at HubSpot and helped grow it from 5 people to a small army, during which I mentored every machine learning engineering in the group; from intern to senior engineer.

Here's what I've learned: it's not just about algorithms. It's about asking the right questions, building intuition for data, understanding the full lifecycle of an ML project, and optimizing for real tangible business impact.

If you're a software engineer looking to jump into ML, I can be your bridge. Through one-on-one sessions, we'll work on:

- Crafting a career strategy that plays to your strengths.
- Building a portfolio that showcases your potential.
- Preparing for interviews (they're different from standard SWE interviews in subtle but important ways).
- Developing the mindset of an ML practitioner.

Beyond technical skills, I'll be your sounding board for broader career decisions. Figuring out what you actually want from your CS career is hard. Most people never do it. We'll dig into that. Because if you don't know where you're going, you'll probably end up somewhere else.

I'm not interested in helping you if you just want to pad your resume. But if you're genuinely excited about using ML to solve meaningful problems, let's talk. I want to help you become the type of ML engineer that companies fight over.