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Ritendra is an Engineering Leader at OpenAI. He has led teams and products in AI, machine learning, search, and recommendations at Google, Facebook, Databricks, and OpenAI. He has managed teams ranging from 2 to 200 people. He helps engineers and engineering managers make career decisions, build leadership skills, and handle difficult workplace situations.
Based on 45 verified mentee reviews
I've worked at Google, Facebook, Databricks, Eightfold.ai and now OpenAI, building teams and products in the AI/ML, Search and Recommendation, leading/managing anywhere from 2 to 200 person teams. At the same time, I have a very active life outside work, so I'm a strong advocate for work-life harmony.
I love mentoring and guiding engineers, PMs, TPMs, data scientists, etc. My strength is in leadership coaching and mentoring, solving difficult organizational and inter-personal situations, interviewing for coding, ML design and, people skills, and bringing clarity to foundational theories of AL/ML and Statistics.
I've mentored 100+ and have encountered a sizable variety of situations and circumstances. At the same time, there's so much I don't know. What I do have to offer is an attentive pair of ears, empathy, and an environment for collective brainstorming.
Note: If you are looking for someone to teach you machine learning, give you regular tutoring and hands-on exercises, I am not the right person; I don't have time to prepare hands-on exercises and such.
5 out of 5 stars
Great at mentoring. Has a very strong sense of how tech works and where it's headed. Helped me with my goals !
Lite Plan • 2 years
5 out of 5 stars
Ritendra is great. He clearly has a lot of experience in Leadership and Communication. The feedback he has provided me so far has been extremely valuable!
Standard Plan • 1.5 years
5 out of 5 stars
Ritendra is a very genuine, candid, and honest person. He was able to quickly diagnose my problem and propose a path forward with my situation. He was very patient with me, tactical when needed, but also strategic at times, even when I did not request it. Like a wise master, he knows what is needed for a particular situation, giving the student the right direction, or sometimes asking the question that awakes the mind.
Standard Plan • 9 months
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You meet within days. Ritendra reviews your application and books your first session, usually within a day or two.
You leave with a plan. Concrete next steps and a weekly rhythm from your very first week.
Ritendra Datta
Engineering Leader at OpenAI
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We'll meet for a quick call (usually under 30 minutes) where we:
- Break the ice and introduce ourselves
- Discuss your goals and how I can support you
- Coordinate logistics like time zones, meeting frequency, and communication methods
