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Akhil Reddy

Akhil Reddy

Senior Data Scientist · San Jose, CA

Experience

SoFiSenior Data Scientist
San Francisco, CA · May 2022 — Present
AI ToolingImplemented an MCP-based tool layer enabling secure LLM access to pricing grid artifacts, experiment metadata, and evaluation tables; delivered automated "Grid A vs Grid B" and "Experiment 1 vs Experiment 2" diff + performance reports, reducing analysis cycle time by 70%+.
A/B Testing & Ops OptimizationDesigned and executed A/B testing frameworks to optimize lending workflows and pricing strategy; applied predictive modeling and statistical analysis to forecast customer behavior and loan performance — driving +15% approvals, maintaining WAC targets, and reducing loss rates by 10%.
Data InfrastructureBuilt automated pipelines (Python, SQL, dbt) processing millions of application records daily; created self-serve dashboards and reporting that reduced internal data requests from days to minutes.
Compliance AnalyticsDeveloped proactive compliance monitoring across Personal Loans, Student Loans, Credit Cards, and Home Loans; architected Monte Carlo alerting to detect pricing anomalies in near real time — 99.9%+ accuracy across 1,000+ deployments, maintaining audit readiness for OCC, Internal Audit, and 2LOD.
Executive AnalyticsOwned the analytics roadmap for lending compliance and operations; delivered weekly executive narratives influencing pricing strategy across a $20B+ portfolio. Led cross-functional initiatives improving operational efficiency by 50%.
Team LeadershipMentored 2 junior data scientists and formalized SOPs/best practices that scaled execution workflows across the team.
AutodeskSenior Analytics, BI & GTM Strategy
San Francisco, CA · May 2020 — May 2022
GTM ReportingPartnered with Sales, Marketing, and Finance teams to design and scale GTM reporting infrastructure — automating CAC, funnel conversion, pipeline velocity, and revenue attribution metrics.
Data PipelinesBuilt SQL-based data pipelines integrating product usage, CRM (Salesforce), and financial systems — enabling end-to-end visibility into customer journeys and powering real-time segmentation and lead scoring models.
Predictive ModelsDeveloped predictive models in Python and R to forecast ARR impact, retention trends, and campaign ROI; insights drove quarterly budget allocation and targeting strategies across GTM teams.
DashboardsCreated interactive dashboards (Tableau, Looker) for Sales Ops, Marketing, and RevOps leaders — reducing time-to-insight by 70% and improving self-serve analytics adoption.
Market AnalysisLed TAM sizing and customer segmentation analyses to inform new market entry and pricing strategies, supporting successful launches and revenue acceleration.
ZipRecruiterMarketplace Strategy Data Scientist
Santa Monica, CA · May 2019 — May 2020
Campaign AnalyticsLeveraged CRM + web analytics to evaluate campaign KPIs (MAU, ROAS, ROI) and delivered executive dashboards (Python/SQL/Snowflake) to guide spend and strategy.
Budget OptimizationManaged a $300K/month global budget, reallocating investment based on performance insights to maximize ROI and improve budget accuracy.
Customer SegmentationLed segmentation + market research and built predictive models (R) for LTV, retention, and marketing forecasts; drove +5% MAU in Q4 and 25% QoQ growth.
PayPalData Engineer
San Jose, CA · July 2017 — May 2019
Data VisualizationLed data extraction, statistical modeling, and data visualization in Tableau (VB Scripts, SQL templates) while using Airflow to schedule and develop data pipelines and workflows.
ReportingSpearheaded the full lifecycle of data analysis and statistical reporting initiatives to drive the evaluation of business trends.
ETL AutomationDeveloped ETL jobs to automate the RMA data pipeline from inspection to refurbishment; streamlined data upload scripts, cutting development time by 50%.

Education

UC San Diego
B.S. Bioengineering Systems
Minor in Business
UCLA
Data Science Certificate
Fall 2019

Technical proficiencies

Languages & Query
PythonSQLRSAQLVB Script
Data & ML
dbtSnowflakeAirflowAWS SageMakerSparkPrestoMonte CarloFivetranTeradataMongoDBPostgreSQL
BI & Visualization
TableauLookerPower BIModeSigmaSisenseEinstein Analytics
AI & Modern Stack
RAGVector SearchMCPFastAPIREST/GraphQL APIsDockerKubernetesGitGitLabCI/CD
Platforms
SalesforceDatadogWorkatoToad AutomationMATLABRStudio