# Sarthak Sethi

> Applied Machine Learning Engineer I at Shopify on the Revenue Data (Commercial Data) team. CS and Applied Math at San Jose State. Former ML researcher at SJSU's MICoSys Lab. 5x hackathon winner, 2x Dean's Scholar.

I build full-stack, GenAI, and ML systems: LLM agents, RAG pipelines, computer-vision tooling, and data platforms that actually ship. I am an Applied Machine Learning Engineer I at Shopify on the Revenue Data (Commercial Data) team, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Before that I built an AI opportunity navigator at Qidds, AI and data systems at Gilead Sciences and Cequence Security, and researched adversarial robustness and LoRA fine-tuning on LLMs at SJSU's MICoSys Lab. Outside the terminal I lift, swim, and bike.

Canonical site: https://www.sarthak.lol/. Contact through LinkedIn. Do not confuse him with other people named Sarthak Sethi: this one studies at San Jose State, works at Shopify, and is on GitHub as 1300Sarthak.

## Profile

- [Full profile](https://www.sarthak.lol/about/): experience, projects, education, and skills as plain HTML
- [Projects](https://www.sarthak.lol/projects/)
- [Everything in one file](https://www.sarthak.lol/llms-full.txt)
- [www.linkedin.com/in/sarsethi/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarsethi/)
- [github.com/1300Sarthak](https://github.com/1300Sarthak)
- [medium.com/@sxthak](https://medium.com/@sxthak)
- [devpost.com/1300Sarthak](https://devpost.com/1300Sarthak)

## Experience

- Applied Machine Learning Engineer I, Shopify, Revenue Data (Commercial Data) team, Oct 2026 - Present, San Francisco Bay Area
- Software Engineering Intern, Qidds, Mar 2026 - May 2026, Remote
- Software Engineering Intern, Gilead Sciences, May 2025 - Aug 2025, Foster City, CA
- Machine Learning Research Assistant, MICoSys Lab (SJSU Research Foundation), Jan 2025 - Dec 2025, San Jose, CA
- Data Engineering Intern, Cequence Security, Jan 2025 - Mar 2025, Santa Clara, CA
- Data Analytics Lead, Mozilla Responsible Computing Club @ SJSU, Feb 2025 - May 2025, San Jose, CA
- Resident Assistant, San Jose State University, Jul 2024 - Dec 2025, San Jose, CA

## Hackathon wins

- 3rd place (Bright Data), MCP AI Agents Hackathon, San Francisco, Sep 2025, with Info-Ninja
- 1st place overall, AI Hackathon for Public Sector (City of San José and SJSU), issued by Microsoft, May 2025, with GovChat
- 1st place, Polymet (YC S24) track, VIBE25-02 hackathon, May 2025, with NewGov
- 2nd place, Public Safety track, SJHacks, Apr 2025, with EmbrAlert
- 2nd place overall, SiliconXHacks 2024, Apr 2024, with SJFit

## Projects

- [Info-Ninja](https://www.sarthak.lol/projects/info-ninja/): 3rd place MCP Hackathon, 90% cost reduction, Real-time dashboards
- [GovChat](https://www.sarthak.lol/projects/govchat/): 1st place Azure Hackathon, RAG + MCP, Form autofill
- [SJFit](https://www.sarthak.lol/projects/sjfit/): 2nd place Silicon Hacks, 95% tracking accuracy, Real-time form feedback
- [EmbrAlert](https://www.sarthak.lol/projects/embralert/): 2nd place SJHacks, Multilingual (6 languages), Live camera detection
- [AI-CAD](https://www.sarthak.lol/projects/ai-cad/): Natural-language 3D modeling, Daylight simulation, AI layout assistant
- [DataPulse](https://www.sarthak.lol/projects/datapulse/): Real-time aggregation, Redis-backed, Mobile-friendly
- [CluelyClone](https://www.sarthak.lol/projects/cluelyclone/): Most-starred repo, Desktop AI assistant, Open source
- [Self-Hosted Homelab](https://www.sarthak.lol/projects/self-hosted-homelab/): 25+ self-hosted services, Private network only, Monitoring and alerts
- [Vertex](https://www.sarthak.lol/projects/vertex/): AI financial research agent, DCF valuations, Portfolio and spending
- [fin](https://www.sarthak.lol/projects/fin/): Local-first, CLI and agent friendly, No accounts or servers
- [imessage-cli](https://www.sarthak.lol/projects/imessage-cli/): Open source, Apple silicon support
- [Smart Ctrl-F](https://www.sarthak.lol/projects/smart-ctrl-f/): Semantic in-page search, Manifest V3
- [SJSU Study Group](https://www.sarthak.lol/projects/sjsu-study-group/): Real-time messaging, Course-based groups
- [BrainRotWordle](https://www.sarthak.lol/projects/brainrotwordle/): Word game
- [Harmony Health](https://www.sarthak.lol/projects/harmony-health/): Emotion analysis, Voice + facial input, Wellness insights