About
He was a member of technical staff at xAI from 2024 to 2026, and before that spent six years on machine learning at Twitter and X, most recently as a staff machine learning engineer. He also interned as a machine learning engineer at PayPal.
Founder at Mirendil
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Mirendil's investors · 3
Co-founders at Mirendil
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Behnam NeyshaburFounder
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Harsh MehtaFounder
Experience
- MirendilCo-Foundercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- xAIMember of Technical Staff2024 — 2026Palo Alto, California, United States
- XStaff Machine Learning Engineer2022 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- TwitterSenior Machine Learning Engineer2018 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- PayPalMachine Learning Engineer Intern2017
Education
- University of California, RiversideMaster’s Degree, Computer Science2016 — 2018
- Sharif University of TechnologyBachelor of Science (BS), Computer Software Engineering2011 — 2016
Skills & more
Creativity9Python37Tensorflow3Scala1Java46Django13C++49C29JavaScript21ASP.NET3C#3Linux26
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Node.jsPHPLaravel PHP FrameworkBashGitMySQLjQueryCSSSASSLeadershipProgrammingMachine LearningLanguages English · Persian
- Self-Driving Car Engineer — Udacity
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Shayan Salehian work?
- Shayan Salehian is Founder at Mirendil.
- What companies did Shayan Salehian found?
- Shayan Salehian founded Mirendil.
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