Resume

Sahil Ramani

Senior Software Engineer
Neural Rendering, 3D Reconstruction & Simulation
sahilramani@gmail.com

Summary

Machine learning engineer and computer vision specialist with 15+ years of experience deploying production ML systems. Led development of neural rendering and terrain generation models at Unity Technologies, and architected 3D Reconstruction workflows for autonomous vehicles at Zoox. Proven track record leading targeted R&D teams of up to 5 engineers, with expertise in optimizing ML systems for real‑time applications. Extensive background in graphics programming enables unique insights into developing high‑performance ML solutions that maintain visual quality at scale.

Skills

Neural Rendering & Machine Learning: PyTorch, CUDA, computer vision, differentiable rendering, NeRF, Gaussian Splatting, 3D Reconstruction
Graphics Programming: DirectX 12, Vulkan, compute shaders, ray tracing, shader optimization
Game Engine Development: Unity (engine/editor dev, custom render pipelines), Unreal Engine, Godot
Languages & Development Tools: Python, C++, C#, Git, Perforce

Work Experience

Zoox Inc

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Foster City, CA, USA

July 2023 - Present

Led pioneering technical team implementing NeRF and Gaussian Splatting, significantly advancing training environment fidelity & diversity.
Optimized 3D Simulation & Synthetic Data pipelines delivering 20% improvement in Zoox ML model performance.
Developed comprehensive simulation quality metrics using FID, KL Divergence and SSIM to quantify and reduce sim-to-real gap.

Unity Technologies

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER / SOFTWARE ENGINEERING MANAGER

Seattle, WA, USA

Aug. 2019 ‑ July 2023

Led R&D efforts in Neural Rendering at Unity Technologies, developing AI-powered visual transformation technology featured in Unity Muse & Unity Sentis showcase.
Engineered custom GPU kernels and ML operations that significantly improved training and inference performance through optimized memory management for Unity Sentis.
Led a research team exploring ML applications for augmenting game lighting and rendering systems.
Implemented high‑performance, GPU‑accelerated tile‑stitching for Unity’s terrain system with zero latent allocations.
Patent 18/144,734 : System and Method for Interactive Asynchronous Tile‑Based Terrain Generation

Crystal Dynamics

ENGINE LEAD, FUTURE PROJECTS / SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Redwood City, CA, USA

Nov 2014 ‑ Aug 2019

Led next-generation engine and tooling R&D initiatives at Crystal Dynamics, advancing core technology for AAA game development.
Architected and implemented an innovative graph-based body animation morphing system for Marvel’s Avengers, enabling seamless character transformations from Maya to runtime.
Patent #11189068 : Macro‑based electronic map editing

Dreamworks Dedicated Unit

SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS ENGINEER, ANIMATION & RIGGING TOOLS

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Mar 2013 ‑ Oct 2014

Led development of award-winning animation and rigging toolset at DreamWorks Animation, enhancing artist workflows and production efficiency.
Redesigned cache management system to significantly improve editor performance and resource utilization.
Architected next-generation rigging framework utilizing hierarchical memory models for advanced performance optimization.

Microsoft Corporation

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER IN TEST, XBOX GRAPHICS

Redmond, WA, USA

July 2011 ‑ Oct 2012

Nokia Research Center

RESEARCH INTERN, MOBILE EXPERIENCES

Santa Monica, CA, USA

May 2012 ‑ July 2012

Yahoo! Software Development India

SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER / SYSTEMS ENGINEER

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

July 2006 ‑ July 2009

Education

Udacity

Jun 2021 ‑ May 2022

Online Nanodegree, AI For Trading

UDACITY

Jun 2020 ‑ Oct 2020

Online Nanodegree, Deep Learning

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Aug 2009 ‑ May 2011 Masters of Science in Computer Science, Game Development

BMS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Aug 2002 ‑ June 2006 Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science