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Rushil Srivastava

Rushil Srivastava

Co‑founder & CTO at Simplify — AI job‑search products

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San Francisco, California
Joined October 2025
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Summary

Founder & product engineer who scaled Simplify from prototype to a YC‑backed startup with substantial user growth and fundraising. simplify+2
Published applied computer‑vision researcher with work at Stanford: co‑authored a machine‑learning study on automated scoring of dermatology patch tests that demonstrates experience building clinical ML pipelines and working with clinical data. doi+2
Hands‑on software engineer and open‑source maintainer: maintains multiple public repositories (Chrome extension, Python/DevOps tooling, extension reloader used by the team) demonstrating strengths in web extensions, backend services, and developer tooling. github+2
Public‑facing founder and community educator: engages directly with students and job‑seekers (Reddit AMA, podcasts, interviews) and often speaks about early‑career recruiting and product lessons from building Simplify. reddit+2

Work

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Writing

Automated detection of skin reactions in epicutaneous patch testing using machine learning

January 1, 2021

Proof‑of‑principle study applying convolutional neural networks to classify patch‑test photographs (positive vs negative reactions) and demonstrate automated scoring workflow for dermatologic patch testing.

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Hobbies

Gaming, occasional Twitch streaming, high‑stakes poker, music mixing and attending music festivals, working out and travel. rushil