# Raja Jain

> Software Engineer, Data Platform @ Skydio | Master’s in Data Science

Location: San Diego Metropolitan Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/rajajain

Expert in high-quality cloud data platform operations, optimization, design and applications.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer, Data Platform @ Skydio
Jan 2023 – Present | San Mateo, CA
• Designed and productionized ML-driven anomaly detection pipelines on high-frequency telemetry data, integrating dbt + Databricks + React to create customer-facing alerts with real-time latency guarantees to proactively mitigate >98% of incidents.
• Delivered critical product safety insights using dbt, bootstrap sampling, and Poisson distribution analysis. Reported findings via white paper and Tableau dashboard, informing org-wide safety strategy.
• Re-architected data pipeline with dbt, cutting ETL costs by $250,000 and reducing development time by 10x.
• Introduced CI/CD automation and Pythonic standards, improving code quality and trust in data deliverables.
• Led analytics infrastructure, mentoring stakeholders on data pipelines, improving self-service, and increasing team bandwidth by 30%.

### Senior Data Engineer @ Skydio
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | San Mateo, California, United States
• Defined and surfaced KPIs in dashboards, improving CS strategy and increasing CSAT scores by 5%.
• Averted ~$1.5M battery recall through statistical analysis and de-risking, leading to new detection features.
• Developed a Python-based analytics platform to analyze telemetry data, reducing RCA time by 50%.

### Senior Data Scientist @ Clip Health
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Fremont, California, United States
• Developed Python-based image and signal processing app, securing $13M from NIH RADx.
• Improved assay accuracy by 2% through statistical analysis (linear regression).
• Built a data warehouse of materials and manufactured goods inventory, establishing an end-to-end lineage of kitted products.

### Data Analyst, Product Development @ Clip Health
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Fremont, California, United States
• Developed Jupyter web apps (Python, Plotly, Matplotlib) for kit validation using ROC curves, Monte Carlo simulations, and box plots, enabling the release of 300,000+ COVID-19 tests.
• Developed automated data analysis workflows (Matplotlib, Seaborn, Plotly) on a Jupyter server, reducing data processing time from 45 minutes to sub-minute, expediting COVID and Flu R&D.

### Scientist @ Roche Sequencing Solutions
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | San Jose, California
• Captured and analyzed data for the US-IVD NIPT launch for Harmony Pre-natal Assay

### Science Tutor @ Buddy System Tutors, Elite Tutoring
Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 | Orange County and Bay Area
• Managed up to 10 different clients, tutored various college-level STEM subjects, improved academic performance by up to 40%

### Undergraduate Researcher @ UC Irvine
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Irvine, CA
• Developed a CRISPR/Cas-9-based approach to mutate stem cells into different brain cells to study the neural mechanisms of Alzheimer’s Disease and publish in Neuron.

### Biochemistry Peer Tutor @ UC Irvine
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Irvine, CA


## Education
### Master's Degree in Data Science
University of Denver

### Bachelor of Science in Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
UC Irvine


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/brjain

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Last updated: 2026-04-11