About
Sameer Bhalerao
Analytics leader turned AI systems builder. I've spent most of my career helping organizations turn complex data into decisions, and the last few years doing that with AI as a first-class tool.
Career arc
I started at Mu Sigma in 2014, spending two years building segmentation, demand forecasting, and marketing mix models for Fortune 500 retail and airline clients. It was a strong foundation in applied analytics — learning how to frame problems, what good questions look like, and how to translate analysis into business action.
I joined Amazon in 2017 and stayed for nine years. That tenure took me across payments and high-frequency commerce in India — first as a BA, then leading the analytics function — before moving to private brands in Luxembourg, and eventually the selection expansion team, where I was the sole BIE supporting analytics across 17+ global stores.
What changed for me at Amazon was the scope. I went from building models to building systems — things that needed to run reliably, communicate clearly to many stakeholders, and hold up under business pressure. That experience fundamentally shaped how I think about analytics as infrastructure.
What I'm building now
I've been independently building AI-powered products that reflect the same design philosophy — data integration, clear decisions, useful output. Soul Spark is the most ambitious of these: a multi-agent life intelligence system that connects finance, health, career, and behavioral signals into a conversational advisor.
I've also shipped JD Analyzer (resume-to-role fit scoring), Journey Planner (multi-modal travel decisions), and Dota Analyzer (match intelligence for competitive players). Each one is a real tool solving a real problem, not a proof-of-concept.
Building these has deepened my understanding of LLM integration, agent architectures, local-first privacy patterns, and the hard work of making AI output genuinely useful — not just technically impressive.
How I work
Decisions over dashboards
A dashboard that doesn't drive action is just expensive decoration. I build for the question: what should someone do next?
Structure before tools
I spend time understanding the problem before choosing technology. The right metric design matters more than the right tech stack.
Fragmented signals, unified picture
The most interesting insights live at the intersection of domains that aren't usually connected. I like building systems that bridge that gap.
Clarity over cleverness
I'd rather build a system that ten people use every day than something impressive that no one understands.
Opportunities I find interesting
- Senior Analytics Manager / Head of Analytics
- Lead Business Intelligence Engineer
- Data Product Manager or Analyst roles
- AI-adjacent product or systems roles
- Startups or growth-stage companies building in data or AI
Background
- Experience
- 11+ years
- Last role
- Amazon Sr. BIE (L6)
- Amazon tenure
- 2017 – 2026
- Regions
- India, EU (Luxembourg)
- AI tools shipped
- 4 public
- Based
- Luxembourg