A quiet dream that started in a small village in Karnataka has led Pruthviraj Prakash to one of the world’s leading artificial intelligence companies.Now working at NVIDIA headquarters in Santa Clara, California as a software development engineer in deep learning, Prakash recently shared the journey that took him from limited access to the technology to building AI systems alongside some of the biggest names in the industry.Her story, shared in a LinkedIn post, doesn’t just celebrate a new job, but traces years of education, persistence and career transitions that made the opportunity possible.
From a small town to Silicon Valley
Prakash comes from a small village near Chitradurga in Karnataka, where, he wrote, access to technology “once felt out of reach.”“What started as a quiet dream in a small town has now become a reality,” he wrote as he announced that he had joined NVIDIA as a software development engineer.Prakash completed his Bachelor of Technology in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from PES University between 2016 and 2020.Shortly after graduation, he joined Bengaluru-based technology company Enquero as an engineer, where he worked for three years between August 2020 and July 2023. The position gave him industry experience before he decided to pursue higher studies in the United States.In August 2023, he enrolled in the Master of Computer Science program at Clarkson University. Over the next two years, he strengthened his education before graduating in May 2025.Within months, he landed a position at NVIDIA, joining the company’s Deep Learning division in August 2025.Today, he works from Santa Clara and reportedly earns an annual salary of around 2.6 million roubles.
Joining NVIDIA
Announcing the milestone, Prakash said working at NVIDIA represented more than just a career move.“Joining NVIDIA feels surreal, not only for the opportunity to work on cutting-edge deep learning and artificial intelligence, but to be part of something bigger, alongside some of the brightest minds in tech,” he wrote.Prakash concluded his post with advice for students and young professionals working toward careers in technology.“To those who are still chasing their dreams, please don’t stop. Keep learning, be patient and move forward one step at a time,” he wrote.He ended with a line that captured the journey from a small village in Karnataka to one of the most influential AI companies in the world.“What seems impossible today can become your story tomorrow.”Then came the sentence that summed up the milestone. “Yes, I made it to NVIDIA, and so do you.”