Nikita Shulga
PyTorch core maintainer for the Apple MPS/Metal backend and for PyTorch's build and CI
- Listed with Thinking Machines Lab as a panelist for the PyTorch 2.14 release Q&A (September 2026), Thinking Machines Lab4
- Core Maintainer, PyTorch (open-source project)1
Nikita Shulga is a PyTorch core maintainer, and PyTorch's maintainers page also lists Shulga as a maintainer of the Apple M1/MPS/Metal backend and of Build + CI. PyTorch's March 2026 release Q&A page described Shulga as a Software Engineer at Meta who maintains an MPS/Metal backend, and an April 2025 page credited Shulga with responsibility for PyTorch releases and continuous integration. The page for the PyTorch 2.14 release Q&A in September 2026 lists Shulga with Thinking Machines Lab.1234
Work
PyTorch (Apple MPS/Metal backend, build and CI)Open-source code
Listed as a PyTorch core maintainer and as a maintainer of the Apple M1/MPS/Metal backend and Build + CI; the PyTorch CODEOWNERS file names Shulga as an owner of the MPS and Metal source directories and of the CODEOWNERS file itself. The repository is under a BSD-style license.156
Other documented roles
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