Senior Full-Stack / AI Engineer

Dzeko

4,000/mo
United States
Looking for Full-time
7 hours/day
Availability: US / EU / Asia timezone

Profile Description

Senior Full-Stack / AI Engineer building Python, FastAPI, and Next.js applications, shipping 5+ APIs per quarter for distributed AI evaluation and high-throughput processing of 1,000+ jobs per day. Designs and improves 5+ backend services with PostgreSQL and Redis, then improves scalability, maintainability, and reliability across production systems. Collaborates on architecture, implementation, and technical reviews to ship resilient software in fast-moving engineering environments

Top Skills

Canva · 9 yearsOnboarding · 9 yearsProduct Listing Optimization · 9 yearsContract Review · 8 yearsCrypto Accounting · 8 years

Skills & Expertise

AI & Automation

Distributed TrainingExpert
Prompt EngineeringExpert
LLM Fine-tuningExpert
Azure OpenAIExpert
Multi-modal AIExpert
RAG DevelopmentExpert
Google Vertex AIExpert
AI Agent DevelopmentExpert
Edge AIExpert
Model ServingAdvanced
Computer VisionAdvanced
GitHub CopilotBeginner
DALL-EBeginner
Runway MLBeginner
ZapierBeginner
AI Safety & AlignmentBeginner

Content & Writing

Landing Page CopyExpert
ScriptwritingExpert
Blog WritingExpert
CopywritingExpert
Creative WritingExpert
UX WritingExpert
Email CopywritingAdvanced
StrapiAdvanced
ContentfulAdvanced
Editorial Calendar ManagementIntermediate

Customer Success

IntercomExpert
Technical SupportExpert
ZendeskExpert
Phone SupportExpert
CrispExpert
LiveChatExpert
Lead ManagementExpert
FreshdeskExpert
Live Chat SupportAdvanced
Customer.ioAdvanced
Email SupportBeginner

Data & Analytics

Excel (Advanced)Expert
SegmentExpert
Google Sheets (Advanced)Expert
Google Analytics 4Expert
MetabaseExpert
Data VisualizationExpert
DatabricksExpert
Data MiningExpert
Python (Pandas/NumPy)Advanced
R ProgrammingAdvanced
AmplitudeAdvanced

Design & Creative

CanvaExpert
Adobe XDExpert
Adobe PhotoshopExpert
Video EditingExpert
WireframingExpert
Adobe IllustratorExpert
Logo DesignExpert
Presentation DesignExpert
Final Cut ProExpert
MayaExpert
SplineExpert
3D ModelingExpert
FigmaExpert
User ResearchExpert
Design SystemsExpert
DaVinci ResolveExpert
CapCutExpert
PrototypingAdvanced
SketchAdvanced
Adobe InDesignAdvanced
Social Media GraphicsAdvanced
Cinema 4DAdvanced
YouTube OptimizationAdvanced
BlenderAdvanced
Adobe Premiere ProIntermediate

E-commerce & Marketplace

Product Listing OptimizationExpert
Facebook MarketplaceExpert
Print on DemandExpert
Order ProcessingExpert
Product PhotographyExpert
Marketplace SEOExpert
Amazon FBAExpert
Inventory ManagementExpert
EtsyAdvanced
TikTok ShopAdvanced
ShopifyIntermediate

Finance & Accounting

Crypto AccountingExpert
QuickBooksExpert
BookkeepingExpert
Financial AnalysisExpert
Risk ManagementExpert
Payroll ProcessingExpert

Specialized Skills

OnboardingExpert
Contract ReviewExpert
Performance ManagementExpert
Online Course CreationExpert
Language TeachingExpert
Paralegal ServicesExpert
Curriculum DevelopmentExpert
Medical TranscriptionExpert
Telehealth SupportExpert
Mental Health SupportExpert

Software Development

Python (Django/FastAPI)Beginner

Work Experience

Senior Full-Stack / AI Engineer

Handshake AI

Jan 2025 - Present

Key Achievements:

Monitor [number] API requests daily across Python and FastAPI services to maintain reliable high-throughput processing. • • • • • Track [number] distributed AI evaluation runs weekly to support resilient backend processing and timely model validation. Engineer resilient backend systems for distributed AI evaluation and high-throughput processing sequences. Develop production-grade APIs and full-stack applications with Python, FastAPI, Next.js, PostgreSQL, and Redis. Revamp backend services to improve scalability, maintainability, and reliability across production workflows. Coordinate architecture planning, implementation strategies, and technical reviews through asynchronous collaboration

GitHub CopilotZapierPrompt EngineeringAI Agent DevelopmentLLM Fine-tuningAI Safety & AlignmentRunway ML

Full-Stack Software Engineer

Outlier AI

Jan 2024 - Present

Key Achievements:

• 01/2024 - Current Reduce monthly query latency by 9% in database-heavy backend services for faster evaluation tool responses. • • • • Track weekly pipeline uptime at 9% across asynchronous evaluation workflows to support reliable AI assessment processing. Build scalable evaluation tools and dashboards that support AI assessment workflows end to end. Optimize asynchronous processing pipelines to improve throughput and keep backend services responsive. Introduce Git-based collaboration, resolve technical issues, and automate CI/CD deployment processes

GitHub CopilotRAG DevelopmentGoogle Vertex AIPrompt EngineeringAI Agent DevelopmentAzure OpenAIRunway MLLLM Fine-tuningAI Safety & Alignment

Software Engineer

Scale AI

Jan 2023 - Jan 2024

Key Achievements:

Monitored 10% pipeline uptime weekly for high-volume data processing workflows. • • • • Resolved 9 production incidents weekly across backend services to maintain service stability. Engineered distributed backend services supporting AI infrastructure and reliable request handling at scale. Built high-volume data processing pipelines that supported faster, more consistent production workflows. Improved system scalability in production environments by optimizing service architecture and throughput.

Machine Learning Engineer

IBM

Feb 2022 - Jan 2023

Key Achievements:

• 02/2022 - 01/2023 Resolved 10 incident tickets monthly for machine learning and NLP applications in production. • • • • Tracked 10% API uptime weekly across cloud-based production services supporting analytics workflows. Developed and released machine learning and NLP applications within cloud-based production environments. Designed scalable APIs and backend services for analytics workflows and real-time computation systems. Supported model deployment, debugging, and refactoring to improve reliability across releases

GitHub CopilotGoogle Vertex AIPrompt EngineeringAI Agent DevelopmentAzure OpenAIRunway MLLLM Fine-tuningAI Safety & AlignmentComputer Vision

Quick Stats

Age19 years
English LevelFluent
Other Languages
SwahiliFluent
ID VerificationNot verified

Certifications

Stanford Machine Learning
Google Cloud AI
AWS Machine Learning Foundations

Education

PhD

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

2026 - present

Master's Degree

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

2023 - 2026