Syeda S.
ML Engineer
Experience
Sep 2024 - Oct 2025
1 year 2 monthsML Engineer
Interlink Multi Media
- Designed and implemented an AI-powered clothing similarity search engine that allows users to find visually similar fashion items across thousands of brands, combining computer vision models with Generative AI
- Built Python-based backend microservices exposing similarity search and recommendations as REST APIs
- Trained and optimized object detection models on large-scale fashion datasets, applying performance tuning, monitoring, and basic MLOps practices to improve accuracy and latency
- Designed a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipeline that combines LLMs (OpenAI) with a vector database (Pinecone) to enrich product attributes and generate high-quality item descriptions for e-commerce
- Developed recommendation and facial verification features for a matrimonial platform, leveraging interaction data and face embeddings to improve match relevance, reduce fake profiles, and increase user trust while adhering to cloud security and privacy guidelines
Apr 2022 - Aug 2024
2 years 5 monthsAI/NLP Engineer
CodeNinja Inc
- Developed an end-to-end speech-to-order pipeline using Wav2Vec2 and OpenAI LLM to extract SKU and quantity information from voice input for a grocery application, automating order capture
- Built and orchestrated LLM-based services for marketing content generation (flyers, banners, branding copy), using prompt engineering and prompt chaining to meet diverse client requirements
- Created a resume intelligence suite using Pinecone as a vector database and LLMs for semantic search and conversion to predefined templates; workflows were orchestrated using LangChain-style agent and tool chaining with memory management
- Developed an LSTM-based forecasting model for aviation request counts (using Gregorian and Hijri calendars) and automated data processing with Python scripts for scheduled retraining
- Designed and deployed a credit scoring model as a web service on Azure, applying MLOps practices such as model versioning, logging, and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps) for automated testing and deployment
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams (product, engineering, data science) to scope greenfield AI features, present prototypes to leadership, and iterate based on feedback
Apr 2021 - Mar 2022
1 yearResearch Officer (AI/NLP)
Al-Khawarizmi Institute of Computer Science (Center for Language Engineering)
- Worked on large-vocabulary speech-to-text systems using the Kaldi toolkit, training acoustic and language models on broadcast and telephonic datasets
- Built an end-to-end speech recognition pipeline (data preprocessing, feature extraction, training, decoding) and integrated the ASR output into a chatbot application
- Automated recurring preprocessing and training tasks with Python/Bash scripts, improving experiment reproducibility and model lifecycle management
Sep 2020 - Apr 2021
8 monthsArtificial Intelligence Developer
No Borders Innovation
- Developed an AI-based backend engine for a blog generation application using a pretrained GPT-2 model, including fine-tuning, inference optimization, and API integration
- Validated and improved the performance of FairSeq’s multilingual translation models across multiple language pairs using quantitative evaluation (e.g. BLEU) and qualitative review
- Prepared evaluation datasets and automation scripts to test chatbot and translation pipelines, ensuring quality before deployment
Aug 2019 - Sep 2019
2 monthsInternee
Coca Cola Company
- Examined and learned the working procedure of its four departments: Production, Utilities, Quality Assurance and Maintenance
- Gained exposure to large-scale industrial operations, utilities, and quality processes (e.g. water treatment, dry/wet mix areas)
Jul 2019 - Aug 2019
2 monthsInternee
National Transmission and Distribution Company
- Visited and examined key departments including Transformer and Transmission Lines, Power System Protection, and Grid Station operations
Summary
AI/ML Engineer with 5+ years of experience designing, building, and deploying data-driven and Generative AI (GenAI) solutions in production. Strong focus on cloud-native architectures (AWS, Azure and GCP), Python-based microservices, and MLOps practices (CI/CD, containerization, infrastructure-as-code). Hands-on experience with LLMs (OpenAI), vector databases, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) for real-world applications in e-commerce, fintech, and conversational AI.
Adaptable problem-solver with excellent communication skills, able to translate complex AI concepts into clear business value for stakeholders. Comfortable working end-to-end on greenfield projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams, taking ownership of delivery, and supporting junior colleagues through mentoring and knowledge-sharing.
Languages
English
AdvancedEducation
Oct 2016 - Jul 2020
University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore
Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering · Electrical Engineering · Lahore, Pakistan · CGPA: 3.361
Queen Mary College, Lahore
Intermediate, Pre-Engineering · Pre-Engineering · Lahore, Pakistan · Percentage: 87.72%
Queen Mary College, Lahore
Matriculation, Science · Science · Lahore, Pakistan · Percentage: 86.90%
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