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Alina Baimasheva

@alinabaimasheva

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Head of AI Engineering driving reliable, governed, production-grade ML at scale.

Russian Federation

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior leadership roles where I can build governed, production-grade ML platforms, scale cross-functional teams, and align AI with regulated enterprise architecture.

I am an AI and ML systems leader with 10+ years in distributed systems and over 5 years leading production ML organizations in large-scale fintech environments. I focus on building enterprise ML platforms, deploying GenAI systems, and integrating AI into regulated business workflows.

I have led and scaled cross-functional teams to 60+ people, reduced ML time-to-production by 60%, and delivered $20M+ annual cost-savings through ML engineering and applied AI initiatives. I emphasize production reliability, governance, and alignment with corporate architecture standards.

My technical breadth spans feature stores, MLOps, LLM orchestration and RAG pipelines, Kubernetes-based ML infrastructure, data pipelines, and distributed messaging systems. I bring international experience across EU & CIS, fluency in English, and a background in applied mathematics to drive pragmatic, standards-driven AI adoption.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Head of AI Engineering

Current

Domclick LTD

Nov 2019 - Present (6 years 4 months)

Led ML engineering and applied AI across a national-scale digital real-estate and fintech platform, delivering $20M+ annual cost savings and scaling AI capabilities to 60+ engineers across 6 teams while reducing ML time-to-production by 60%.

MLOps Model Registry Kubernetes Kafka Monitoring

Senior Software Engineer

Tencoins LTD

Sep 2018 - Jul 2019 (10 months)

Developed a cloud-based cryptocurrency platform on Google Cloud, contributing to distributed architecture design and production reliability in an EU-regulated fintech environment.

Python Google Cloud Platform Distributed Systems Microservices Reliability CI CD Cloud Architecture

Senior Software Engineer

Various Employers

Sep 2011 - Aug 2018 (6 years 11 months)

Built high-load distributed systems and large-scale digital services across multiple companies including VK, Rambler DS, Micord, and BARS Group.

Distributed Systems Microservices Java System Design Scalability Performance Tuning

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Kazan State University

Diploma of Interpreter, English Language / Interpretation

2012 -

Diploma of Interpreter in English obtained in 2012, concentrating on advanced English language proficiency and interpretation skills.

Kazan State University

Master of Science, Applied Mathematics and Computer Science

2011 -

Master’s degree in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science completed in 2011, focusing on mathematical foundations relevant to computing and algorithmic problem solving.