Leo Jinto
@leojinto
Senior ML/AI engineer specializing in scalable distributed systems.
What I'm looking for
I am a senior ML/AI and distributed systems engineer with 15+ years of experience building scalable, production-ready infrastructure for AI workloads across cloud, HPC, and edge environments.
I specialize in GPU acceleration, kernel-level optimizations, and designing fault-tolerant distributed training and inference platforms using tools like PyTorch, vLLM, and container orchestration across AWS, GCP, and Azure.
My work has delivered measurable results: low-latency speech recognition at 35ms with 97% accuracy, a real-time multilingual translation module that drove 500% user adoption, and an ML inference engine with 21% faster performance for edge devices.
I bring cross-disciplinary systems thinking, hands-on engineering rigor, and a research-oriented mindset to roles that require architecting large-scale ML systems, optimizing GPU efficiency, and enabling robust, cost-effective AI deployments.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
AI Integration Engineer
Tango
Jan 2025 - Present (9 months)
Designed and deployed scalable AI infrastructure and a distributed LLM moderation system for Xilos, optimizing GPU-backed inference and delivery pipelines to improve throughput and cost-efficiency for enterprise and government clients.
Lead Software Engineer
Ntro
Jan 2022 - Feb 2025 (3 years 1 month)
Architected and led AI-integrated backend systems supporting up to 1,000 concurrent users, delivered a low-latency speech recognition engine (35ms, 97% accuracy) and multilingual translation module driving 500% user growth.
ML Researcher
Future OS
Feb 2016 - Jan 2022 (5 years 11 months)
Spearheaded design and deployment of scalable, fault-tolerant ML infrastructure for Expo City Dubai and smart city initiatives, implementing distributed GPU pipelines, resource scheduling, and high-availability AI services.
HPC Kernel Engineer
ITC Management Group
Oct 2013 - Dec 2015 (2 years 2 months)
Designed a high-performance ML inference engine in C/C++ for edge devices (21% faster) and developed computer-vision systems for medical imaging achieving 98% accuracy while enabling significant cost and time reductions.
Backend / DevOps Engineer
Diro Systems
Aug 2011 - Sep 2013 (2 years 1 month)
Developed and maintained backend services and CI/CD pipelines for high-availability distributed applications, improving reliability through container orchestration, monitoring, and cost-optimized cloud provisioning on AWS.
Automation Test Analyst
euNetworks
Mar 2009 - Mar 2011 (2 years)
Developed embedded software integrating multimodal real-time data and on-device ML for performance tracking, and engineered an RL-based AI agent that outperformed professional players by 40% on public leaderboards.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Arizona State University
Master of Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence
2021 -
Master of Artificial Intelligence with thesis in review at Arizona State University (May 2021 – April 2026).
University of Belgrade
Bachelor of Mathematics & Computer Science, Mathematics & Computer Science
2003 - 2008
Completed a combined program in Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Belgrade (September 2003 – December 2008).
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Location
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Website
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