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Malik M

@malikm

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Senior Python and AI engineer building production-grade ML systems.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles building and owning production ML/backend systems where I can drive architecture, mentor engineers, and deliver measurable business value.

I am a Senior Python and AI Engineer with extensive experience designing, building, and operating production-grade backend and machine learning systems. I have led architecture and development of AI-powered backend services, deployed models as REST APIs, and implemented low-latency inference logic to support real-time customer-facing applications.

I specialize in scalable APIs, data pipelines, predictive modeling, NLP pipelines, and inference optimization, and I mentor engineers while promoting best practices across backend and ML development. I own full system lifecycles from architecture and model development to deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Python & AI Engineer

Current

ILSA Interactive

Jan 2022 - Present (4 years)

Led architecture and development of AI-powered backend services and low-latency inference logic, deploying models as REST APIs that enabled real-time predictions and reduced manual decisioning. Established CI/CD and monitoring practices, mentored engineers, and continuously improved model performance in production.

Python fastAPI REST APIs CI CD Data Pipelines Monitoring

Python Engineer

Colabs

Mar 2019 - Dec 2021 (2 years 9 months)

Designed and implemented end-to-end data pipelines and ML models for classification and forecasting, exposing models via APIs and optimizing inference to balance accuracy, latency, and resource use. Implemented deep learning solutions with PyTorch and TensorFlow for production features.

Python Data Pipelines PyTorch TensorFlow Model Evaluation API Integration scikit learn Performance Optimization

Python Developer

Mindstorm Studios

Jun 2016 - Feb 2019 (2 years 8 months)

Built backend applications and REST APIs with Django to support internal and customer-facing systems, automated data-processing workflows, maintained relational and NoSQL schemas, and resolved production issues to improve reliability.