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Ugur Sahin

@ugursahin

Senior software engineer and AI engineer turning research-grade ML into production-ready systems and intelligent automation.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to build AI-powered products end-to-end—ML/LLM integration, data pipelines, and reliable APIs—working with cross-functional teams to ship measurable improvements through experimentation, monitoring, and practical automation.

I’m an AI Engineer and Senior Software Engineer with more than 10 years of experience across artificial intelligence, machine learning research, and production software systems. I combine a Ph.D. in Mathematics with seven years of software engineering leadership and a deep focus on analytical problem-solving.

At VertexHive, I led the design and delivery of AI-enabled applications, full-stack platforms, backend services, APIs, internal tools, and automation systems. I integrated machine learning and generative AI capabilities into software products, operational workflows, and decision-support features.

I build data-processing workflows and evaluate models end-to-end, using dataset validation, feature engineering, training/validation, and performance evaluation. I prioritize reliability by debugging production issues across application, API, database, AI service, integration, and infrastructure layers, and by containerizing with Docker and deploying via CI/CD.

I also bring an operations and teaching mindset to delivery—using data-driven automation to reduce repetitive work as an Operations Manager, and translating complex concepts into functional prototypes as a Programming Instructor and AI/ML Research Engineer.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Operations Manager

Current

Fulfillment Business

Jan 2025 - Present (1 year 5 months)

Led operational workflows for order processing, inventory management, shipping, vendor coordination, and client communication. Analyzed operational performance and exceptions to drive data-driven process improvements and automation opportunities.

Inventory Management Order Processing Shipping Delay Analysis Process Automation Vendor coordination

Lead Software Engineer

VertexHive

Jan 2018 - Jan 2025 (7 years)

Led the design and delivery of AI-enabled applications, full-stack platforms, backend services, and automation systems. Built and integrated ML/generative AI capabilities, developed APIs and data processing workflows, and supported production troubleshooting across the application stack.

Python TypeScript SQL REST APIs PostgreSQL Docker CI CD Pipelines

Programming Instructor

Rochester Institute of Technology

Jan 2014 - Jan 2016 (2 years)

Taught programming fundamentals, algorithms, data structures, debugging, and object-oriented software development. Created practical exercises and provided detailed feedback to improve students’ correctness, efficiency, and maintainability.

Programming Instruction Algorithms Data Structures Debugging Object Oriented Programming

AI/ML Research Engineer

Rochester Institute of Technology

Jan 2011 - Jan 2015 (4 years)

Conducted AI/ML research involving Bayesian networks, signal processing, image processing, and pattern recognition. Built experimental prototypes by developing models, performing feature engineering, and carrying out dataset validation, evaluation, and error analysis.

Machine Learning Research Bayesian Networks Signal Processing Feature Engineering Performance Evaluation MATLAB Python Prototyping

Software Consultant

University of Rochester

Jan 2014 - Jan 2014 (0 months)

Supported development of software for a healthcare communication and research initiative by gathering requirements and translating them into application functionality. Implemented application logic, supported structured data workflows, assisted with testing, and produced technical documentation for stakeholders.

Requirements Gathering Application Logic Implementation