Usama Khatab
@usamakhatab
Senior Software Engineer at Cambridge University Press & Assessment building an AI-focused platform.
United KingdomWhat I'm looking for
At Cambridge University Press & Assessment, I’m leading full-stack development of an AI-focused platform across React, TypeScript, Node.js, and PostgreSQL. I’ve also designed its end-to-end architecture, including API design, database modelling, and AWS infrastructure.
Previously, I contributed to AI and machine-learning systems at Sonrai Analytics, Queen’s University Belfast, and IDRAK AI Ltd. My work included multimodal AI for autonomous CAD design, GraphRAG that reduced query latency by 90%, and voice AI scaled to 1M+ daily calls.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Leading full-stack development of an AI-focused software platform, including frontend, backend, and workflow automation. Designed end-to-end system architecture and integrated voice AI and prompt engineering pipelines.
Machine Learning Engineer
Sonrai Analytics
Oct 2025 - Dec 2025 (2 months)
Fine-tuned and deployed foundation models for omics data and built PDL1 biomarker prediction models. Engineered data ingestion pipelines for large-scale bioimaging data using Python, Rust, and AWS.
AI Engineer – KTP Associate
Queen's University Belfast
May 2024 - Aug 2025 (1 year 3 months)
Architected a multimodal AI system integrating vision-language models with parametric 3D modeling for autonomous CAD design. Reduced query latency by 90% via GraphRAG and improved parsing F1 from 0.78 to 0.93.
Machine Learning Engineer
IDRAK AI Ltd
Oct 2023 - May 2024 (7 months)
Scaled voice-AI to 1M+ daily calls using vLLM farms and FastAPI microservices. Achieved 99.9% uptime via blue-green deployments and reduced end-to-end latency by 30% through STT/TTS optimization.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
2019 - 2023
Pursued a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from 2019 to 2023.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
United KingdomAuthorized to work in
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