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Yasir Mahmud

@yasirmahmud

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Principal Machine Learning Engineer specializing in NLP, computer vision, and production MLOps.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles where I can lead ML strategy and architecture, mentor teams, deliver production-grade NLP/vision systems, and advance MLOps in a collaborative, innovation-focused company.

I am a Principal Machine Learning Engineer with 11+ years delivering enterprise-scale ML solutions across NLP, computer vision, deep learning, and generative AI. I build and optimize ML platforms, deploy production-ready models, and apply advanced methods like transformers and graph neural networks to solve high-impact business problems.

At Sparq I architected platforms handling millions of transactions daily, reduced time-to-market for ML features by 35%, and established governance for monitoring, fairness, and explainability. I have improved inference latency, enabled scalable data pipelines across cloud providers, and mentored engineers to raise organizational ML maturity.

I prioritize reliable, compliant, and measurable AI systems—combining research, MLOps, and stakeholder alignment to accelerate innovation and deliver business value.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Principal Machine Learning Engineer

Current

Sparq

Jun 2022 - Present (3 years 4 months)

Architected enterprise-scale ML platforms supporting millions of daily transactions, reduced time-to-market for ML features by 35%, and established governance for monitoring, fairness, and explainability.

MLOps NLP Computer Vision Model Monitoring Transformers

Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Ispectra

Jul 2019 - May 2022 (2 years 10 months)

Designed and deployed production ML models improving predictive accuracy by 20%, streamlined CI/CD for models to cut deployment cycles from weeks to days, and improved inference latency by 40% via model compression.

Model Compression CI CD For ML Monitoring

Data Scientist

Centaur Labs

Mar 2017 - Jun 2019 (2 years 3 months)

Built predictive and prescriptive models from large structured and unstructured datasets, produced interactive dashboards for stakeholders, and validated impacts via A/B testing to inform business decisions.

Statistical Modeling Python R SQL A B Testing Data Visualization

AI/ML Associate Engineer

12C Inc.

Jun 2014 - Feb 2017 (2 years 8 months)

Prepared datasets and feature pipelines that reduced manual effort by 25%, prototyped baseline ML models using TensorFlow and PyTorch, and contributed to reproducible evaluation and documentation.