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Awais Mughal AI/ML EngineerAM

Awais Mughal

AI/ML Engineer
  • Suggested rate
    €715 / day
  • Experience8-15 years
  • Response rate100%
  • Response time1 hour
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Location
Muscat, Oman
Can work on-site at your office in
  • and around Muscat (up to 50km)
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Skill set
Industry fields of expertise
Banking and Financial Services
Digital and IT Services
E-commerce
Education Systems, Research, and Universities
HR Services
Awais in a few words
AI-Driven Principal Software Engineer with 9+ years of experience in AI/ML, cloud computing, and backend development, specialising in LLM fine-tuning, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), predictive analytics, and AI-driven automation. Proven expertise in developing AI-powered chatbots, document classification systems, and scalable data-driven applications while modernising enterprise architectures. A technical leader and mentor, guiding AI engineers in deep learning, NLP, and cloud AI deployments. Proficient in Python, Laravel, CodeIgniter, PostgreSQL, and AWS, with a passion for leveraging AI to enhance business intelligence, automation, and decision-making through ML model development and cloud-native solutions.
Experience
  • Ciklum
    Principal Software Engineer - AI
    DIGITAL & IT
    April 2021 - Today (4 years and 1 month)
    Islamabad, Pakistan
    Developed anAI-powered chatbot leveraging LLM fine-tuning and Pinecone vector search, integrating client documentation fromConfluence for contextual responses. Deployed onAWS Lambda, utilizing S3 for storage and optimized embeddings with Pinecone for real-time retrieval. Designed a custom document classification system, fine-tuning models to enhance accuracy and relevance. Implemented CI/CD pipelines with Docker for seamless deployment, ensuring a scalable, cloud-native AI solution tailored to business needs.
  • PHP
    Senior Software Engineer
    April 2021 - March 2023 (1 year and 11 months)
    Worked on the modernization of a legacy application, MyWorkpapers, used in the accounting and auditing industry. Upgraded the platform from CodeIgniter 2 and an outdated PHP version to CodeIgniter 3.11 and PHP 8.1, ensuring improved performance and compatibility enhancing performance by 70%. Developed new features, resolved critical issues, and streamlined workflows while maintaining seamless functionality during the transition. Delivered a robust, scalable solution tailored to industry standards.
  • ZAM Software Solutions
    Senior Developer
    March 2020 - March 2021 (1 year)
    Developed and maintained high-performance marketing web applications, delivering clean, robust, and well-optimized code. Enhanced core software products and databases to ensure peak functionality and seamless user experiences. Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues while contributing to all phases of the software development life cycle. Specialized in PHP development, driving feature-rich, scalable solutions aligned with business needs. Integrated SendinBlue and Twilio SendGrid for automated email marketing, enhancing campaign efficiency by 50%.
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Education
  • Master of Science
    Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science & Technology
    2021
    MASTER OF SCIENCE IN DATA SCIENCE (MS DATA SCIENCE)
  • Bachelor of Science
    Air University
    2016
    BACHELORS OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE (BS-CS)
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