Althaf MK
Senior Engineer
Bengaluru
Summary
Innovative Senior AI Engineer with 5+ years of experience designing and deploying AI solutions across Generative AI, Computer Vision, and Large Language Models (LLMs). Skilled in developing production-grade ML pipelines, implementing scalable architectures, and applying MLOps best practices across cloud environments. Passionate about driving business transformation through AI innovation, mentoring teams, and collaborating cross-functionally to deliver impactful outcomes.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
2
2
Certificates
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Engineer - AI/ML
Lowe's India
11.2022 - Current
- Developed and deployed Generative AI solutions including Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, conversational assistants, and style transfer applications.
- Led design of scalable AI microservices using FastAPI and orchestrated deployments on Vertex AI with cloud-native best practices.
- Fine-tuned state-of-the-art LLMs and vision models using HuggingFace and LangChain for enterprise use cases.
- Integrated visual and conversational AI to enhance customer experience, achieving measurable business impact.
- Collaborated closely with product managers, engineers, and business stakeholders to align AI strategies with corporate goals.
- Provided technical mentorship and knowledge-sharing across ML engineering teams.
Data Scientist
EYGDS
11.2019 - 10.2022
- Designed and deployed machine learning models for risk assessment, onboarding automation, and loan default prediction.
- Developed a chatbot powered by LSTM and rule-based logic, improving user engagement and operational efficiency.
- Built end-to-end Computer Vision pipelines for defect detection and asset monitoring.
- Led data preparation, feature engineering, model training, validation, and deployment activities across projects.
Data Science Intern
EYGDS
07.2019 - 08.2019
- Implemented and compared multiple classification models (Random Forest, SVM, Logistic Regression) to improve bankruptcy prediction accuracy.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science Engineering
Calicut University
Kerala 08.2014 - 06.2018
Skills
Generative AI / LLMs: RAG Architectures, Agents, Fine-tuning, Text2SQL, Prompt Engineering
MLOps & Deployment: FastAPI, Vertex AI, Azure ML, CI/CD, Containerization
Cloud Platforms: GCP, Azure
ML Frameworks: HuggingFace, LangChain, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-Learn
Data Engineering: Distributed Data Processing, Apache Spark
Software Development: Python, API Development, DevOps Practices, Microservices Architecture
Leadership: Technical Mentorship, Cross-functional Team Collaboration
Certification
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
Accomplishments
- AI Hackathon Winner @Lowe’s India (2022-2024)
- Spot Award and Silent Achiever Award @EYGDS
- GDS User Recognition and AI/Visualization Badges
Timeline
Senior Engineer - AI/ML
Lowe's India
11.2022 - Current
Data Scientist
EYGDS
11.2019 - 10.2022
Data Science Intern
EYGDS
07.2019 - 08.2019
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science Engineering
Calicut University
08.2014 - 06.2018
Languages
English
Malayalam
Hobbis
Badminton
Book Reading
Watching Movies