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Jie WeiJW

Jie Wei

AI/ML & Backend Engineer (Freelance)

€262/day
San Francisco, US
3-7 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Jie

Specialized in NLP, Voice AI, and Image AI, including model integration and orchestration
with LangChain, LLM, PyTorch, and TensorFlow. Strong foundation in database design and
query optimization across PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB. Comfortable shipping
containerized services on Azure and AWS with CI/CD, observability, and reliability-focused
practices. Known for clear documentation, mentoring, and cross-functional collaboration in
Agile teams.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • Freelance
    AI/ML & Backend Engineer (Freelance)
    January 2024 - Today (2 years and 7 months)
    • • Delivered production-grade AI and backend systems for multiple clients across healthcare, SaaS, and automation, supporting scalable and secure deployments
    • • Designed and implemented LLM-based applications using LangChain, enabling retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), structured outputs, and intelligent decision workflows
    • • Built and maintained backend services using Python (FastAPI) and Node.js, supporting high-throughput APIs, async processing, and third-party integrations
    • • Developed and optimized machine learning models using PyTorch and TensorFlow, improving inference performance and reliability in production environments
    • • Implemented NLP and Voice AI pipelines, including speech-to-text, intent classification, and conversational logic for real-time applications
    • • Collaborated directly with founders, product managers, and stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable, maintainable technical solutions 2023
    • • Enhanced backend workflows for AI-driven document processing in Python, improving throughput and extraction quality for legal and medical use cases.
    • • Integrated image and text inference services into APIs, including OCR-based pipelines and NLP post-processing for structured outputs.
    • • Deployed and operated cloud-native components on Azure with secure data handling, auditability, and access controls aligned with best practices.
    • • Partnered with product and data teams to define quality metrics, edge cases, and automated checks for model and pipeline reliability.
    • • Produced API references and runbooks that reduced onboarding time and improved support and maintenance.
    Python FastAPI External API integration JavaScript Backend Service Development
  • SenseTime
    AI/ML Backend Integration Engineer
    January 2021 - November 2023 (2 years and 10 months)
    • Enhanced backend workflows for AI-driven document processing in Python,
    improving throughput and extraction quality for legal and medical use cases. • Integrated image and text inference services into APIs, including OCR-based pipelines
    and NLP post-processing for structured outputs. • Deployed and operated cloud-native components on Azure with secure data
    handling, auditability, and access controls aligned with best practices.
    • Partnered with product and data teams to define quality metrics, edge cases, and
    automated checks for model and pipeline reliability. • Produced API references and runbooks that reduced onboarding time and improved
    support and maintenance.
  • Dataiku
    Backend Machine Learning Engineer
    July 2019 - January 2021 (1 year and 6 months)
    • • Integrated predictive models into enterprise applications using FastAPI and PostgreSQL, delivering low-latency scoring APIs and batch jobs.
    • • Collaborated with data scientists to productionize ML workflows and improve monitoring for drift, failure modes, and data quality issues.
    • • Built internal tooling and dashboards to streamline review and troubleshooting of model outputs and pipeline runs.
    • • Used Docker and Azure Pipelines to standardize builds and deployments across environments, improving release safety and consistency.
    • • Authored design docs and system architecture notes to align stakeholders and speed up delivery.

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Education

  • Master's degree
    Nanyang Technological University
    2018
    Master's degree

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