Generative AI & LLMs
- OpenAI GPT-4 / 4o
- Anthropic Claude + MCP
- Google Gemini
- OpenRouter routing
- Prompt engineering
- Function & tool calling
- Structured outputs
Asia · 6+ years in applied AI/ML
I grow AI ideas into living, revenue-generating products.
I'm Saif Salim. For 6+ years I've taught machines to see, talk and think, then turned them into real products that earn real money. From training the model to shipping the finished app, I build the whole thing: AI agents, RAG systems and computer vision, delivered with ISO 9001-certified quality on AWS, Azure and Kubernetes.
🌻 Open to senior AI engineering roles & co-founder opportunities
ISO 9001 Quality Management, certified
Achievement UnlockedTop 10% of 1.2M+ devs · TestDome, London
RecordBrittan catches theft in 2.3s
Milestone40+ production apps shipped
Achievement UnlockedTop 10% of 1.2M+ devs · TestDome, London
RecordBrittan catches theft in 2.3s
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Custom AI apps, idea → launch
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Client satisfaction, 80% repeat business
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Saif is a senior AI/ML engineer and applied scientist who takes models from research to live, revenue-generating systems.
Let's talk✿ About Saif
The story so far
I'm two people in one. The scientist in me trains and tunes machine-learning models. The builder in me turns them into apps people actually open every day. I've been doing both for over six years with Python, FastAPI, React, AWS and Kubernetes.
A few favorite wins: Brittan, my retail vision AI that I'm training to catch shoplifting the moment it happens, built to save stores thousands and big retailers millions. AI agents that chat with people across the UK in their own language and book meetings all by themselves. Smart search that hands lawyers their case files instantly and finds HR teams the right person in any language.
One of my growth engines lifted content performance 1,700% in a single month. I've led 15 engineers and shipped 40+ production apps. And my favorite part of the job? Watching a small idea grow into something alive.
🌻 Open to senior AI engineering roles & co-founder opportunities
✿ Core technical competencies
A toolbox in full bloom
Everything needed to take an AI product from a whiteboard sketch to a system that earns its keep in production: models, agents, infrastructure and the product around them.
AI Agents & Orchestration
- LangGraph
- LangChain
- CrewAI
- Claude Agent SDK
- Multi-agent systems
- ReAct & supervisor/worker
- Agent memory
- Human-in-the-loop
- n8n · Make · Zapier
RAG & Vector Search
- Embeddings & chunking
- Hybrid search (BM25 + RRF)
- Cross-encoder reranking
- Pinecone
- Qdrant
- Weaviate
- Chroma
- pgvector
- GraphRAG + Neo4j
Model Training & Inference
- Supervised & unsupervised ML
- LoRA · QLoRA · PEFT
- Quantization
- vLLM · Ollama
- PyTorch
- TensorFlow
- scikit-learn
- HF Transformers
- Feature engineering
LLMOps, Evals & Guardrails
- LangSmith
- Langfuse
- RAGAS
- Eval-gated deployment
- NeMo Guardrails
- Prompt-injection defense
- PII redaction
- OWASP LLM Top 10
- Cost optimization
Computer Vision & OCR
- YOLOv8
- OpenCV
- Tesseract OCR
- Object detection
- Real-time video analytics
- Selenium · Playwright
- Beautiful Soup
Full-Stack Engineering
- Python · Django · FastAPI · Flask
- Node.js · Express
- React · Next.js · TypeScript
- React Native · Expo
- GraphQL & REST
- WebSockets
- JWT auth
- Microservices
Cloud, DevOps & Data
- AWS (EC2 · S3 · Lambda · RDS)
- Azure · GCP
- Docker · Kubernetes
- CI/CD · GitHub Actions
- PostgreSQL · pgvector
- MongoDB · Redis
- WhatsApp Business API
- Telegram · Messenger
✿ Grown in production, not in demos
Key AI Projects
Real systems with real users: watching store aisles, booking meetings, reading case files and compounding growth. Every one of them alive right now.
Computer Vision
Brittan: Vision AI Retail Security
Retailers worldwide lose over $100 billion every year to theft and inventory shrink. Brittan is my YOLOv8 vision system that watches stores in real time, detects suspicious behaviour as it happens, and helps staff stop losses before stolen goods leave the door. I'm training it myself over the coming months, and the math is simple: even a small reduction in theft saves individual shops thousands and major retailers millions each year. At global scale, Brittan could help protect billions in retail revenue.
- $100B+ yearly problem
- Real-time detection
- In training, launching soon
Conversational AIMultilingual AI Outreach & Scheduling Agents
Enterprise-grade conversational agents for the UK market, connected to custom cloud infrastructure (IMCB) over the WhatsApp Business channel. They prospect autonomously, hold natural conversations in each recipient's own language, and schedule qualified meetings end to end.
- Prospecting → booked meetings
- Speaks the local language
RAG SystemsLegal & HR RAG Assistants
Custom retrieval-augmented systems: legal professionals manage case-related information and pull case details on demand, while a multilingual HR recruitment tool with email integration surfaces the strongest candidates in any language.
- On-demand case retrieval
- Multilingual candidate search
FinTechReal-Time Personal Finance App
A mobile app that watches daily spending in real time and surfaces savings opportunities. OCR is built in, so users scan receipts and owned assets straight into the app instead of typing them.
- Real-time spend monitoring
- OCR receipt & asset capture
Growth EngineeringContent Automation & Growth Engine
Content automation workflows with OpenRouter multi-model routing and SEO baked into every piece, driving a 1,700% increase in content performance within a single month of going live.
- +1,700% in one month
- Multi-model routing
✿ Selected engineering projects
More things I've shipped
Beyond AI: platforms, wallets, marketplaces and dashboards. 40+ production applications across web, mobile and cloud.
Ride-Hailing Platform
Elitechain LLC
Production ride-hailing with multi-panel admin & driver dashboards and real-time GPS tracking.
International HRM System
Elitechain LLC
HR management across 10+ countries, cutting regional deployment time by 60%.
Multi-Chain Blockchain Wallet
Elitechain LLC
Crypto wallet with secure key management and multi-chain compatibility.
AI-Powered OCR Tool
Elitechain LLC
Document processing that extracts data in 0.031 seconds per document.
Leazy Games Platform
DigiApps Solutions
Browser gaming platform featuring 670+ games with integrated monetization.
Supply Chain Platform
DigiApps Solutions
End-to-end supply chain management built for POSH US integration.
Restaurant System + CMS
JidoLab
Full restaurant management with CMS, delivered on time and within budget.
Executive Analytics Dashboards
JidoLab
Interactive C-level dashboards built with Plotly, D3.js and Chart.js.
✿ From concept to deployment
Products that redefine industries
Client platforms and community products I've built, led or contributed to: healthcare AI, browser tooling, wallets and social-impact tech used around the world.
FreelanceHyro.ai
Healthcare AI Platform
Role: AI Automation Engineer
Developed conversational AI systems for healthcare providers to automate patient interactions and appointment scheduling.
- Healthcare AI
- NLP
From ScratchBrowser.lol
Browser Utility Platform
Role: Full-Stack Developer
Built from concept to deployment, this platform provides browser-based utilities for developers and power users.
- Web Platform
- Full-Stack
From ScratchLovi.care
Facecare Companion
Role: Lead Developer
Created a facecare companion platform that connects people with facial-care specialists using AI matching algorithms.
- Healthcare
- AI Matching
Community Toolstip.cc
Discord Wallet & Tipbot (multi-coin)
Role: Integration Contributor
Contributed integration work and bot-driven UX improvements for social tipping flows. tip.cc operates as a custodial Discord-based wallet supporting hundreds of coins and community mechanics like airdrops, rains and role-based rewards. Ideal for server monetisation and on-chain community engagement.
- Discord Bots
- Custodial Wallet
- Community Tools
Wallet IntegrationsMartian Sui Wallet
Self-custodial Wallet for Aptos & Sui
Role: dApp Onboarding & UX Engineer
Helped design onboarding flows and dApp connection patterns for Sui integrations, focusing on UX that lowers friction for non-crypto users: username-based receives, NFT mint flows and staking UX. Martian is a self-custodial wallet supporting Sui and Aptos with in-wallet swaps, staking, and NFT management.
- Sui / Aptos
- dApp Onboarding
- Wallet UX
Social Impact · Smart ContractsCrypto Against Cancer
Charity Token for treatment grants & patient support
Role: Lead Developer
Served as Lead Developer supporting CACT, a community-driven charity token funding cancer treatment programs. Implemented and refined smart contracts, treasury tracking scripts, and donation-flow integrations, ensuring transparency through public contract addresses, proof-of-funds dashboards and user-friendly wallet onboarding.
- Smart Contracts
- Treasury Tools
- Charity
✿ Professional experience
The climb so far
Six years, five teams, one direction: up. From first freelance clients to leading engineering teams and shipping AI at production scale.
2019 → today · still climbing
Jan 2025 to Present
Software Engineer (Full Stack)
JidoLabSingapore · Remote
- Architected enterprise-grade codebases with Agile/SDLC, reducing maintenance costs by 35%.
- Optimized database queries and API responses for a 50%+ reduction in response times.
- Designed ETL pipelines processing 1M+ records daily with real-time analytics.
- Shipped 5+ React Native apps holding 4.8+ app-store ratings, and embedded OCR models at 95%+ accuracy, eliminating 80% of manual processing.
- Integrated 15+ third-party APIs including Stripe, PayPal, Google Maps and OpenAI.
Jan 2024 to Jan 2025
Software Engineer / Tech Leader
Elitechain LLCAsia
- Led cross-functional teams of 12+ engineers across AR/VR, Web3, AI and mobile.
- Established code review culture: +45% code quality, −40% bugs; mentored 8+ juniors to 95% team satisfaction.
- Designed API-centric architectures serving 50K+ users; PWA e-commerce lifted conversions 35%.
- Built the ride-hailing platform, international HRM (10+ countries, −60% deployment time), 0.031s OCR tool and a multi-chain blockchain wallet.
- Deployed across AWS, Azure and GCP with 99.8% uptime.
Aug 2022 to Dec 2023
Senior Full Stack Web Developer
DigiApps Solutions
- Architected systems handling 1M+ requests daily at sub-200ms response times.
- Advanced caching strategies improved performance by 60%; WebSocket messaging held 10K+ concurrent users.
- Delivered the supply chain platform, the Leazy Games platform (670+ games) and 20+ e-commerce builds with Stripe and multi-currency support.
- Customized Odoo CRM platforms, improving sales pipeline efficiency by 40%.
May 2019 to Jul 2021
Full Stack Developer
Mindverse Technologies
- Developed 15+ responsive applications with React.js, Django and React Native.
- Built robust REST APIs with Django REST Framework; integrated UK DVLA and payment gateways.
- Implemented JWT authentication and role-based authorization for 1,000+ users.
- Configured Nginx reverse proxying, improving server performance by 30%.
Mar 2019 to Present
Freelance / Independent AI Product Developer
Upwork & Direct Clients
- Delivered 25+ custom AI applications across industries, each from idea to launched product.
- Built intelligent chatbots reducing customer-service workload by 70%.
- Created OCR and computer vision models with TensorFlow and OpenCV.
- Shipped 30+ responsive web apps supporting 50K+ active users, with 98% client satisfaction and 80% repeat business.
✿ AI domains
Where deep expertise meets business transformation
Six fields where I build AI that does more than demo well. It runs businesses: answering calls, advising clients, reading markets and filling pipelines.
Calling Industries Automation
Revolutionizing call centers and sales teams with AI agents that handle thousands of calls daily with human-like precision.
- Voice AI
- Conversational AI
- Sentiment Analysis
Consultant Automation
Creating AI-powered digital consultants that provide expert advice 24/7 across legal, marketing, financial, and technical domains.
- Expert Systems
- Knowledge Graphs
- Decision Engines
SaaS Development
Building vertically-focused AI SaaS platforms that automate entire business functions with zero-code implementation.
- Cloud Architecture
- API Integration
- Scalable Systems
Trading & Market Automation
Engineering AI systems that read the markets around the clock, turning raw data into technical analysis and market predictions you can act on.
- Technical Analysis
- Market Prediction
- Signal Engines
Social Media Automation
Creating specialized agents for brand monitoring, community engagement, and lead generation at scale.
- Sentiment Analysis
- Community Management
- Content Curation
Enterprise Acquisition
Designing AI systems that automate lead generation and client acquisition for global enterprises.
- B2B Lead Gen
- CRM Integration
- Enterprise Sales
✿ Credentials
Certified, medaled & top 10% worldwide
ISO 9001 Quality Management certified, plus TestDome rankings in the top 10% of 1.2M+ developers. Every card below is the actual certificate.
GoldISO 9001 Quality Management Systems Associate™
Accredited professional certification in quality management
SkillFront · 2025
GoldEnterprise JavaScript
Top 10% of 1.2M+ developers who took the test
TestDome · Top 10%
AI & Machine Learning with Python
Top 10% worldwide in modern AI workflows
TestDome · Top 10%
Advanced React Development
Top 10% worldwide in fast, scalable interfaces
TestDome · Top 10%
Enterprise Django
Top 10% worldwide in secure backend systems
TestDome · Top 10%
Advanced SQL & Database Optimization
Top 10% worldwide in PostgreSQL and complex queries
TestDome · Top 10%
jQuery Development
Top 10% worldwide in client-side engineering
TestDome · Top 10%
Logical Reasoning & Problem Solving
Top 10% worldwide in reasoning under pressure
TestDome · Top 10%
Professional development
Social Entrepreneurship
Building ventures that do good and do well
HP · 2024-2025
Strategic Planning
Turning long-term vision into workable plans
HP · 2025
Business & Entrepreneurship
From idea to running business, end to end
SkillFront · 2024-2025
Education
Intermediate in Computer Science (ICS)
Grade A+ / A1 · Islamia College, Asia · 2019
Languages
- English: Full professional proficiency
- Urdu: Native proficiency