
Houd Chahid
AI Platform Engineer
Salary / Daily rate
Nice, France
Freelance, open to permanent contract
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About me
Intro
AI Platform Engineer with 9+ years of software engineering experience designing scalable production infrastructure and ML-enabled systems. Skilled in architecting end-to-end ML workflows, implementing data validation and monitoring mechanisms, and optimizing system performance for reliability and low latency. Strong focus on production readiness, experimentation, and continuous improvement.
Work experience
AI Platform Engineer
La Fleur de Paris L.L.C
Feb 2023 - Present
3 years 9 months
Remote
– Architected end-to-end ingestion and preprocessing pipelines to facilitate ML models in production; instituted automated validation triggers to ensure input data conformity. – Designed normalized relational schemas and optimized SQL queries in PostgreSQL to minimize query latency for model inference jobs. – Developed internal dashboard functionality enabling clients to export data in their preferred formats; implemented frontend export UI. – Engineered robust APIs for e-commerce clients, managing complex logic for pricing, inventory, and distribution channels. – Drove the technical roadmap, translating business requirements into comprehensive technical specifications. – Executed high-level decisions regarding framework selection and API architecture.
Senior Software Engineer (Freelance)
Upwork.com & Others
Aug 2016 - Feb 2023
6 years 7 months
Remote
– Delivered production-grade systems, converting ambiguous requirements into deterministic, testable code with a focus on correctness and edge-case scenario management. – Optimized ETL and data-processing scripts to accommodate datasets exceeding 5 million rows, achieving an 80% reduction in execution time and memory usage. – Conceived and implemented a metaheuristic-based scheduling engine to enhance staff allocation under constraints, lowering operational costs and boosting throughput.
Education
Aivancity School for Technology, Business & Society
Master of Science, Data Engineering & Cloud Computing
2025 - Present
1 year
– (Part-time)
Institut Supérieur d'Ingénierie et des Affaires (ISGA)
State Engineer's Degree (Master's Equivalent), AI & Big Data
2019 - 2024
4 years 11 months