Vetted Linux Professionals

“AI/LLM practitioner who built a GPT-2-like language model from scratch at the University of Maryland using PyTorch and multi-GPU distributed training, with experiment tracking in Weights & Biases. As an AI Operations intern at ScaleUp360, delivered multiple production-style AI agent automations (Gmail classification and Fireflies-to-Claude workflows that extract and assign CEO tasks) and set up measurable evaluation using test cases and classification metrics.”

“Recent graduate with a prototyping/hardware engineering background who is building a ROS2-dependent swarm robotics system for transporting non-standard cargo using 3+ robots. Has hands-on experience integrating multiple sensor modalities (LiDAR, IMU, GPS, radar) and developing custom teleoperation ROS nodes, currently tackling networking/communication challenges in multi-robot coordination.”

“Backend engineer who built Flask-based internal APIs supporting GenAI-driven provisioning/diagnostics (Outpost/AWS Outposts-like environment), with deep hands-on optimization across Postgres/SQLAlchemy (2s to <200ms endpoint improvement). Experienced integrating ML/LLM workflows via AWS SageMaker and Bedrock, and designing multi-tenant isolation plus high-throughput Redis-backed background task pipelines (minutes to seconds).”

“ML-focused candidate with beginner ROS/ROS2 experience (custom pub-sub nodes; TurtleBot3 SLAM simulation debugging via topic inspection and transform/orientation checks). Has research/project exposure to LLM training approaches (GRPO with pseudo-labels using Hugging Face TRL on Qwen/Llama) and uses Docker/Kubernetes + CI/CD to run ViT saliency-attention/compression workloads on UCSD Nautilus infrastructure.”

“Robotics software engineer (10+ years ROS/ROS 2) currently leading the perception stack for Omron’s AMR fleet, including a scalable factory SLAM system that combines vision with laser SLAM to handle corridor aliasing. Strong in real-time embedded optimization on NVIDIA Jetson (CUDA + profiling) and fleet-scale validation via multi-robot Isaac Sim scenarios (USD-to-ROS 2 bridging, Nav2 in crowded scenes). Also contributed to a cloud-native reality-capture/3D reconstruction pipeline at Hilti using Docker and Kubernetes.”

“Built and shipped a map-embedding SDK (published to npm) for Walmart apps, solving key performance issues with real-time streaming (WebSockets) and Canvas rendering while prioritizing developer experience. Also applies LLM/agentic patterns in production workflows—using diagnostic agents and human-in-the-loop escalation to detect and resolve issues (e.g., voice agent loops caused by RAG API failures). Has sales-engineering experience supporting enterprise renewals, including a million-dollar contract renewal while at Siemens working with Ford stakeholders.”

“Senior gameplay animator with shipped AAA experience on Just Cause 4 (cinematics) and deep UE5 implementation experience—often operating as one of the only animators on a project. Led multiple combat-style animation sets, owned mocap cleanup/polish workflows across Maya/MotionBuilder and UE5, and partnered with engineering/tech animation on systems like AI-driven talking characters (viseme setup).”

“Backend-leaning full-stack engineer with experience at Liberty Mutual and Airbnb, building high-scale insurance claims systems (1M+ monthly transactions) and consumer booking/pricing services (120K–180K daily requests). Strong in transactional data integrity, PostgreSQL performance tuning, and production operations (Docker/Jenkins/AWS), with measurable UX/performance wins including ~2.3s page loads and significant runtime failure reduction.”

“Robotics/ML engineer (Stanford project) who built a full Python-based RL grasping pipeline for an anthropomorphic tactile hand in MuJoCo, implementing SAC + behavioral cloning and proposing curriculum experiments; second author on an ICRCA 2026 submission. Hands-on with ROS 2 integration for Flexiv Rizon 4 and LEAP Hand, and uses Docker/Distrobox to manage complex CUDA/OS constraints while running training and production-style inference/retraining workflows.”

“Built and deployed an in-house RAG LLM system ("MONTY") using LLaMA 3B + FAISS to help teams quickly understand long internal/external specifications. Delivered usable production performance despite severe compute limits (single RTX 3080) by tuning retrieval/reranking and model choice, and is planning a LightRAG/knowledge-graph rewrite to improve accuracy and latency.”

“Robotics software engineer focused on vision-guided manipulation with a Franka Emika Panda on ROS 2, using an RGB-D camera and a trained YOLO-OBB detector to estimate 3D object poses for pick-and-place. Strong in perception-to-planning integration (TF2 alignment, message synchronization, MoveIt 2) and in debugging sim-to-real issues, including symmetry-aware orientation handling and grasp repeatability tuning.”

“Amazon experience integrating LLM-powered chat automation into Amazon Connect contact-center workflows, taking prototypes to production with compliance-minded guardrails, schema/policy validation, and robust fallbacks. Regularly supports rollout and adoption via developer workshops, integration guides, and customer calls, with strong production triage and observability practices.”

“Backend engineer who built a real-time pipeline for recording, transcribing, and analyzing audio from 400+ news radio stations, scaling Whisper on an HPC cluster with 7 H100 GPUs. Has strong performance optimization experience (30% latency reduction via SQL/query design; 50% DB call reduction via Redis caching) and has implemented region-based data isolation and PII protections in a regulated environment (JP Morgan Chase).”

“Robotics software engineer who built a targeting/payload delivery module for an FPV drone, integrating GNSS/IMU and other sensors with an EKF-based fusion stack and multi-rate synchronization. Also designed a servo gimbal with a laser ToF sensor to validate predicted landing locations using DH-based forward/inverse kinematics, leveraging ROS2/Gazebo for simulation and Python/MATLAB for filter tuning.”

“Backend engineer with experience at Amazon building an API-driven service (APS) for large-scale prompt optimization jobs using AWS Step Functions, Batch/Fargate, DynamoDB, and S3, emphasizing idempotency, observability, and secure execution boundaries. Also led a multi-tenant enterprise policy/configuration backend refactor at MAMIT Cyber with versioned schemas, shadow writes, feature-flagged rollout, and PostgreSQL RLS-based tenant isolation.”

“Qualcomm engineer building Android applications that run on Qualcomm AI accelerators, with hands-on experience in C++ concurrency, chipset stress testing, and power/performance tuning. Has deployed on-device AI models and built deployment/log post-processing workflows using Docker/Kubernetes and CI/CD; interested in translating this embedded AI/performance background into robotics (perception/real-time systems).”

“SRE-focused engineer with experience at Sony Interactive Entertainment productionizing high-throughput LLM/agentic systems on Kubernetes, including GPU-aware autoscaling and warm-pool strategies to manage latency and cost under traffic spikes. Demonstrates strong incident response using Prometheus/Grafana + Jaeger tracing (e.g., resolving recursive agent loops and restoring 99.9% availability within minutes) and partners closely with sales/customer teams through PoV demos and developer workshops.”

“Robotics software engineer focused on outdoor mobile robot localization and navigation, building ROS1/ROS2 systems with NavSat+EKF sensor fusion and custom Nav2/Costmap2D extensions for 3D obstacle clearance. Demonstrates strong real-world troubleshooting by tracing localization drift to a failing IMU connector, repairing it, and then creating sensor-health monitoring tooling; experienced taking features from Gazebo simulation through field testing to Docker/Kubernetes deployment with CI via GitHub Actions.”