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Nayana Nagarajappa

Mid-level AI/ML Engineer specializing in LLMs, RAG, and MLOps

VibeSeaCalifornia State University, ChicoUSA4 Years ExperienceMid LevelWorks Remote

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Software engineer currently building AI-powered backend systems for interview analysis, with end-to-end ownership of an LLM-based monitoring platform. Stands out for combining practical product delivery in an ambiguous early-stage environment with measurable impact: over 40% reduction in manual review effort and roughly 20% lower inference cost.

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Key Strengths

  • Owned an AI interview monitoring backend end-to-end from design to operations
  • Reduced manual review effort by over 40%
  • Cut inference cost by about 20% through prompt and token optimization
  • Strong judgment on async architecture tradeoffs for reliability and latency
  • Built modular AI workflows in ambiguous early-stage environments
  • Improved production AI reliability with structured validation and fallback logic
  • Hands-on incident ownership for LLM output/parsing failures
  • Focus on observability and monitoring for production AI systems

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Experience

Software EngineerVibeSea · Jan 2026 – Present
ML EngineerIBM · Aug 2020 – Jul 2024

Education

California State University, Chicomaster, Computer Science (2026)

Languages

English

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Nayana NagarajappaMid-level AI/ML Engineer specializing in LLMs, RAG, and MLOps