RAHUL AWALE

AI/ML ENGINEER

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Applied AI • Machine Learning • GenAI Systems

Rahul Awale.

An Applied AI / Machine Learning Engineer focused on building end-to-end systems - from data pipelines and models to APIs, retrieval systems, and production deployment.

Toronto, ON

Applied AI / ML Engineer

Building end-to-end ML, RAG, and deployable AI systems.

Featured Work

Selected Projects

A selection of projects across retrieval-augmented generation, OCR-based document intelligence, machine learning APIs, and forecasting workflows.

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Featured Project

CivicAI

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● Live Project

A full-stack AI-powered municipal by-law assistant that combines RAG, pgvector semantic retrieval, Redis and Celery background processing, S3-based document storage, and FastAPI backend services to deliver structured, citation-backed answers through a production-style architecture.

RAGFastAPINext.jspgvectorRedisCeleryAWSS3Cloudflare

What I Build

End-to-end systems across ML, retrieval, and deployment

My work sits at the intersection of machine learning, applied AI, backend engineering, and production-oriented system design.

Machine Learning Systems

Building practical ML workflows from data preparation and feature engineering to training, evaluation, and inference.

Supervised LearningFeature EngineeringModel EvaluationForecastingExperimentation

GenAI / RAG Systems

Designing retrieval-based AI applications that combine document ingestion, embeddings, search, and grounded response generation.

OCR PipelinesChunking & RetrievalEmbeddingsSemantic SearchCitation-grounded Q&A

Deployment & APIs

Turning models and AI workflows into usable products with API services, containers, async jobs, and cloud-ready architecture.

FastAPI ServicesDockerized AppsREST APIsAsync WorkflowsCloud Deployment

Experience Snapshot

Software engineering foundation, applied to AI systems

My background in application development helps me approach machine learning work with a stronger focus on APIs, usability, maintainability, and end-to-end delivery.

Feb 2023 – Dec 2023
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Full-timeExperience

Software Developer

Aalaya Soft-tech Pvt. Ltd., Nepal

Developed and maintained Flutter applications integrated with REST APIs and analytics modules.

Collaborated with backend teams to design APIs and implement data-driven features.

Mentored interns, reducing bug backlog by 20% and improving delivery speed by 20%.

Built production systems with a strong focus on performance, maintainability, and user experience.

Jul 2022 – Jan 2023
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Mobile DevelopmentExperience

Flutter Developer

Yeti Tech Pvt. Ltd., Nepal

Developed Flutter application features with responsive, user-focused interfaces.

Integrated REST APIs and supported mobile app data flows across client-facing features.

Worked with the development team to debug issues, refine app behavior, and improve reliability.

Sep 2021 – Dec 2021
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InternshipExperience

Flutter Developer

Varosa Technology

Supported Flutter application development while learning production mobile development workflows.

Built and refined UI screens, reusable widgets, and mobile layouts from design requirements.

Assisted with debugging, testing, and improving app behavior across development tasks.

Education

Academic foundation in AI and computing

A combination of postgraduate study in AI and Data Science and an earlier computing degree that built my software and technical foundation.

CurrentPostgraduate

Loyalist College

Post-Graduate Certificate in Artificial Intelligence & Data Science

Focused on machine learning, data science, applied AI systems, and project-based development. This program helped deepen my work across retrieval systems, forecasting, model evaluation, and deployment-ready AI applications.

Machine LearningApplied AIData ScienceRAG SystemsForecasting
2024 – 2026
Undergraduate

London Metropolitan University | Islington College

BSc (Hons) in Computing

Built my core foundation in computing, programming, software development, and problem solving. This degree helped shape the engineering mindset that now supports my work in machine learning systems and applied AI projects.

ProgrammingSoftware DevelopmentProblem SolvingComputing Fundamentals
2019 – 2022

Let’s Connect

Open to ML, Applied AI, and GenAI-focused opportunities

I’m currently building projects in machine learning, retrieval systems, and deployable AI products. If you’re hiring for ML or Applied AI roles, I’d be glad to connect.