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Ethan T.

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

$35/hr
4.9
4 jobs

I'm a senior software engineer with 15+ years building production systems for Zalo Group and VNG Corp — Vietnam's largest internet platforms, serving millions of users. I design and ship full-stack SaaS products end-to-end: database schema, backend APIs, frontend, and the DevOps/security layer that keeps them running safely in production. What I bring to your project: - Full-stack SaaS delivery — Java/Node.js/Python backends, React/Next.js frontends, PostgreSQL/MySQL/MongoDB/Redis data layers, built for multi-tenant and self-serve products from day one. - AI/LLM engineering — build production AI systems end-to-end: document processing pipelines (OCR, chunking, embeddings), RAG search over vector databases (Qdrant), multi-model LLM gateways (LiteLLM) for cost/latency-aware routing, and async task orchestration (Celery) for long-running AI workflows. - Security & access control — designed and built an internal system that scores and gates employee device/server access based on real-time risk signals (used company-wide at Zalo), plus envelope encryption (HashiCorp Vault, AES-256-GCM) for data-at-rest protection. - Data & analytics platforms — built a Google-Analytics-style tracking system processing traffic from Zalo's entire product suite, plus a content-fingerprinting system for detecting copyrighted music uploads. - DevOps & process — built internal tooling for CI/CD, staff performance tracking, and SDLC process automation used across Zalo's engineering org. - Startup speed — currently building my own AI SaaS platform solo (FastAPI, Celery, Postgres, Qdrant, Next.js), so I move fast, ship MVPs, and think about cost/scale trade-offs like a founder, not just an engineer. I care about clean architecture, clear communication, and shipping things that don't fall over at 2am. If you need someone who can own a feature or a whole product — from schema to deploy, from OCR pipeline to production AI agent — let's talk.

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Pranav V.

Kashipur, India

$30/hr
5.0
4 jobs

Building an AI model is easy. Building an AI system that remains reliable, scalable, and cost-effective in production is where engineering makes the difference. New to Upwork. Not new to AI engineering. For over 3 years, I've helped startups design, build, and deploy production AI systems, not just proof-of-concepts. I work at the intersection of applied AI and production engineering, focused specifically on production LLM systems, RAG pipelines, AI agents, and the ML infrastructure that keeps them reliable under real traffic. When classical Machine Learning or Deep Learning is the better fit for part of your platform, I engineer those solutions with the same production discipline. I don't believe every problem should be solved with the latest AI trend. My role is to identify the right approach for your startup and build infrastructure that balances performance, scalability, cost, and long-term maintainability. From architecture and model development to backend engineering, deployment, and monitoring, I handle the complete AI engineering lifecycle for your platform. You work with one partner who understands both the AI and the infrastructure required to run LLM, RAG, and AI agent systems successfully in production. ⭐ How I Can Help • Design and build production-ready LLM, RAG, and AI agent systems • Set up ML infrastructure and platforms for production • Develop Machine Learning and Deep Learning solutions where they're the better fit • Design and implement scalable AI APIs and backend systems • Integrate AI agents into your existing platform • Deploy AI systems using modern cloud infrastructure • Optimize AI systems for latency, reliability, scalability, and cost • Implement observability, monitoring, and production maintenance for your AI infrastructure ⭐ Domains I've Worked In Finance & FinTech | Healthcare | Enterprise SaaS | Document Intelligence | Business Process Automation ⭐ Core Technologies Python • FastAPI • Machine Learning • Deep Learning • PyTorch • Lamma.cpp • LLMs • RAG • AI Agents • LangGraph • MCP • MLOps & Infrastructure • MLflow • Docker • Kubernetes • CI/CD • GPU Inference • AWS • Google Cloud • Microsoft Azure ⭐ Why Startups Work With Me ✔ End-to-end AI infrastructure engineering, from architecture to deployment ✔ Production-first LLM, RAG, and AI agent systems designed for long-term scalability ✔ Clean, maintainable, and well-documented code ✔ Strong communication with regular progress updates ✔ Engineering decisions driven by measurable business outcomes, not hype My engineering experience is backed by formal training through the IIT Madras Diploma in Data Science, one of India's leading data science programs, giving me a solid foundation in the math, statistics, and optimization behind the models and infrastructure I build. Whether you're setting up ML infrastructure, building a new LLM or RAG platform, or scaling an AI system already in production, I can help. Let's discuss your project. I'll help you choose the right technical approach, identify potential challenges early, and build production infrastructure that's reliable, scalable, and designed for long-term success.

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Yu Fong C.

Taipei, Taiwan

$30/hr
5.0
6 jobs

Most AI agents demo beautifully, then fall apart the first week real customers touch them: confident wrong answers, calls that drop mid-sentence, replies that ignore what the customer already told you. The model was never the hard part. Everything that breaks lives in the seams. I build voice and conversational AI agents that survive that, not demos that shine on a sales call and die in production. Today I run 12 conversational AI agents live in production: they listen, classify intent, answer what's in scope, and hand off to a human the moment they're out of their depth, with memory, dedup, anti-loop guards, and confidence-gated escalation so they don't hallucinate or spam. I've shipped omnichannel support inboxes end to end (Telegram, WhatsApp, Crisp), earned 5 stars on my last delivery, and built a production voice assistant in a high-stakes domain (multi-LLM voice pipeline + MCP tool-calling). Where these agents actually break isn't the model, it's the seams: latency, flaky function-calling, no clean human handoff, no state recovery after a restart. That's my lane. I work natively in Claude (Claude Code, custom MCP servers, the Anthropic API) and voice stacks like Vapi/Retell, Twilio, ElevenLabs/Deepgram, plus LLM function-calling, FastAPI webhooks, and Python. What I won't waste your time on: "AI strategy" decks, ChatGPT wrappers you could build yourself, or a demo that was never built to survive real customers. I quote, scope, ship, and hand off documented code with a runbook. Taipei (GMT+8). Text-first, fluent written English, same-day replies.

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Zehao J.

Qingdao, China

$20/hr
5.0
7 jobs

✅ 6+ Years of Java Development Experience ⚡ Full-Cycle Backend Development & Architecture ⚡ AI-Powered Development for Faster Delivery & Better Code Quality 👀 Click Invite or Hire for Scalable Java Backend Solutions Looking for a Java Developer who can build scalable backend systems, SaaS platforms, enterprise applications, and cloud-native solutions designed for long-term growth? For 6+ years, I have hands-on experience taking multiple backend systems from zero to production — covering API design, database modeling, AI/LLM integration, payment systems, and server deployment end-to-end. My primary stack is Java and Spring Boot, with a strong focus on building systems that are clean, maintainable, and ready to scale. What I can do for you: 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐏𝐈 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 | Java · Spring Boot · Spring MVC · Spring Security · JWT · Design and build RESTful APIs from scratch · Implement authentication & authorization (JWT, Spring Security, role-based access control) · Structure business logic that is clean, testable, and maintainable 𝐀𝐈 & 𝐋𝐋𝐌 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 | Claude API · OpenAI · Prompt Engineering · Integrate Claude or OpenAI into real product workflows — not just demos · Build multi-turn dialogue flows and connect model outputs to backend logic · AI-powered automation pipelines and event-driven AI workflows 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 & 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 | PostgreSQL · MySQL · Redis · Spring Data JPA · Qdrant · Design schemas and data models from scratch · Write complex queries and handle migrations · Performance optimization and caching with Redis · Vector database setup and operations — storing embeddings, similarity search, and retrieval pipelines (Qdrant) 𝐏𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 & 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 | Stripe Connect · Webhook · Integrate Stripe — subscription tiers, billing cycles, webhook event handling · Build payout logic and third-party payment flows 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 & 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐎𝐩𝐬 | DigitalOcean · Docker · Nginx · CI/CD · Linux · Set up and manage production environments · Docker containerization, Nginx reverse proxy, SSL, CI/CD pipelines 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝-𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 & 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 | FCM · APNs · OAuth · REST · Connect backend to external services via REST APIs or webhooks · Push notifications (FCM / APNs), OAuth, event-driven automation 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 | Vue3 · Nuxt.js · TypeScript · Tailwind CSS · Work alongside frontend teams or handle supporting frontend work independently · Define API contracts, handle CORS, integrate backend services end-to-end I communicate clearly, deliver on schedule, and am comfortable working independently from requirements through to deployment. Feel free to reach out with your project.

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Saurabh K.

Noida, India

$15/hr
5.0
79 jobs

Availability: Full-time freelancer, 𝟰𝟬+ hours/week, open to long-term collaborations. I’m a Full-Stack & AI Engineer with 10+ years of experience building web and mobile applications and 3+ years of specialized experience in AI and Large Language Models (LLMs). I design, develop, and deploy production-grade platforms, from scalable SaaS dashboards to AI-powered assistants, RAG systems, and voice agents. I work end-to-end: architecture → backend → frontend → cloud deployment, with a focus on clean code, maintainable systems, and high performance. Over the past few years, I’ve delivered solutions that integrate AI/LLM pipelines, vector search, real-time chat, and voice agents for enterprise and startup clients. 🤖 AI & LLM Expertise - MCP Server Development: Designing and integrating custom MCP servers for AI agents, enabling structured tool usage, external system integrations, database querying, and API orchestration. - Fine-Tuning: Persona creation, Q&A systems, and domain-specific models (medical, legal) using Mistral and Llama 3. - Synthetic Dataset Generation: Streamlining LLM training with high-quality datasets. - Evaluation Frameworks: Assessing LLM performance with custom metrics. - Cloud Deployment: Deploying LLMs on AWS and GCP. - AI Agents & Voice Bots: Proficient with LiveKit, Retail AI, OpenAI. - Open-Source Deployment: Expertise deploying models like vLLM on AWS/GCP/RunPod using SkyPilot. 🛠️ 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 & 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 ➜ LLM Tools: LangChain, Langsmith, Langfuse , Hugging Face, Transformers. ➜ Vector Databases: Chroma, FAISS, Pinecone, Qdrant , Opensearch ➜ AI Workflows: Flowise AI, LangFlow, StackAI. 🛠️ 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 ➜ Languages & Frameworks: Python, Node.js, ReactJS. ➜ Database Management: MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL , Supabase , FIrebase ➜ Frontend & Backend Integration: Seamlessly connecting APIs and user interfaces. 🌟 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 ➜ Open-Source LLMs: Proficiency in LLAMA 3, Mistral 7B, and Mixtral 8x7B. ➜ Prompt Engineering: Expertise in techniques like Chain of Thought, Few-shot Prompting, and Self-Reflection. ➜ Fast Inference: Implementing high-speed solutions with vLLM . 🌟 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗠𝗲? With over 10 years of experience, I deliver scalable, cutting-edge solutions tailored to your project’s needs. Whether it's advanced AI models, MCP server development, LLM optimization, or full-stack development, I ensure top-notch results every time. Let’s collaborate to bring your ideas to life!

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Burak A.

Konya, Turkey

$16/hr
5.0
5 jobs

Hi! I'm Burak. A professional English-Turkish linguist, AI language trainer, and localization specialist with hands-on experience across global projects. I provide high-quality translation, localization, proofreading, transcription, and LQA services. I have worked with international platforms and organizations such as RWS, Moravia, Crowdgen, Witness Change, Mindy Support, Apple LLM projects, and multiple AI labs as a data annotator, quality rater, and guideline-based evaluator. What I offer EN ↔ TR Translation & Editing Localization (apps, websites, games, marketing) Linguistic QA & Style Guide Compliance Transcription & Subtitle creation (SRT, VTT) AI training & text evaluation (LLM tasks, labeler work) Professional tone & terminology consistency Fast delivery & revision support Strengths Detail-oriented & guideline-focused Tech-savvy (CAT tools, QA tools, Jira, memoQ, Trados) Strong educational background in language & pedagogy Experience in strategy/game content, apps, e-learning, social impact content My priority is to deliver accurate, natural, culturally-fitting language that makes your content shine. Let's work together. Message me to get started! TR Merhaba! Ben Burak. Profesyonel İngilizce-Türkçe çevirmen, lokalizasyon uzmanı ve AI dil eğitmeniyim. Çeviri, lokalizasyon, düzeltme okuması, transkripsiyon ve LQA alanlarında yüksek kaliteli hizmet sunuyorum. RWS, Moravia, Crowdgen, Witness Change, Mindy Support ve Apple LLM projeleri dahil birçok global platformda görev aldım. Hizmetler EN ↔ TR çeviri ve metin düzenleme Uygulama, web sitesi ve oyun lokalizasyonu LQA ve stil rehberi uyumu kontrolü Altyazı & transkripsiyon (SRT, VTT) AI metin değerlendirme ve veri etiketleme Becerilerim Kılavuzlara titizlikle uyma Hızlı ve güvenilir teslimat CAT tools & QA araçları (memoQ, Trados, Jira) Eğitim & dilbilim temelli profesyonel yaklaşım Doğal, akıcı ve kültürel olarak uygun içerik üretmek için buradayım. İş birliği için mesaj bırakabilirsiniz!

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What does a Common Language Runtime specialist do?

A Common Language Runtime specialist engineers the Microsoft .NET runtime execution engine to control how code compiles, runs, and manages memory. This role focuses on the low-level mechanics of the CLR rather than high-level application logic. You build custom hosting environments, tune garbage collection behavior, and integrate deep diagnostic tools into software systems. Your work determines how efficiently the runtime processes instructions and allocates resources for complex applications.

  • Implement CLR profiling by registering COM-based profiler callbacks through the ICorProfilerCallback interface. You write code that receives real-time notifications from the runtime about method entries, exits, and object allocations. This integration allows you to track execution paths and identify performance bottlenecks at the instruction level. You use these hooks to build custom diagnostic tools that monitor the health of running .NET processes without altering the original source code.
  • Tune and investigate memory behavior by analyzing the CLR garbage collector mechanisms. You configure generation thresholds and examine heap structures to reduce pause times during automatic memory management. Your analysis helps prevent memory leaks and optimizes how the runtime reclaims unused objects. You apply specific GC modes to match the workload requirements, ensuring the application maintains consistent performance under heavy load.
  • Build and customize how the runtime starts and hosts within a process using CLR hosting APIs. You implement hosted service patterns with .NET Generic Host abstractions like IHostedService to manage application lifecycle events. This work involves writing the bootstrap code that initializes the runtime, loads assemblies, and executes startup tasks. You validate this hosting behavior to ensure the application launches correctly and integrates with external system components.
  • Work on runtime code generation behavior by optimizing just-in-time compilation processes. You analyze how the JIT compiler translates intermediate language into native machine code for specific hardware architectures. Your adjustments help reduce startup latency and improve execution speed for critical code paths. You verify that the generated code aligns with performance expectations and does not introduce unexpected runtime errors.

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Step 1: Post a job

Define your runtime requirements clearly to attract engineers who understand the .NET execution engine. Use the Job Post Generator powered by Uma™, Upwork's Mindful AI to draft a precise description from a few sentences about your needs. You can write a new post, update a saved draft, or reuse an existing post to save time.

  • Specify whether the work involves implementing CLR profiling using COM-based interfaces like ICorProfilerCallback for deep diagnostics.
  • List tasks related to tuning garbage collection behavior or investigating memory leaks within the managed heap.
  • Clarify if the role requires building a custom .NET runtime host or integrating hosted service patterns using IHostedService.

Step 2: Evaluate candidates

Look for portfolios that demonstrate low-level interaction with the CLR rather than just high-level application development. Uma can run instant video interviews and build shortlists with side-by-side comparisons to help you assess technical depth quickly.

  • Verify experience with JIT compilation issues and how the candidate diagnoses performance bottlenecks in generated code.
  • Check for examples of custom hosting implementations where the engineer controlled the startup and shutdown of the runtime.
  • Review past work involving GC pressure analysis and specific actions taken to optimize allocation rates.

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Focus on their understanding of the boundary between managed and unmanaged code. Schedule interviews within Upwork Messages to get an immediate transcript and summary after each conversation.

  • Ask how they register profiler callbacks to receive runtime notifications without destabilizing the application.
  • Discuss their approach to debugging deadlocks or race conditions that occur during runtime initialization.
  • Request examples of how they have used hosting APIs to embed the CLR in non-standard processes.

Step 4: Agree on scope and begin work

Set clear milestones for deliverables such as profiling integrations or custom host builds. Use Upwork Messages and the contract workroom for communication and project management, plus identity verification, payment protection, hourly tracking, and project funds for security.

  • Define the specific profiler events to capture and the format for exporting diagnostic data.
  • Establish acceptance criteria for GC tuning, such as target pause times or throughput metrics.
  • Outline the testing protocol for the custom runtime host to ensure it starts and stops cleanly.

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How much does hiring a Common Language Runtime specialist cost?

$500-$1,500 per project is a typical range for focused Common Language Runtime specialist work. Final pricing depends on scope, technical complexity, required integrations, source-material quality, revision needs, and the freelancer's experience level.

Runtime diagnostics setup

$500-$1,200/project

Entry-level to mid-level
  • Configures ICorProfilerCallback interfaces for runtime monitoring
  • Documents garbage collection behavior and memory usage patterns
  • Submits initial diagnostic findings and optimization recommendations

Custom host implementation

$1,200-$3,000/project

Mid-level
  • Builds custom .NET runtime host using CLR hosting APIs
  • Implements Generic Host abstractions with IHostedService startup logic
  • Tests runtime initialization and process boundary interactions

JIT compilation tuning

$3,000-$6,000/project

Mid-level to senior-level
  • Analyzes just-in-time compilation output and performance bottlenecks
  • Authors specific changes to improve runtime code generation efficiency
  • Compiles performance metrics before and after JIT adjustments

Advanced profiling integration

$6,000-$9,500/project

Senior-level
  • Codes complex profiler callbacks for deep runtime event tracking
  • Traces object lifecycles and identifies garbage collection pressure points
  • Exports a custom profiling module for ongoing runtime analysis

Enterprise runtime architecture

$9,500-$15,000/project

Expert-level
  • Designs scalable CLR hosting strategy for high-throughput applications
  • Builds robust runtime components with advanced GC and JIT controls
  • Generates comprehensive technical guides for runtime maintenance and scaling

Frequently asked questions

Is hiring a Common Language Runtime specialist worth it?

For most businesses, yes: hiring a Common Language Runtime specialist is worthwhile. This role addresses deep execution engine issues that general application developers often cannot resolve without extensive research. You gain direct control over memory management and runtime hosting behavior for complex .NET applications.

How do I evaluate Common Language Runtime specialist candidates?

Look for candidates who describe specific experience with COM-based profiler callbacks like ICorProfilerCallback. Ask them to explain how they diagnosed a garbage collection pause or implemented a custom runtime host in a previous project.

What is the difference between a .NET developer and a Common Language Runtime specialist?

A .NET developer builds application logic using standard libraries while a Common Language Runtime specialist engineers the underlying execution engine. The specialist focuses on JIT compilation, profiling interfaces, and low-level memory behavior rather than user-facing features.

When should I hire a Common Language Runtime specialist instead of a general software engineer?

Hire this specialist when you need to diagnose performance bottlenecks related to garbage collection or just-in-time compilation. General engineers typically lack the deep knowledge of CLR hosting APIs required to build custom runtime environments.