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Manuel C.

Sant Cugat, Spain

$70/hr
5.0
17 jobs

11 years building ML systems. PhD in Deep Learning for Document Analysis. Worked with Huawei, Repsol, Kantar Media. I deliver: LLM/VLM integrations (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini APIs) Computer vision pipelines (detection, classification, OCR) Full-stack AI apps (Django, FastAPI, React) RAG systems and document processing Workflow automation and API integrations I've published in top pattern recognition conferences and shipped production systems at scale. I write clean code, communicate clearly, and hit deadlines. Recent freelance work: NLP pipelines, fake review detection, document AI. Find me in linkedin at mcarbonellnunez

Sarah S.

Maia, Portugal

$30/hr
4.4
4 jobs

I operate at the intersection of ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ, ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ก๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ-๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž/๐Œ๐‹ implementation. I help startups and scaleups define technical strategy, build roadmaps, staff and organize engineering teams, and personally implement the core backend and ML components when needed from system design and architecture to model deployment and observability. ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ˆ ๐๐จ: - ๐‘ช๐‘ป๐‘ถ ๐’‚๐’…๐’—๐’Š๐’”๐’๐’“๐’š + ๐’‰๐’‚๐’๐’…๐’”-๐’๐’ ๐’Š๐’Ž๐’‘๐’๐’†๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’•๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’: architecture, hiring, vendor selection, proof-of-concept โ†’ production. - ๐‘ฌ๐’๐’…-๐’•๐’-๐’†๐’๐’… ๐‘จ๐‘ฐ ๐’…๐’†๐’๐’Š๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’š: data strategy, model development, MLOps, A/B testing, feature flags. - ๐‘ซ๐’†๐’๐’Š๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’š & ๐’•๐’†๐’‚๐’Ž ๐’๐’‘๐’”: Agile coaching, sprint governance, capacity planning, risk mitigation. - ๐‘บ๐’„๐’‚๐’๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š & ๐’“๐’†๐’๐’Š๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š: Micro-services, event-driven architectures, caching, async workers, observability. ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก & ๐๐ซ๐จ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐œ๐ค: Python, FastAPI, Django, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face, MLflow, Airflow, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS/GCP, Postgres, Redis, Kafka, Prometheus, Grafana, GitHub Actions, Jira, Confluence, Figma. ๐€๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ: - As acting CTO, ๐๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ ๐ซ๐จ๐š๐๐ฆ๐š๐ฉ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐š ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ-๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก delivery that included MLOps pipelines and a production LLM microservice โ€” ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ‘๐ฑ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ and a 28% boost in user retention. - ๐‡๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐š ๐Ÿ•-๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐Œ๐‹ + ๐›๐š๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ฆ; standardized deployments with Terraform + EKS and introduced SLOs/SLAs to reduce mean time to recovery by 70%. I thrive in ๐ก๐ฒ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ก๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ-๐จ๐ง ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ . If your team needs someone who can own the roadmap, manage delivery, and also roll up their sleeves to build backend services or AI systems, Iโ€™m the right fit. ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ ๐š๐ฅ-๐›๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐, ๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ž-๐ซ๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ, and adaptable to global time zones I specialize in helping startups and scaleups go from 0โ†’1 and then scale reliably. Letโ€™s build something impactful together. ๐Š๐ž๐ฒ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ: CTO, Technical Project Manager, Python, ML Engineer, MLOps, Backend, FastAPI, Django, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS, GCP, Microservices, Observability, Agile, Scrum, SRE, CI/CD.

Kartik M.

Delhi, India

$50/hr
5.0
7 jobs

I am an AI/ML engineer with 3+ years building production machine-learning systems, backed by a research track record: two accepted peer-reviewed papers, a two-time Google Summer of Code contributor, and published GPU work. What I can build for you: โ€ข LLM & vision-language fine-tuning โ€” QLoRA/PEFT, dataset creation, evaluation, deployment-ready inference. โ€ข Self-hosted & open-source LLM deployment โ€” running models on your own GPU servers for privacy, control, and lower cost. โ€ข RAG systems & AI agents โ€” retrieval grounded in your documents, data, and tools, with evaluation and monitoring so it stays reliable in production, not just in a demo. โ€ข GPU & scientific computing โ€” CUDA/CuPy/JAX acceleration, profiling, and pipelines that process terabytes of data โ€ข Full-stack delivery โ€” FastAPI backends, React/Electron front-ends, Docker/Kubernetes, so the model ships as a real product your team can run How I work: define the use case, build the smallest reliable version first, test the edge cases, document everything, and hand you code your team can maintain after the contract ends. Core stack: Python, PyTorch, Hugging Face, CUDA/CuPy, FastAPI, React, Docker, Kubernetes. I am Top Rated with 100% Job Success and I reply within a few hours. Tell me what you're trying to build and I will build it for you.

Aru B.

Paris, France

$150/hr
4.9
171 jobs

I design and deploy production-grade AI systems: from data pipelines to scalable LLM applications. With 7+ years in ML/AI, I specialize in LLM systems, RAG architectures, and MLOps, helping teams move from prototype to reliable, scalable AI in production. My focus is not just building models but ensuring they perform under real-world constraints: latency, cost, hallucination control, and continuous improvement. What I build -End-to-end ML pipelines: ingestion, training, deployment, monitoring -RAG systems with proper evaluation harnesses (retrieval quality, regression catching) -LLM observability: prompt versioning, tracing, feedback loops -Scalable inference (real-time and batch) with GPU optimization -CI/CD for ML with MLflow, Airflow, automated retraining -AI agents with guardrails and reliable tool use Selected results -Fraud detection pipeline (real-time inference) โ†’ ~$890K in losses prevented -Forecasting system using ensemble models โ†’ 31% accuracy lift over baseline -Multiple LLM products running in production under client SLAs -$3M+ in measurable business impact across deployments (happy to walk through specifics on a call) Stack -Languages/frameworks: Python, FastAPI -LLMs: OpenAI, Anthropic, HuggingFace, LangChain, LlamaIndex -Vector DBs: Pinecone, Weaviate, ChromaDB, FAISS -Infra: AWS, Docker, Supabase, MLflow, Airflow How I work -Replies in 0โ€“4 hours on business days -Production-grade code with tests and docs, not throwaway notebooks -Clear scope, direct communication, focused on business outcomes -Revenue, automation, speed-to-market โ€” that's the scoreboard Let's turn your AI idea into a working product. Send an invite with your project details and I'll get back to you with a clear plan.

Arjun K.

Pune, India

$49/hr
5.0
32 jobs

AI/NLP Engineer with 12+ years of hands-on experience. 97% JSS, all projects rated 5.0, $90K+ earned. I build production AI systems and deploy them on scalable cloud infrastructure. I built and maintain a live NLP political bias detection platform (Processing 10K+ articles/day across 6 news categories) and a RAG document Q&A system using Claude API, pgvector, and FastAPI. Check my portfolio for live demos. Tech Stack Highlights: ๐Ÿง  AI/ML โ€” LLMs (Claude API, OpenAI), RAG Pipelines, Spacy, Pytorch, Hugging Face, Sentence Transformers, pgvector ๐Ÿ Backend โ€” Django, FastAPI, DRF, Celery, Redis, PostgreSQL โ˜๏ธ Cloud โ€” GCP (Compute Engine, Cloud Run, Cloud SQL), AWS, Docker ๐Ÿš€ DevOps โ€” Docker Compose, Nginx, Linux Administration, CI/CD ๐Ÿ”Œ APIs โ€” REST, Webhooks, Scraping, Data/ETL Pipelines ๐Ÿ“ฑ Frontend โ€” React, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, Django Templates Why work with me? โœ… 12+ years shipping production systems โœ… Real AI/NLP projects live in production, not just tutorials โœ… Honest estimates, clean code, long-term client relationships

Roman H.

Suceava, Romania

$45/hr
5.0
2 jobs

๐Ÿ‘‹ Need a python Full stack developer and Python AI Developer who can ship production-ready AI products, not just prototypes? I'm Roman, a Python Full stack Developer and Python AI developer with 5+ years in scalable web development and 2+ years in AI/ML. I have built AI systems for skincare, corporate LMS, real estate and SaaS, including a multilingual assistant for a company with 100+ branches and an AI SaaS chatbot platform built over 11 months. What I can help with: โœ“ AI chatbot development with RAG, memory and business logic โœ“ OpenAI / Claude / LLaMA integrations for SaaS, CRM, support, and internal tools โœ“ AI agents trained on company documentation, knowledge bases, and enterprise data โœ“ python fastapi API development for scalable AI backends โœ“ React / Next.js dashboards connected to Python AI systems โœ“ Database architecture, API integration, cloud deployment, and performance optimization โœ“ Custom machine learning workflows, benchmarking, data pipelines and analytics โšกMy work combines python full stack engineering, python fastapi backends, LLM architecture and business-focused delivery that reduces manual work and improves user experience. As a python full stack developer, I build full-cycle products from database design and API architecture to React / Next.js interfaces, deployment and long-term optimization. My core stack includes python full stack, Python Fastapi, Flask, Node.js, React, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Supabase, AWS, Azure, Vercel, REST APIs, WebSockets, Tailwind CSS, and Material UI. As a Python AI Developer, I create AI chatbots, RAG systems, AI agents, document intelligence tools, recommendation engines, and automation workflows. I work with OpenAI, Claude, LLaMA, LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, vector databases, prompt engineering, ReAct agents, and llm integration for real business use cases. ๐Ÿค– AI/ML Solutions I Build ๐Ÿ“Œ LLM-Powered Applications โ†’ Custom AI chatbots with RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) โ†’ Multi-agent systems using LangChain & LangGraph โ†’ Context-aware conversational AI that maintains conversation flow โ†’ Integration with GPT-4, Claude, LLaMA models ๐Ÿ“Œ Intelligent Automation & Agents โ†’ ReAct systems (Reasoning + Acting) for complex workflows โ†’ Document parsing and knowledge extraction (LlamaIndex) โ†’ AI agents trained on internal documentation and enterprise data โ†’ Multi-language support with automatic language detection ๐Ÿ“Œ Smart Recommendations & Analysis โ†’ AI-powered recommendation engines โ†’ Image analysis and classification systems โ†’ Custom ML models for specific business use cases โ†’ Performance optimization for production environments ๐Ÿ“Œ Full-Stack Integration โ†’ RESTful API development and integration โ†’ Real-time data handling with WebSockets โ†’ Database design (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Supabase) โ†’ Cloud deployment (AWS, Azure, Vercel) ๐Ÿ’ก Recent AI Projects & Real Results Recent work includes an AI skincare recommendation system that analyzes customer inputs and recommends products, a corporate LMS AI assistant for 100+ branches, a real estate rental assistant using landmarks and neighborhoods instead of only addresses, and a full-stack SaaS AI chatbot platform with multi-agent logic and RAG capabilities. ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Technical Stack My experience covers both product engineering and AI development. On the engineering side, I build SaaS platforms, dashboards, APIs, admin panels and automation systems as a python full stack developer ( backend python developer ) backend developer and web developer. On the AI side, I work as a Python AI developer and AI Developer, supporting chatbots, RAG systems, llm integration, OpenAI workflows, benchmarking, machine learning and data science tasks for real business use cases. โšกMy approach is simple: clarify the business problem, design cost-conscious architecture, build clean and maintainable code, show progress through regular demos, and transfer knowledge so your team can use and maintain the system confidently. Additional relevant experience: I have worked around startup products and teams involving laravel, wordpress, sharepoint, moodle lti, flutter, material ui, html front end, payment gateway, back end development, full stack developer react, full stack java, marketing saas, mls, mls idx, real estate photo, ai video, crypto bot, trading python, dask, pandas, data entry, oxwall, qa analyst, ux designer, product manager, it consultant, seo specialist, journalist content workflows, technical resume writing, python full stack, python fastapi, python ai, llm integration, openai, and custom business automation. ๐ŸคIf you need a reliable python full stack developer who can own the full product workflow, or a python ai developer who can build practical AI systems with python fastapi, python ai, llm integration, openai, and scalable architecture, send me a message and letโ€™s discuss your project.

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How to Hire Top Julia Developers

What is a Julia developer?

A high-level, high-performance, and dynamic programming option, Julia is a general-purpose, object-oriented language that can be used for numerical analysis and computational science. Julia developers are adept at using the language to build applications related to time-series analytics as well as risk calculations.

How do you hire a Julia developer?

You can source Julia developer talent on Upwork by following these three steps:

  • Write a project description. Youโ€™ll want to determine your scope of work and the skills and requirements you are looking for in a Julia developer.
  • Post it on Upwork. Once youโ€™ve written a project description, post it to Upwork. Simply follow the prompts to help you input the information you collected to scope out your project.
  • Shortlist and interview Julia developers. Once the proposals start coming in, create a shortlist of the professionals you want to interview. 

Of these three steps, your project description is where you will determine your scope of work and the specific type of Julia developer you need to complete your project.

How much does it cost to hire a Julia developer?

Rates can vary due to many factors, including expertise and experience, location, and market conditions.

  • An experienced Julia developer may command higher fees but also work faster, have more-specialized areas of expertise, and deliver higher-quality work.
  • A contractor who is still in the process of building a client base may price their Julia development services more competitively. 

Which one is right for you will depend on the specifics of your project. 

How do you write a Julia developer job post?

Your job post is your chance to describe your project scope, budget, and talent needs. Although you donโ€™t need a full job description as you would when hiring an employee, aim to provide enough detail for a contractor to know if theyโ€™re the right fit for the project.

Job post title

Create a simple title that describes exactly what youโ€™re looking for. The idea is to target the keywords that your ideal candidate is likely to type into a job search bar to find your project. Here are some sample Julia developer job post titles:

  • Data scientist with Julia background needed for analytics work
  • Risk calculation program needed for insurance company
  • Looking for Julia programmer to lead time-series analytics program

Project description

An effective Julia developer job post should include: 

  • Scope of work: From record and replay debugging to incorporating linear algebra solutions, list all the deliverables youโ€™ll need. 
  • Project length: Your job post should indicate whether this is a smaller or larger project. 
  • Background: If you prefer experience with certain industries, deliverables, or environments, mention this here. 
  • Budget: Set a budget and note your preference for hourly rates vs. fixed-price contracts.

Julia developer job responsibilities

Here are some examples of Julia developer job responsibilities:

  • Manage HPC ecosystem covering machine learning in Julia
  • Develop various scientific domains and visualization for insurance company
  • Utilize Julia implementation language for building new global climate model

Julia developer job requirements and qualifications

Be sure to include any requirements and qualifications youโ€™re looking for in Julia developer. Here are some examples:

  • Problem-solving skills and deep intellectual curiosity 
  • Strong coding skills in Julia and other object-oriented languages
  • Minimum Bachelorโ€™s degree in computer science or computer engineering