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Hanoi, Vietnam
Hello, I'm Tam Nguyen Van, a Computer Science graduate from the prestigious Hanoi University of Science and Technology.🎓 Currently, I thrive as a versatile Machine Learning & Deep Learning freelancer, merging a solid foundation in Mathematics and Machine Learning theory with practical programming expertise. My proficiency spans frameworks such as Tensorflow and Pytorch, enabling me to adapt to diverse project requirements seamlessly. Moreover, I boast hands-on experience in deploying Machine Learning models into production environments using REST API, Docker, Flutter, and AWS. 🚀 As a passionate researcher and problem solver in the realm of Machine Learning, I am driven by the challenge of tackling intricate tasks head-on. When you engage me as a freelancer, expect nothing short of timely delivery and impeccable results. My skill set encompasses: • Python. • Tensorflow/Keras, Pytorch, sklearn, pandas. • Machine Learning/Deep Learning. • REST API, Docker. • Flutter. • AWS services. Let's collaborate and bring your projects to life! 🤝
- Machine Learning
- Machine Learning Model
- Deep Neural Network
- TensorFlow
- Computer Vision
- PyTorch
- Natural Language Processing
- Deep Learning
- Keras
- Python
- Data Entry
- Docker
- Amazon S3
- OCR Algorithm
- AWS Lambda
North Salt Lake, Utah
I am a AI specialist and a problem-solver. I am expert in using Python to develop effective machine learning models. I have experience with AWS and Tensorflow and have built applications, models, and solutions for a variety of companies. I have developed cutting edge, custom machine learning models and successfully integrated them within existing structures. My goal is to revolutionize your business. I believe that machine learning and AI is the path forward, and I can help you obtain value from the data you collect. If you want to innovation and creativity in your business, reach out to me.
- Machine Learning
- Data Science Consultation
- Data Science
- Computer Vision
- Python
- Data Cleaning
- Statistical Analysis
- Text Analytics
- Data Analysis
- Predictive Analytics
- Exploratory Data Analysis
- Data Mining
- Amazon Web Services
- Artificial Intelligence
- AI App Development
Fogelsville, Pennsylvania
* Expert Vetted talent in Upwork with 100% job success rate. * I am looking for long term work in solving problems with Machine Learning solution. * I have been working on Machine Learning for over 5 years. * My area of expertise in Machine Learning area are: Computer Vision and NLP. * My live projects include: 'Detect Products of Super-market shelves', 'Detect sharp objects from x-ray image', various Image classification models like to classify inside/outside House, Shoes(of different materiel), 'Text classification' of various articles. * I have also worked on stock forecasting LSTM model using stock data and sentiment data. * I have a certification from Udacity in "Self Driving Car Engineer" Nano Degree
- Machine Learning
- Machine Learning Model
- Python
- pandas
- Computer Vision
- Deep Learning
- Keras
- TensorFlow
- Classification
- Model Tuning
- Amazon Web Services
- Deep Learning Modeling
Karachi, Pakistan
Most Machine Vision projects fail between the prototype and production. I've shipped 54+ that didn't. ⚙️YOLO Detection | Pose Estimation | Object Tracking | AI Agents | LLM Integration Sports & Fitness AI | CCTV & Surveillance AI | Retail AI | Healthcare AI You have a working concept... or a clear problem involving cameras, video, or image data. The challenge is making it fast, accurate, and stable under real-world conditions. Wrong framework choices. Inference too slow for live video. Models that break the moment lighting, angle, or environment changes. And systems that detect things but can't reason about them or act on them autonomously. That's exactly where most builds stall. I design and build real-time computer vision pipelines that go all the way... from model training to live deployment... and increasingly, from visual perception to autonomous AI agents that understand, decide, and narrate. LLM APIs (OpenAI, GPT-4o, Gemini, Claude) | AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda) | Azure Cloud Services | MLOps & API Integration | Model Deployment & Scaling While most CV engineers stop at training the model, I go further: → High-speed inference optimization using TensorRT, ONNX, OpenVINO, FP16/INT8 (up to 5× faster) → LLM agents integrated with vision pipelines for alerts, reasoning, and automation → Mobile AI deployment using Core ML (iOS) and TFLite (Android) with 10+ shipped apps → Edge AI deployment on Jetson, OpenVINO, CUDA, and embedded systems → End-to-end pipelines: data → training → optimization → real-time deployment Key Accomplishments: ⭐ $5M+ revenue from AI solutions ⭐ 100+ computer vision systems delivered ⭐ Built and launched 2 SaaS products ⭐ Real-time sports AI (7+ sports, 15+ teams) ⭐ 10+ mobile AI apps (iOS Core ML, Android TFLite) ⭐ Production AI for surveillance, industrial & safety use cases ⭐ Medical imaging AI deployed in 5+ hospitals ⭐ Up to 5× faster inference (ONNX, TensorRT, FP16/INT8) ⭐ Large-scale tracking & re-ID (1M+ labeled data) ⭐ Agentic AI systems for autonomous decision-making If you have read this far, please note that I appreciate you taking the time to learn about me. Personally, it’s been an amazing journey and knowledge exercise to get to this level of competence in AI and software development. Domain Expertise: ✅ athlete tracking | shot detection | scoring | drill analysis | pose estimation ✅ defect inspection | PPE compliance | staff monitoring | meter reading | quality control ✅ ANPR | crowd monitoring | people counting | intrusion detection | perimeter security ✅ tumor detection | ultrasound | X-ray/CT analysis | lesion segmentation | medical imaging ✅ aerial monitoring | traffic flow | license plate recognition | vehicle & accident detection ✅ customer analytics | receipt extraction | shelf monitoring | inventory tracking Tech Stack: YOLOv5–YOLOv8–YOLOv11, Detectron2, MMDetection, DeepSORT, StrongSORT, MediaPipe, OpenPose, Pose Estimation, Action Recognition, Segmentation (semantic & instance), OCR, anomaly detection, object tracking, PyTorch, TensorFlow, TFLite, Core ML, OpenCV, FastAPI, Flask, ONNX, TensorRT, OpenVINO, CUDA, AWS, Azure, GCP, edge AI, mobile AI, real-time inference, video analytics, AI automation, LLM integration (GPT-4o, Claude, Gemini, Groq), LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, RAG systems. 💬 If your project involves cameras, video, or images... and you need it fast, accurate, fully deployed, and intelligent enough to reason and act autonomously... I am the engineer you are looking for.
- Machine Learning
- Computer Vision
- Object Detection & Tracking
- Artificial Intelligence
- Sports
- Image Processing
- Python
- OpenCV
- Object Detection
- YOLO
- Computer Vision Software
- AI Model Training
- Edge AI
- AWS Lambda
- SwiftUI
- Retail
- Deep Learning
- Healthcare
- AI Development
- SaaS
Tbilisi, Georgia
Hello, I am investing all my time and resources in Upwork ☝ ✅ AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional ✅ AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate ✅ AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner I can train, fine tune and deploy production-ready Machine Learning models. *** Degrees *** ✅ Master degree in Automation and Control systems ✅ Bachelor's degree in Engineering Physics. *** Skills *** ➩ AI\Machine Learning--(Scikit-Learn, TensorFlow,HuggingFace,Pytorch) ➩ Programming Languages : Python, C#, Matlab ➩ Microcontrollers--(Raspberry Pi, Arduino) ➩ Mobile Development --(Xamarin) I have experience in hardware as well as the software side of project development. My experience in details is following : AI\Machine Learning 5 years of experience in AI\Machine Learning include: ⬣ PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES : Python, MATLAB ⬣ ML/DL LIBRARIES : TensorFlow, Scikit-Learn, Keras, Pandas, Numpy, OpenCV,Pytorch, HuggingFace ⬣ COMPUTER VISION : 2D,3D Object detection/tracking/pose estimation ⬣ Creating regression and similarity search models *** Certificates*** ✅ AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional ✅ AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate ✅ AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner ✅ IELTS certificate Overall Band Score 7.0 Reading 8.5 Writing 6.5 Listening 6.0 Speaking 6.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I AM READY TO IMPLEMENT YOUR PROJECT AND CONVERT YOUR IDEAS INTO A REALITY!
- Machine Learning
- Python
- Deep Learning
- Amazon SageMaker
- PyTorch
- Amazon Web Services
- Cloud Computing
- Google Cloud Platform
- Retrieval Augmented Generation
- AI Agent Development
- Vertex AI
- LangChain
- Large Language Model
- Databricks Platform
- PySpark
Lviv, Ukraine
Design and deploy AI pipelines that transform image, video, and audio data into reliable real-world applications, from computer vision analytics and 3D perception to audio (speech, music, sound) analysis and generative AI systems. My work focuses on production AI systems, not research prototypes. I help companies move from early feasibility studies and PoC development to scalable deployments running in real environments. Typical projects include: • computer vision pipelines for detection, tracking, and segmentation • real-time video analytics and edge AI deployments • 3D vision and spatial perception systems • speech processing and audio AI solutions • generative AI pipelines for image, video, and audio Computer Vision Systems Design and development of advanced computer vision pipelines for image and video analysis. Typical solutions include: • object detection and multi-object tracking • semantic and instance segmentation • pose estimation and motion analysis • OCR and document understanding • visual search and recognition systems These systems are used in industries such as manufacturing, sports analytics, retail, healthcare, and security. 3D Vision & Spatial AI Development of AI systems that understand spatial structure and depth. Experience includes: • structure-from-motion (SfM) • photogrammetry pipelines • depth estimation models • NeRF and neural rendering • point cloud processing and 3D reconstruction Applications include robotics, AR/VR, construction analytics, and digital twins. Edge AI & On-Device ML I specialize in deploying ML models on mobile and embedded devices where latency, memory, and power constraints are critical. Typical optimization techniques include: • model quantization and pruning • architecture optimization • real-time inference pipelines • deployment on mobile and embedded hardware Technologies include: TensorRT, TensorFlow Lite, CoreML, ONNX Runtime. Many deployed systems operate with 50–100 ms inference latency depending on hardware. Generative AI for Vision & Video Development of generative pipelines for media processing and synthetic data generation. Typical solutions include: • image and video generation pipelines • diffusion-based editing and enhancement • synthetic dataset generation for model training These tools help accelerate AI training and improve model robustness. Audio & Speech AI Development of AI systems for speech processing, audio analysis, and voice technologies. Examples include: • phoneme segmentation and pronunciation analysis • speech recognition pipelines • voice feature extraction and audio analytics • generative audio and music models These systems are used in: • language learning platforms • speech therapy tools • voice biometrics systems • music AI applications Technical Stack Frameworks & Models PyTorch, TensorFlow, OpenCV, Detectron2, MediaPipe, YOLO, DINO, SAM, CLIP Deployment TensorRT, TensorFlow Lite, CoreML, Docker, ONNX Runtime, FastAPI Programming Python, C, C++ 3D Vision NeRF, SLAM, Dust3r, point clouds Leadership & R&D I lead an R&D-focused AI team at It-Jim, an AI consulting company with 30+ engineers and 10+ PhDs specializing in: • Computer Vision • Generative AI • Audio & Speech AI • Edge AI systems We help companies solve technically challenging AI problems and build reliable production systems. If you are looking for experienced AI engineers to design, prototype, or deploy advanced machine learning solutions: feel free to reach out!
- Machine Learning
- Computer Vision
- Deep Learning
- Artificial Intelligence
- Image Processing
- Video Processing
- OpenCV
- PyTorch
- TensorFlow
- Edge AI
- AI Model Development
- AI App Development
- Python
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- AI Audio Generation
- Automatic Speech Recognition
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Machine learning engineer hiring guide
Machine learning engineers help businesses harness the power of data by designing predictive models, building intelligent applications, and automating complex workflows. Companies hire these professionals to develop recommendation engines, fraud detection systems, demand forecasting tools, and other AI-driven solutions looking to turn raw data into measurable business outcomes.
What does a machine learning engineer do?
Machine learning engineers (MLEs) build and deploy algorithms that help businesses predict outcomes, streamline processes, and unlock value from data. They combine software engineering with data science to develop AI-powered systems that run in production environments.
Freelance MLEs can support everything from deep learning and natural language processing (NLP) to computer vision and model optimization. Machine learning helps companies launch recommendation engines, automate decision-making systems, improve personalization, and more.
Their unique blend of software engineering and data science expertise bridges the gap between experimental models and production-ready systems, making them essential for organizations
How to hire a machine learning engineer on Upwork
Upwork makes it easy to connect with skilled ML engineers for projects of any size. Follow these four steps to hire effectively.
Step 1: Craft a targeted job post
The specificity of your job post directly impacts applicant quality. A well-written job post attracts qualified candidates faster by outlining your goals and tech stack in a clear job description.
Specify the use case. Are you building a forecasting tool, chatbot, fraud detection system, or computer vision app?
List key technologies. Mention frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, or XGBoost.
Clarify deliverables. Define whether you need a model, full pipeline, or production deployment, and include timelines and budget.
Articulate the scope. Identify expected timeline and budget.
For a faster starting point, try Upwork's Job Post Generator, powered by Uma™, Upwork's Mindful AI. Describe your project in a few sentences and Uma will craft a machine learning engineer job post for your review.
Step 2: Filter and evaluate candidates
Prioritize evidence of hands-on ML work over credentials alone. Use Upwork's filters and search tools to sort by skills, certifications, or industries served.
Review portfolios. Look for completed ML projects, GitHub links, or technical blog posts.
Check ratings and feedback. Past client reviews, high Job Success Scores, and talent badges highlight reliability and communication style.
Shortlist strong matches. Many experts come from bootcamp programs or hold professional certifications.
You can use Upwork’s instant video interviews to screen applicants for a best-fit shortlist, with Uma providing side-by-side candidate comparisons.
Step 3: Interview your top choices
The interview stage reveals how candidates think through complex problems. Prepare relevant machine learning questions to assess fit.
Discuss past projects. Ask how they've handled model performance, bias mitigation, or data quality issues.
Test for real-world thinking. See how they'd approach your dataset or describe tradeoffs between model types.
Check documentation habits. A well-documented model is easier to maintain and scale.
Assess communication skills. Gauge their ability to collaborate remotely.
For deep learning projects, prepare specialized interview questions to assess neural network expertise.
Upwork Messages allows you to schedule and conduct live video interviews on the platform, with call transcripts and summaries available after the calls.
Step 4: Agree on scope and begin work
Once you’ve found the right fit, you can send a contract directly on the Upwork platform. Establishing a shared understanding of milestones and success criteria protects both parties.
Set up payment structure. Use hourly payment for ongoing needs or a fixed-price contract with milestones for projects with defined deliverables.
Break down phases. Use milestones like data prep → model training → testing → deployment.
Agree on evaluation metrics. Whether it's accuracy, AUC, or latency, decide how you'll measure success.
Define revision cycles. Outline how many iterations are included, and use Upwork's tools like contracts and milestones to keep things on track.
Upwork is not affiliated with and does not sponsor or endorse any of the tools or services discussed in this article. These tools and services are provided only as potential options, and each reader and company should take the time needed to adequately analyze and determine the tools or services that would best fit their specific needs and situation.
The rates and information provided in this article are based on current data and industry sources available at the time of publication. Freelance rates can vary depending on factors such as experience, location, project scope, and market conditions. Readers are encouraged to conduct their own research to confirm current rates and trends, as this information may change over time.
How much does hiring a machine learning engineer cost?
The cost to hire a machine learning engineer on Upwork ranges from $50-$200 per hour.
Rates vary based on project complexity, model type, and the engineer’s experience level.
When planning your project budget, consider these typical project-based costs for common machine learning engagements:
ML model prototype
$1,000-$3,000 /project
- Build a regression or classification model
- Deliver trained model with documentation
- Provide baseline performance metrics
Custom prediction pipeline
$3,000-$8,000 /project
- Design end-to-end ML pipeline with data ingestion
- Integrate data preprocessing and feature engineering
- Deploy model to staging environment
NLP or computer vision system
$8,000-$20,000 /project
- Develop a custom NLP chatbot or image recognition model
- Implement transfer learning and fine-tuning
- Deliver production-ready API endpoint
Real-time recommendation engine
$15,000-$35,000 /project
- Build a scalable recommendation system
- Integrate with existing product infrastructure
- Conduct A/B testing and performance optimization
Ongoing ML model optimization
$3,000-$8,000 /month
- Retrain and tune existing models
- Monitor model drift and performance
- Implement incremental improvements
FAQs about machine learning engineers
Frequently asked questions
Is hiring a machine learning engineer worth it?
Yes, hiring a machine learning engineer is worth it if you have a clear, data-driven problem to solve and the infrastructure to support it. These specialists help automate decisions, improve predictions, and power personalization features that can lead to measurable improvements in efficiency and revenue.
However, ML engineers are a high-cost investment. If your needs can be met with simpler tools or basic automation, hiring a machine learning engineer may not be cost-effective. Overall, the role delivers the highest value when used on scalable problems where machine learning can directly improve outcomes.
What qualifications should I look for in a freelance machine learning engineer?
Strong candidates for machine learning engineer roles may hold degrees in computer science, statistics, or software engineering; many also complete professional certificates. Prior experience with model deployment, APIs, and production environments often matters more than formal education. Look for someone who understands optimization, system design, and how to apply ML techniques to your industry.
Which tools and techniques should machine learning engineers know?
Most machine learning engineers use Python and tools like TensorFlow, scikit-learn, or XGBoost for tasks ranging from training neural networks to unsupervised clustering. This is how they use specific tools:
Programming languages (Python, sometimes R/Java). Used to build models and data pipelines
ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn). For training and evaluating models
Data tools (Pandas, NumPy, SQL). For cleaning, transforming, and analyzing data
Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure). To store data, train models, and deploy services
MLOps tools (Docker, Kubernetes, MLflow). For versioning, deployment, and monitoring
Data preprocessing and feature engineering. Improve model accuracy by preparing high-quality inputs
Model selection and evaluation. Choose the right algorithm and measure performance
Hyperparameter tuning. Optimize model performance
Model deployment and monitoring. Ensure models run reliably in production and stay accurate over time
Experimentation and A/B testing. Validate model impact in real-world scenarios
Do machine learning engineers also handle data engineering?
Some machine learning engineers handle data engineering, but not all do. While ML engineers often work closely with data engineers, their primary focus is model development and optimization. If your project includes data ingestion or pipeline design, consider hiring a data engineer alongside your machine learning engineer.
What's the difference between a data scientist and a machine learning engineer?
Data scientists focus more on data exploration, statistical analysis, and model prototyping, while machine learning engineers build and scale models that run in production environments. If you need production-ready systems, hire a machine learning engineer.
What's the difference between a machine learning engineer and an AI engineer?
Machine learning engineering and AI engineering are both vital roles, with key differences. A machine learning engineer focuses specifically on building and deploying ML models. An AI engineer takes a broader approach by designing artificial intelligence systems that may include machine learning and also span robotics, rule-based systems, or computer vision.
What kinds of machine learning models can freelance engineers build?
Freelance ML engineers can build models for both supervised and unsupervised learning tasks, including regression models for forecasting, classification models for fraud detection, and clustering models for customer segmentation. They may also build decision trees, KNN, XGBoost, or logistic regression models depending on your objectives.
How can I make sure the machine learning model performs well?
Clear machine learning model performance starts with solid data preprocessing and feature engineering. A skilled engineer will normalize data, handle missing values, and tune hyperparameters to avoid overfitting. During model training, they'll monitor performance with metrics like precision, recall, or ROC-AUC.
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