Waqar Makki

Machine Learning Engineer (GenAI Focus)

NIX Solutions • Fulltime

Aug 2025 - Feb 2026 • 6 mos

- End-to-End AI Production: Architected and deployed production-grade REST APIs and LLM systems for automated document parsing and NLP, incorporating comprehensive monitoring and logging. - Scalable MLOps & Cloud Infrastructure: Built high-performance AWS inference pipelines using Bedrock, Lambda, and PGVector, successfully reducing API latency by 30%. - Strategic RAG Optimization: Led RAG prototyping and evaluation using RAGAS, achieving a 22% increase in retrieval precision through benchmarking and executive-level technical demos. - Intelligent Talent Matching Engine: Engineered a multi-stage recruitment platform utilizing Llama 3 70B on AWS Bedrock to automate candidate matching. - Developed hierarchical vector indexes and metadata-rich embeddings to maximize retrieval accuracy. - Implemented dual-pass logic and automated risk detection, significantly reducing manual screening churn. - Autonomous Support Ecosystem: Designed an AI-driven support system integrated with Twilio and Jira, decreasing ticket response times from hours to seconds.