I'm Masham Zahid, a machine learning engineer focused on building scalable AI systems for real-time, multimodal experiences. I thrive at the intersection of research and production, designing robust ML pipelines, optimizing latency, and delivering reliable inference at scale. I enjoy applying AI to media and entertainment domains, collaborating with product teams to turn ideas into practical features and AI-powered content experiences. Outside work, I love exploring new AI tech and mentoring others on MLOps, cloud-native tools, and responsible AI.

Masham Zahid

I'm Masham Zahid, a machine learning engineer focused on building scalable AI systems for real-time, multimodal experiences. I thrive at the intersection of research and production, designing robust ML pipelines, optimizing latency, and delivering reliable inference at scale. I enjoy applying AI to media and entertainment domains, collaborating with product teams to turn ideas into practical features and AI-powered content experiences. Outside work, I love exploring new AI tech and mentoring others on MLOps, cloud-native tools, and responsible AI.

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I’m Masham Zahid, a machine learning engineer focused on building scalable AI systems for real-time, multimodal experiences. I thrive at the intersection of research and production, designing robust ML pipelines, optimizing latency, and delivering reliable inference at scale.

I enjoy applying AI to media and entertainment domains, collaborating with product teams to turn ideas into practical features and AI-powered content experiences. Outside work, I love exploring new AI tech and mentoring others on MLOps, cloud-native tools, and responsible AI.

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Language

English
Fluent
Urdu
Fluent
German
Advanced

Work Experience

AI Algorithm Engineer at Afiniti
February 1, 2025 - October 20, 2025
Designed and deployed low-latency ML models in production, optimizing sequence labeling for conversational AI and reducing inference costs. Standardized MLOps workflows (Docker, Kubernetes, MLflow, DVC) for transitioning research models into production-ready systems. Implemented knowledge distillation pipelines enabling deployment of smaller, efficient LLMs while maintaining accuracy. Leveraged AWS SageMaker and cloud-native deployments to scale generative modelling frameworks for millions of interactions.
AI Algorithm Engineer (Full-time) at Afiniti
February 1, 2025 - October 20, 2025
Designed and deployed low-latency ML models in production, optimizing sequence labeling for conversational AI and reducing inference costs. Standardised MLOps workflows (Docker, Kubernetes, MLflow, DVC) across teams to transition research models into production-ready systems. Implemented knowledge distillation pipelines enabling deployment of smaller, efficient LLMs while preserving accuracy. Leveraged AWS SageMaker and cloud-native ML deployments to scale generative modelling frameworks for millions of interactions.
AI Algorithm Engineer (Full-time) at Afiniti
February 1, 2025 - October 20, 2025
Designed and deployed low-latency ML models for sequence labeling in conversational AI; standardized MLOps workflows (Docker, Kubernetes, MLflow, DVC); implemented knowledge distillation pipelines enabling deployment of smaller, efficient LLMs while maintaining accuracy; leveraged AWS SageMaker and cloud-native deployments to scale generative modelling frameworks for millions of interactions.
AI Engineer (Full-time) at alphai
June 1, 2024 - October 20, 2025
Built and deployed Python-based backend systems and scalable ETL pipelines powering AI features in real estate and fintech platforms. Integrated speech-enabled and multimodal chatbots with generative AI models, optimized for real-time inference and cultural trend analysis. Containerised and deployed models using Docker + AWS, ensuring high availability and cost-efficient scaling. Collaborated with product teams to embed ML APIs into user platforms, enhancing end-to-end customer experience. Mentored interns and contributed to cross-functional adoption of ML-driven product features.
AI Engineer (Full-time) at alphai
June 1, 2024 - October 20, 2025
Built and deployed Python-based backend systems and scalable ETL pipelines powering AI features in real estate and fintech platforms. Integrated speech-enabled and multimodal chatbots with generative AI models, optimized for real-time inference and cultural trend analysis. Containerised and deployed models using Docker + AWS, ensuring high availability and cost-efficient scaling. Collaborated with product teams to embed ML APIs into user platforms, enhancing end-to-end customer experience. Mentored interns and contributed to cross-functional adoption of ML-driven product features.
AI Engineer (Full-time) at alphai
June 1, 2024 - October 20, 2025
Built and deployed Python-based backend systems and scalable ETL pipelines powering AI features in real estate and fintech platforms; integrated speech-enabled and multimodal chatbots with generative AI models, optimized for real-time inference; containerised models using Docker + AWS; collaborated with product teams to embed ML APIs into platforms; mentored interns.
Development and Deployment Intern at Parallel Computing and Networking Lab (FAST NUCES)
May 1, 2024 - October 20, 2025
Built a real-time patient monitoring system (Patronus) exclusively over 5G networks, eliminating wearable dependence. Deployed models via MLOps frameworks for low-latency streaming and scalable real-world usage.
Development and Deployment Intern at Parallel Computing and Networking Lab (FAST NUCES)
May 1, 2024 - October 20, 2025
Built a real-time patient monitoring system (Patronus) over 5G networks, eliminating wearable dependence. Deployed models via MLOps frameworks for low-latency streaming and scalable real-world usage.
Development and Deployment Intern at Parallel Computing and Networking Lab (FAST NUCES)
May 1, 2024 - October 20, 2025
Built a real-time patient monitoring system (Patronus) exclusively over 5G networks, eliminating wearable dependence; deployed models via MLOps frameworks for low-latency streaming and scalable real-world usage.
Research Partner at JAZZ 5G Lab (NUST SINES)
April 1, 2024 - October 20, 2025
Analyzed large-scale health datasets for real-time surveillance systems, publishing results in AI research.
Research Partner at JAZZ 5G Lab (NUST SINES)
April 1, 2024 - October 20, 2025
Analyzed large-scale health datasets for real-time surveillance systems, publishing results in AI research.
Research Partner at JAZZ 5G Lab (NUST SINES)
April 1, 2024 - October 20, 2025
Analyzed large-scale health datasets for real-time surveillance systems, publishing results in AI research.
Publications Research Intern at AIMS Lab (FAST NUCES)
August 1, 2022 - October 20, 2025
Publications - Hybrid deep learning-based POS tagger for Roman Urdu.
Publications Research Intern at AIMS Lab (FAST NUCES)
August 1, 2022 - October 20, 2025
Hybrid deep learning-based POS tagger for Roman Urdu; IEEE publication (Dec 2022).
Publications Research Intern at AIMS Lab (FAST NUCES)
August 1, 2022 - October 20, 2025
Publications - Hybrid deep learning-based POS tagger for Roman Urdu (IEEE, 2022).

Education

Bachelor's in Artificial Intelligence at National University of Computing and Emerging Sciences (FAST NUCES) Islamabad, Pakistan
January 11, 2030 - August 1, 2024
German Language Certificate B1 at Annemarie Schimmel Haus, Lahore, Pakistan
June 1, 2020 - June 1, 2020
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner at AWS (Certification)
January 11, 2030 - October 20, 2025
Bachelor's in Artificial Intelligence at National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (FAST NUCES), Islamabad, Pakistan
January 11, 2030 - August 1, 2024
German Zertifikat B1 at Annemarie Schimmel Haus, Lahore, Pakistan
January 11, 2030 - June 1, 2020
Intermediate Computer Science (ICS-Physics), HSSC at Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, Pakistan
January 11, 2030 - August 1, 2019
SSC at The Punjab School, Lahore, Pakistan
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2017
Bachelor's in Artificial Intelligence at National University of Computing and Emerging Sciences (FAST NUCES) Islamabad, Pakistan
January 11, 2030 - August 1, 2024
German Zertifikat B1 at Annemarie Schimmel Haus
January 11, 2030 - June 1, 2020
ICS-Physics (HSSC) at Kinnaird College for Women
January 11, 2030 - August 1, 2019
SSC at The Punjab School
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2017

Qualifications

German Language Certificate B1
June 1, 2020 - June 1, 2020
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
January 11, 2030 - October 20, 2025
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
January 11, 2030 - October 20, 2025
German Zertifikat B1
January 11, 2030 - June 1, 2020

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Telecommunications, Education