I'm Penko Gavrilov, a Senior AI/ML Engineer and Senior Web Developer with 9+ years of experience delivering high-performance software across healthcare, e-commerce, and entertainment. I design and deploy NLP and computer vision systems, LLM-based applications, and generative AI models built with TensorFlow/Keras, seamlessly integrated into scalable cloud platforms. Beyond AI, I bring a solid full-stack background—web and Android development, modern frameworks, RESTful APIs, and responsive UI/UX. I apply clean architecture, Agile practices, and cross-functional leadership to turn innovative ideas into production-ready products that are reliable, efficient, and user-focused.

Penko Gavrilov

I'm Penko Gavrilov, a Senior AI/ML Engineer and Senior Web Developer with 9+ years of experience delivering high-performance software across healthcare, e-commerce, and entertainment. I design and deploy NLP and computer vision systems, LLM-based applications, and generative AI models built with TensorFlow/Keras, seamlessly integrated into scalable cloud platforms. Beyond AI, I bring a solid full-stack background—web and Android development, modern frameworks, RESTful APIs, and responsive UI/UX. I apply clean architecture, Agile practices, and cross-functional leadership to turn innovative ideas into production-ready products that are reliable, efficient, and user-focused.

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I’m Penko Gavrilov, a Senior AI/ML Engineer and Senior Web Developer with 9+ years of experience delivering high-performance software across healthcare, e-commerce, and entertainment. I design and deploy NLP and computer vision systems, LLM-based applications, and generative AI models built with TensorFlow/Keras, seamlessly integrated into scalable cloud platforms.

Beyond AI, I bring a solid full-stack background—web and Android development, modern frameworks, RESTful APIs, and responsive UI/UX. I apply clean architecture, Agile practices, and cross-functional leadership to turn innovative ideas into production-ready products that are reliable, efficient, and user-focused.

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Language

Bulgarian
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Work Experience

Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Assure Software
March 1, 2025 - March 1, 2025
Defined the enterprise AI architecture strategy, focusing on scalable NLP and computer vision services using distributed TensorFlow/Keras pipelines. Led the design of an LLM platform enabling reusable components for RAG systems, secure data access, and prompt orchestration — adopted across 5+ product teams. End-to-end delivery of AI features reduced operational costs by 35%, including automated clinical text processing and visual data extraction workflows. Directed evaluation and integration of Generative AI models (transformers, diffusion models) to enhance knowledge search, summarization, and synthetic data generation. Established MLOps governance standards (MLflow, automated retraining, drift reporting) to improve model reliability and auditability across production environments. Partnered with executive stakeholders to define roadmaps and communicate AI impact on business KPIs and regulatory compliance. Guided and coached a team of ML engineers and software developers, improving
Senior Machine Learning Engineer at AssureSoft
March 1, 2025 - March 1, 2025
Defined enterprise AI architecture strategy focusing on scalable NLP and computer vision services using distributed TensorFlow/Keras pipelines. Led the design of an LLM platform enabling reusable components for RAG systems, secure data access, and prompt orchestration — adopted across 5+ product teams. Led end-to-end delivery of AI features reducing operational costs by 35%, including automated clinical text processing and visual data extraction workflows. Directed evaluation and integration of Generative AI models (transformers, diffusion models) to enhance knowledge search, summarization, and synthetic data generation. Established MLOps governance standards (MLflow, automated retraining, drift reporting) to improve model reliability and auditability across production environments. Partnered with executive stakeholders to define roadmaps and communicate AI impact on business KPIs and regulatory compliance. Guided and coached a team of ML engineers and software developers, improving
Lead Front End Developer at Compose Labs
December 1, 2021 - December 1, 2021
Redesigned Bootstrap-based UI components, enhancing overall application performance and reducing load times by 11 seconds. Developed internal NPM packages to speed up development cycles and reduce external dependency issues by 19%. Created quality mockups and prototypes using Karma tests, leading to a 14% rise in prototype approval rates. Restructured SVN workflows with automated scripts, lowering manual errors during code commits by 35%.
Senior Front End Developer at Compose Labs
December 1, 2021 - December 1, 2021
Redesigned Bootstrap-based UI components, enhancing overall application performance and cutting down load times by 11 seconds. Developed Bower packages for internal use, speeding up development cycle and reducing external dependency issues by 19%. Created quality mockups and prototypes by using Karma tests, leading to a 14% rise in prototype approval rates. Reconstructed SVN workflows by introducing automated scripts, lowering manual errors during code commits by 35%.
Senior Back End Developer at MSOFT
March 1, 2018 - March 1, 2018
Developed and launched a major upgrade to the web-based employee interface, delivering uninterrupted flow of business-critical operations and a 14% efficiency gain. Collaborated with project managers and IT teams to identify critical components and minimize downtime. Conducted user testing and beta testing to ensure smooth implementation.
Machine Learning Intern at Team Pro Finda
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2016
Assisted in developing prototype NLP models for document classification using Python and scikit-learn. Supported data pre-processing and feature engineering for text and image datasets, improving data quality for model training. Conducted exploratory analysis and visualizations to identify trends and insights in large datasets using pandas and matplotlib. Tested and evaluated ML models under supervision, contributing to performance metrics tracking and reporting.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at New Bulgarian University
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2015
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (Minor: Deep Learning & Big Data Engineering) at New Bulgarian University
January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2015
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (Minor: Deep Learning & Big Data Engineering) at New Bulgarian University
January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2015

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Healthcare, Professional Services, Retail