I'm Sahana Duggiraju, an AI/ML Engineer with 3+ years of experience building GenAI applications, NLP pipelines, and production-scale ML systems across healthcare, e-commerce, and enterprise domains. I specialize in Transformers, LoRA/PEFT, RAG, Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, and deploying end-to-end models via AWS SageMaker, Lambda, EKS, Docker, and Kubernetes. I design ETL and streaming data pipelines with PySpark, Kafka, Airflow, AWS Glue, and Databricks. I love integrating LangChain, LangGraph, Hugging Face, OpenAI API, and cloud-native MLOps for automated training, CI/CD, and real-time inference. I focus on delivering scalable, high-impact AI solutions that improve accuracy, efficiency, and business outcomes.

Sahana Duggiraju

I'm Sahana Duggiraju, an AI/ML Engineer with 3+ years of experience building GenAI applications, NLP pipelines, and production-scale ML systems across healthcare, e-commerce, and enterprise domains. I specialize in Transformers, LoRA/PEFT, RAG, Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, and deploying end-to-end models via AWS SageMaker, Lambda, EKS, Docker, and Kubernetes. I design ETL and streaming data pipelines with PySpark, Kafka, Airflow, AWS Glue, and Databricks. I love integrating LangChain, LangGraph, Hugging Face, OpenAI API, and cloud-native MLOps for automated training, CI/CD, and real-time inference. I focus on delivering scalable, high-impact AI solutions that improve accuracy, efficiency, and business outcomes.

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I’m Sahana Duggiraju, an AI/ML Engineer with 3+ years of experience building GenAI applications, NLP pipelines, and production-scale ML systems across healthcare, e-commerce, and enterprise domains. I specialize in Transformers, LoRA/PEFT, RAG, Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, and deploying end-to-end models via AWS SageMaker, Lambda, EKS, Docker, and Kubernetes.

I design ETL and streaming data pipelines with PySpark, Kafka, Airflow, AWS Glue, and Databricks. I love integrating LangChain, LangGraph, Hugging Face, OpenAI API, and cloud-native MLOps for automated training, CI/CD, and real-time inference. I focus on delivering scalable, high-impact AI solutions that improve accuracy, efficiency, and business outcomes.

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Work Experience

AI/ML Engineer at Humana
April 1, 2025 - Present
Designed and deployed end-to-end GenAI solutions using Python, PyTorch, LangChain, LLMs (LLaMA, GPT, Claude) and RAG pipelines; improved clinical operations automation by 30%. Built scalable ML models (NLP, Transformers, CNN/RNN, XGBoost) for claim analytics and healthcare risk stratification with 15–20% accuracy gains. Developed FastAPI microservices for real-time inference and integrated with AWS Lambda, EKS, and SageMaker, reducing API latency by 40%. Implemented robust MLOps pipelines (CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, SageMaker Pipelines) for automated training, evaluation, and deployment. Engineered RAG systems with vector databases and OCR + NLP to extract insights from unstructured healthcare documents, tripling processing speed. Partnered with cross-functional teams on AI governance, monitoring, and HIPAA-compliant ML workflows.
Machine Learning Engineer at eBay
October 1, 2024 - March 31, 2025
Developed search relevance, ranking, and recommendation ML models using Python, Scikit-learn, PyTorch, and Transformers, boosting item discovery by 18%. Built large-scale data pipelines with PySpark, Kafka, Airflow, and AWS Glue to process high-volume marketplace data with under 5s latency. Implemented NLP-driven product classification and duplicate detection using BERT-based models and entity-resolution algorithms. Created A/B testing frameworks, automated model evaluation, and dashboards using SQL, Python, and real-time monitoring tools. Containerized and deployed ML services using Docker, Kubernetes, ECR, reducing infrastructure cost by 22%. Collaborated with product managers and data scientists to productionize models that improved user engagement and seller experience.
AI/ML Engineer at Infosys
April 1, 2021 - December 31, 2023
Designed and trained supervised and unsupervised ML models (classification, forecasting, clustering) using Python, R, XGBoost, Scikit-learn for enterprise clients across BFSI, retail, and telecom. Developed ETL and big-data pipelines using PySpark, SQL, and Airflow to manage multi-TB datasets with high reliability and performance. Built NLP solutions using spaCy, Transformers, NLU/NLG, automating customer-support workflows and reducing manual processing by 40%. Deployed ML applications using FastAPI, Docker, Kubernetes, ensuring high availability and fault tolerance. Implemented MLOps best practices including experiment tracking, model versioning, feature store integration, and automated CI/CD workflows. Collaborated with onsite/offshore teams to deliver scalable AI solutions aligned with business KPIs and client requirements.

Education

Master of Science in Computer Science at Louisiana Tech University
January 11, 2030 - February 5, 2026
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at Sumathi Reddy institute of technology for women
January 11, 2030 - February 5, 2026

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Industry Experience

Healthcare, Software & Internet, Retail, Financial Services, Professional Services