Hi, I'm Chandana Talla, an AI/ML Engineer with 3+ years of hands-on experience designing scalable ML pipelines and Generative AI solutions for FinTech and Technology sectors. I specialize in building end-to-end MLOps lifecycles on AWS (SageMaker, Lambda), Python, and TensorFlow to drive operational efficiency and cut deployment latency. I have a proven track record of delivering $200K+ in annual cost savings and enabling robust governance and CI/CD compliance through MLOps practices. Beyond modeling, I translate data-driven insights into actionable business strategies, collaborating with stakeholders to define data architectures, dashboards, and governance frameworks that align with risk and compliance. I'm passionate about leveraging LLMs, DL, and predictive modeling to solve complex problems and deliver measurable outcomes.

Chandana Talla

Hi, I'm Chandana Talla, an AI/ML Engineer with 3+ years of hands-on experience designing scalable ML pipelines and Generative AI solutions for FinTech and Technology sectors. I specialize in building end-to-end MLOps lifecycles on AWS (SageMaker, Lambda), Python, and TensorFlow to drive operational efficiency and cut deployment latency. I have a proven track record of delivering $200K+ in annual cost savings and enabling robust governance and CI/CD compliance through MLOps practices. Beyond modeling, I translate data-driven insights into actionable business strategies, collaborating with stakeholders to define data architectures, dashboards, and governance frameworks that align with risk and compliance. I'm passionate about leveraging LLMs, DL, and predictive modeling to solve complex problems and deliver measurable outcomes.

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Hi, I’m Chandana Talla, an AI/ML Engineer with 3+ years of hands-on experience designing scalable ML pipelines and Generative AI solutions for FinTech and Technology sectors. I specialize in building end-to-end MLOps lifecycles on AWS (SageMaker, Lambda), Python, and TensorFlow to drive operational efficiency and cut deployment latency. I have a proven track record of delivering $200K+ in annual cost savings and enabling robust governance and CI/CD compliance through MLOps practices.

Beyond modeling, I translate data-driven insights into actionable business strategies, collaborating with stakeholders to define data architectures, dashboards, and governance frameworks that align with risk and compliance. I’m passionate about leveraging LLMs, DL, and predictive modeling to solve complex problems and deliver measurable outcomes.

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Work Experience

AI/ML Engineer at Citigroup
January 1, 2025 - Present
AI/ML Engineer at Citigroup: Architected a secure Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) system using Llama 3 and LangChain to automate financial document summarization, reducing manual review time by 65% and improving data retrieval accuracy by 28% for internal audit teams. Engineered high-frequency fraud detection with XGBoost and PyTorch on AWS SageMaker, processing 1TB+ daily and improving false-positive rate by 18%, mitigating approximately $1.2M in annual losses. Implemented a fully automated CI/CD pipeline with GitHub Actions, Docker, and Kubernetes to retrain and deploy models, reducing deployment cycles from 3 days to 4 hours while maintaining 99.9% API uptime. Built real-time ingestion pipelines with Apache Kafka and Spark Structured Streaming for sub-second latency (<200ms) in trading signals. Migrated on-prem ETL to serverless AWS Glue and Snowflake, cutting query times by 45% and cloud costs by 30%. Fine-tuned BERT/RoBERTa to analyze sentiment across multi-channel support ti
Machine Learning Engineer at Space Infolab
January 1, 2021 - August 1, 2023
Machine Learning Engineer at Space Infolab: Built an automated quality control system using OpenCV and CNNs (ResNet50) achieving 94% defect detection accuracy, reducing manual inspection overhead by 40%. Developed churn prediction engine using Random Forest with 89% precision, enabling targeted retention strategies. Implemented RESTful APIs with FastAPI and Flask serving ML models to the front-end, handling 5,000+ requests per minute with asynchronous processing and load balancing. Engineered scalable data preprocessing pipelines using PySpark on Hadoop for 500GB+ raw data, improving dataset quality scores by 35% for downstream analytics. Designed a collaborative filtering recommender using Matrix Factorization to personalize content, increasing session duration by 22%. Optimized complex SQL queries in PostgreSQL and MongoDB with indexing, achieving ~3x faster reporting. Conducted rigorous A/B testing to validate feature improvements with statistical significance and supported data-dri

Education

Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence at University of Bridgeport
January 11, 2030 - May 11, 2026
Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science & Engineering at VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology, India
January 11, 2030 - May 11, 2026

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Industry Experience

Financial Services, Software & Internet, Professional Services