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Hi, I'm Vandana Yalla, an enthusiastic ML and AI engineer specializing in NLP and Large Language Models. I love building scalable, production-ready ML systems and improving model performance through prompt engineering and statistical modeling. With strong skills in Python, TensorFlow, and cloud technologies, I enjoy working end-to-end from development to deployment. I'm passionate about continuous learning and contributing to open-source projects, especially in the AI space. Whether designing data pipelines, automating workflows, or optimizing models, I aim to drive impactful solutions with a positive user experience.…Hi, I'm Vandana Yalla, an enthusiastic ML and AI engineer specializing in NLP and Large Language Models. I love building scalable, production-ready ML systems and improving model performance through prompt engineering and statistical modeling. With strong skills in Python, TensorFlow, and cloud technologies, I enjoy working end-to-end from development to deployment. I'm passionate about continuous learning and contributing to open-source projects, especially in the AI space. Whether designing data pipelines, automating workflows, or optimizing models, I aim to drive impactful solutions with a positive user experience.

Vandana Yalla

AI Engineer, AI Prompt Engineer, Data Scientist, +1

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Hi, I'm Vandana Yalla, an enthusiastic ML and AI engineer specializing in NLP and Large Language Models. I love building scalable, production-ready ML systems and improving model performance through prompt engineering and statistical modeling. With strong skills in Python, TensorFlow, and cloud technologies, I enjoy working end-to-end from development to deployment. I'm passionate about continuous learning and contributing to open-source projects, especially in the AI space. Whether designing data pipelines, automating workflows, or optimizing models, I aim to drive impactful solutions with a positive user experience.…Hi, I'm Vandana Yalla, an enthusiastic ML and AI engineer specializing in NLP and Large Language Models. I love building scalable, production-ready ML systems and improving model performance through prompt engineering and statistical modeling. With strong skills in Python, TensorFlow, and cloud technologies, I enjoy working end-to-end from development to deployment. I'm passionate about continuous learning and contributing to open-source projects, especially in the AI space. Whether designing data pipelines, automating workflows, or optimizing models, I aim to drive impactful solutions with a positive user experience.

Available to hire

Hi, I’m Vandana Yalla, an enthusiastic ML and AI engineer specializing in NLP and Large Language Models. I love building scalable, production-ready ML systems and improving model performance through prompt engineering and statistical modeling. With strong skills in Python, TensorFlow, and cloud technologies, I enjoy working end-to-end from development to deployment.

I’m passionate about continuous learning and contributing to open-source projects, especially in the AI space. Whether designing data pipelines, automating workflows, or optimizing models, I aim to drive impactful solutions with a positive user experience.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Machine Learning Engineer (Prompt Engineering Focus) at Outlier

July 1, 2024 - Present

Designed and tested 50+ LLM prompt structures weekly to enhance model performance and response accuracy. Developed streamlined evaluation pipelines to increase assessment consistency by 30%.

AI Engineer Intern at Cognizant via Forage

July 31, 2024 - August 3, 2025

Developed a Python module for demand forecasting (92% accuracy), enabling data-driven inventory decisions for Gala Groceries. Automated exploratory data analysis and visualisations with Matplotlib and Seaborn, reducing manual analysis time by 40%.

Cloud Platform Intern at Verizon via Forage

June 30, 2024 - August 3, 2025

Built a cloud-native VPN with Python CLI, achieving 99.99% uptime under stress tests. Implemented least-privileged security, reducing vulnerabilities by 25%.

ML Contributor - Volunteer at Unify AI

March 1, 2024 - Present

Contributing to expand Unify AI’s framework Ivy within their Git.