Muhammad Hammad Asif | AI Engineer, LLM Engineer & Python Backend Developer
AI Startup
San Francisco, CARemote OKContract$140k – $220k / year
About this role
Muhammad Hammad Asif | AI Engineer, LLM Engineer & Python Backend Developer
Available for US/UK/EU remote roles & contract work (via Deel)
AI Engineer & Python Backend Architect | Remote Specialist
I bridge the gap between AI prototypes and production-grade systems. Specializing in high-performance FastAPI backends, scalable RAG pipelines, and fine-tuned LLMs engineered for global scale.
Top 3% Vetted Toptal Engineer | Available for Full-Time Remote Roles (US / UK / EU Timezones) | Contract-Ready via Deel
What I Offer
My Expertise
From concept to deployment, I provide end-to-end development solutions tailored to your business needs.
LLM & RAG Pipelines
Building context-aware applications using LangChain, OpenAI/Gemini APIs, and advanced semantic chunking.
High-Performance APIs
Designing robust, asynchronous RESTful APIs using FastAPI and Flask, optimized for low latency.
Vector Architectures & Data Mining
Structuring web scrapers and automation pipelines using Playwright and Selenium to feed production AI data streams.
Distributed Computing
Scaling machine learning workloads using Ray clusters and AWS EC2 autoscaling groups.
DevOps & Containerization
Ensuring identical development and production environments with Docker, Nginx, and automated CI/CD workflows.
Skills & Expertise
A comprehensive overview of my technical skills and areas of expertise
Generative AI & LLMs
LLM Fine-Tuning & AlignmentRAG Pipelines & OptimizationLangChain & LangGraphVector DBs (Qdrant, Pinecone)Prompt Engineering & EvaluationRLHF & SFT DatasetsOpenAI & Gemini API IntegrationNatural Language Processing
Backend Development
Python (Advanced)FastAPI & Flask (Async)RESTful API DesignNode.js & ExpressMicroservices ArchitectureWeb Scraping (Playwright/Selenium)Distributed Ray Clusters
Databases & Data
PostgreSQL & MySQLMongoDB & NoSQLRedis Caching & Queuespandas & NumPyData Engineering & ETLAirtable API Integration
DevOps & Clou