AI/ML Engineer · LLM & Generative AI

Sijan
Paudel

Agentic Systems · RAG · Fine-tuning — Pokhara, Nepal

AI/ML Engineer with production experience shipping LLM and generative AI systems end to end: multi-agent workflows, retrieval-augmented generation, model fine-tuning, and predictive modelling on large relational datasets.

Engineered 11 AI modules for a live healthcare SaaS platform, including LangGraph multi-agent pipelines and hybrid BM25 + vector RAG — cutting LLM token costs by 74% and query latency by up to 2.64×. Fine-tuned open-source LLMs (Llama, Mistral, Qwen2, HyperCLOVA X) with QLoRA/LoRA, and built offline LLM evaluation harnesses gated in CI.

  • Agentic Systems
  • RAG
  • LLM Fine-tuning
  • Production ML
  • FastAPI
  • pgvector
Sijan Paudel at his workstation, surrounded by dashboards showing LLM fine-tuning metrics, a RAG architecture diagram, and production monitoring for an AI engineering platform.
AI Engineer

Agentic Systems · Production RAG

74%LLM token cost reduction
2.64×Query latency speedup
11AI modules shipped
25Agent tools in production

Trusted Experience Across

  • Healthcare SaaS
  • Agentic Systems
  • Retrieval Systems
  • LLM Fine-tuning
  • Data Engineering
  • Microsoft Learn
  • IEEE Research
AGENTIC SYSTEMSRETRIEVAL-AUGMENTED GENERATIONLLM FINE-TUNINGMULTI-AGENT ORCHESTRATIONVECTOR SEARCHPRODUCTION AIMODEL EVALUATIONMLOPS
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Career History

Experience

AI/ML engineer focused on shipping production LLM systems — agentic pipelines, retrieval-augmented generation, and fine-tuned models — alongside the backend and data infrastructure that keeps them reliable.

4Roles
11AI modules
9Projects
Current Role

AI Engineer

Neurithum AI — AgeCare Platform

Nov 2024 — Present

Remote

Core Domains

LLM & Agentic Systems

LangGraph, LangChain, multi-agent pipelines, QLoRA fine-tuning

Retrieval & Data Engineering

pgvector, hybrid BM25 + RRF search, PostgreSQL, Redis

Backend & MLOps

FastAPI, Docker, GitHub Actions, AWS

Timeline
  • Neurithum AI — AgeCare Platform

    AI Engineer

    Nov 2024
  • Independent / Personal Projects

    AI & Full-Stack Developer

    2025
  • AI Content Automation Platform

    AI Automation Engineer

    2024
  • Computer Operator

    Computer Operator

    Oct 2022
Active Period

Oct 2022 — Present

  1. Neurithum AI — AgeCare Platform

    Current

    AI Engineer

    Nov 2024 — Present
    Healthcare SaaS (Aged Care) · Remote

    Python · FastAPI · LangGraph · pgvector · PostgreSQL · Redis · AWS · Docker

    Agentic EHR Chatbot (25-tool LangGraph pipeline)

    Shipped a production dual-agent system for natural-language querying over Electronic Health Record data, where an LLM intent router (gpt-4o-mini, temp=0) dispatches to a data agent (25 async SQL tools across 11 EHR domains) or a clinical reasoning agent (4 extraction tools). Added real-time SSE streaming, PostgreSQL-persisted memory with sliding-window LLM summarisation, anti-hallucination guardrails (forced first tool call + output blocklist), and PHI audit logging on every data access.

    Hybrid RAG retrieval system

    Designed a two-stage BM25 + pgvector semantic search with Reciprocal Rank Fusion for clinical entity extraction from free-text notes, achieving a 74% reduction in LLM token cost through targeted retrieval. Built the ingestion pipeline for guideline PDFs using semantic chunking and OpenAI text-embedding-3-small embeddings.

    Behaviour pattern analysis — 5-layer ML pipeline

    Engineered SQL signal extraction → SciPy KDE clustering to model behaviour frequency distributions → LangGraph reasoning agent for causal hypothesis generation → RAG intervention retrieval → human-review draft.

    Clinical deterioration prediction (CDTR)

    Computed patient baselines from longitudinal EHR data and detected statistical drift in vital-sign and behavioural signals, auto-generating structured clinical notes and facility-wide dashboards for proactive escalation.

    Data pipeline and SQL optimisation

    Replaced N+1 Python loops with PostgreSQL set-based views, benchmarked across 18 runs: 2.64× peak speedup, 44.4% payload reduction, and 75% LLM cost savings. Designed 5 AI-specific SQL views powering unified patient timeline, clinical profile, behaviour intelligence, and compliance features.

    Care plan intelligence (ICP)

    Built a deterministic gap-detection engine, preference scanner, and LangGraph reasoning agent for care plan generation with compliance checking, 4-layer Redis caching, multi-tenant scoping, and RBAC across 5 roles.

    Production security and compliance

    Implemented JWT/RBAC middleware with PHI access audit logging, OWASP security headers, sliding-window rate limiting, parameterised SQL, and LLM output guardrails blocking unsafe clinical recommendations.

    LangGraphLangChain LCELFastAPIpgvectorPostgreSQLRedisAWSDocker
  2. Independent / Personal Projects

    Current

    AI & Full-Stack Developer

    2025 — Present
    Pokhara, Nepal · Remote

    Next.js · TypeScript · Python · FastAPI · Gemini · PostgreSQL · Docker

    AI automation for video content

    Built AI automation workflows for generating, processing, and publishing short-form video content.

    Full-stack product development

    Developed full-stack products integrating modern frontend systems, Python services, APIs, databases, and cloud deployment.

    Reusable AI-assisted workflows

    Designed reusable workflows for AI-assisted research, content generation, and data processing.

    Next.jsTypeScriptPythonFastAPIGeminiPostgreSQLDocker
  3. AI Content Automation Platform

    Current

    AI Automation Engineer

    2024 — Present
    Remote

    Gemini · Python · APIs · Automation

    End-to-end content automation

    Built automated workflows for ideation, scripting, visual generation, voice/video processing, and short-form content publishing.

    Generative AI integration

    Integrated generative AI tools and Python automation scripts to reduce manual production work.

    GeminiPythonAPIsAutomationVideo GenerationPrompt Engineering
  4. Computer Operator

    Computer Operator

    Oct 2022 — Jan 2024
    Pokhara, Nepal

    Python automation

    Workflow automation

    Automated data-processing workflows with Python scripts, reducing manual processing time by 40%.

    PythonAutomation
Portfolio

Projects

LangGraphFastAPIGPT-4opgvector+2
PyTorchHuggingFacePEFTQLoRA+2
FastAPIPostgreSQLsqlglotpgvector+2
PaddleOCRGPT-4o Vision / Qwen2-VLFastAPICelery+2
HuggingFacePEFTQLoRATRL+1
HuggingFacePEFTQLoRATRL+2
XGBoostscikit-learnPandasFastAPI
PyTorchHuggingFace Transformersscikit-learn
DjangoDRFPostgreSQLRedis+1
Next.jsTypeScriptTailwind CSSFastAPI+2
10 ProjectsView on GitHub
Technical Ecosystem

Skills Architecture Map

How I design, build, automate, and deploy real products — from an idea to production infrastructure.

SKILLS-ARCHITECTURE.MAP
v2026
LangChain
LangGraph
GPT
OpenAI GPT-4o
HuggingFace
RA
RAG
Gu
Guardrails
LL
LLM-as-Judge
Skills Architecture Map — how I design, build, and scale products from concept to deployment.
Research & Writing

Publications

Featured PublicationConference Paper · 2026

IEEE · International Conference on ICT and Photonics (ICTP)

Cauliflower Disease Detection Using YOLO Models

An IEEE conference paper exploring early and accurate cauliflower disease detection through deep-learning-based image analysis. The research uses a custom dataset of approximately 810 expert-annotated images across five disease classes, applying transfer learning with YOLO object-detection models to classify and localize infected plant regions.

The best-performing YOLOv8s model was trained for approximately 200 epochs and evaluated using precision, recall, and mAP@50. The study demonstrates the potential of YOLO-based object detection as a practical approach for identifying cauliflower diseases and supporting early agricultural intervention.

Custom Dataset
~810 Images
Classes
5 Disease Classes
Best Model
YOLOv8s
Training
~200 Epochs
Precision
34.43%
Recall
31.94%
mAP@50
28.15%
Computer Vision·Deep Learning·YOLOv8·Object Detection·Transfer Learning·Agriculture AI·Python

Published in: 2026 International Conference on ICT and Photonics (ICTP)

Conference dates: 11–14 February 2026

Conference location: Pokhara, Nepal

Added to IEEE Xplore: 22 April 2026

Publisher: IEEE

DOI: 10.1109/ICTP67998.2026.11485071

Authors: Indra Prasad Sapkota · Sneha Chhetri · Ashish Sigdel · Sijan Paudel · Nabin Lamichhane · Pranaya Nakarmi

Academic Background

Education

Paschimanchal Campus, IOE, Tribhuvan University

Bachelor of Computer Engineering

Pokhara, Nepal

April 2022 — May 2026 (Graduated)Aggregate: 81% (Distinction)
Relevant Coursework

Artificial Intelligence · Machine Learning (Data Mining) · Big Data Technologies · Probability & Statistics · Database Management Systems · Data Structures & Algorithms · Distributed Systems · Operating Systems · Computer Networks · Software Engineering · Object-Oriented Analysis & Design · Theory of Computation · Computer Organization & Architecture

Community & Impact

Leadership

Community

Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador (Beta)

Microsoft Learn

Jan 2024 — Present
Pokhara, Nepal · Remote
  • Led 15+ technical workshops on Azure AI, RAG systems, and ML deployment for 500+ students.
  • Developed tutorials on LLM integration with FastAPI, Azure ML, and containerised AI services.
Certifications
  • Applied Data Science Lab

    2023

    WorldQuant University

  • Supervised Machine Learning: Regression & Classification

    2023

    Coursera / Stanford

  • Generative AI Concepts, LLM Fundamentals, AI Ethics

    2023

    DataCamp

  • FastAPI: Building Production APIs

    2025

    Async programming, Pydantic v2, JWT auth, Redis caching, Docker

  • The Ultimate Django Series (Parts 1–3)

    2025

    DRF, authentication, Celery, testing, caching, deployment

Research & Engineering

Notes

Let’s Work Together

Let’s Build
Together

Open to AI/ML engineering roles, agentic systems and RAG projects, LLM fine-tuning work, and research collaborations.