Amit Beka

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ABOUT AMIT BEKA

I\'m an AI/ML and MLOps engineer with over a decade of experience, having crafted innovative ML solutions that drive impactful real-world applications at scale.My key strength lies in building high-quality, generalizable ML systems end-to-end, and I\'m passionate about extending these systems to user-friendly frameworks.I excel in independent and remote work settings, where my communication skills and the ability to deliver tangible results are best utilized.Throughout my career, I have advanced from an ML Scientist and Backend Engineer at Evature to a Senior ML Engineer and eventually an ML & Engineering Manager at Booking.com. At Evature, I was instrumental in developing a comprehensive text and speech bot for the travel industry, leveraging advanced techniques in automatic speech recognition to achieve industry-comparable accuracy levels. My innovative work in ML models for re-ranking speech-to-text alternatives became a key asset that contributed to Evature’s successful acquisition by Booking.com, integrating our products into their broader suite.During my tenure at Booking.com, I designed and implemented an in-house ML platform that significantly improved the efficiency of NLP model deployments using AWS SageMaker. This platform revolutionized our approach by enabling faster and more efficient model training and deployment, effectively halving our completion time for various tasks. As an ML & Engineering Manager, I led teams in deploying impactful ML solutions, such as a \"Similar Hotel\" recommendation system through a two-tower neural network, which increased bookings by 20%. My collaboration with Amazon led to the creation of a new NER annotation tool integrated into SageMaker Ground Truth, underscoring my commitment to building scalable solutions that extend beyond immediate company needs.In every role, I emphasized robust team management and cultivation of a collaborative culture, mentoring employees to reach their potential. My focus on implementing high-functioning ML systems was marked by a successful balance of hands-on development and strategic oversight, ensuring projects were completed on time and to high standards. Through these experiences, I consistently demonstrated my ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and deliver science-driven products that meet and exceed business objectives.