AI Engineer, Software Engineer
Open to worldwide locations
Mohammad Qataadah Zakir
Building intelligent, scalable systems — from fine-tuned models and inference pipelines to full-stack applications that actually ship.
6+
Years Coding
9+
Certifications
5+
Projects Built
01
Experience
AI Software Engineer
July 2025 - Present
Optimal Communication Co. · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Engineered AI-powered payment automation solutions for POS and card payment systems using Python, FastAPI, REST APIs, SQL, and Git, reducing manual processing by 65%.
Built and maintained full-stack business applications, integrating payment gateways, authentication, databases, and third-party APIs to improve workflow efficiency by 45%.
Delivered 10+ software enhancements, resolved production issues, and implemented CI/CD and version control practices, reducing deployment time by 40%.
Software Engineer - Intern
May 2024 - August 2024
Modern Arc Group · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Developed and enhanced 5+ web applications using frontend/backend technologies, REST APIs, SQL, testing, and debugging.
Implemented features, resolved 70+ software issues, and improved application performance through code reviews and debugging.
Supported deployments, database optimization, and documentation using Git, Agile/Scrum, and SDLC, reducing onboarding time by 30%.
Freelance Software Engineer
Jun 2023 — Jan 2025
Self-Employed · Remote
Sales Specialist
Jun 2021 — Feb 2022
Best Buy · St. John's, NL, Canada
Sales Advisor · Technical Support Specialist
Sep 2020 — Apr 2021
Concentrix (Apple) · Remote, Canada
02
Skills
AI & ML
Languages & Concepts
Frameworks & Infra
03
Projects
01
LLM Fine-Tuning & Inference Pipeline
Python · PyTorch · LoRA / QLoRA · llama-cpp
Parameter-efficient LLM fine-tuning using LoRA and QLoRA, with quantised local inference for production deployment.
02
Operations Assistant
Python · SQL · Data Modelling · NLP
CLI chatbot that translates natural language questions into SQL queries against a SQLite indoor location database.
03
RAG-Powered NLP System
HuggingFace · LangChain · FastAPI · Docker
Retrieval-augmented generation pipeline with semantic search, served via FastAPI and containerised with Docker.
04
Education & Certifications
Degrees
Bachelors
Software Engineering
B.Eng. (Hons)
B.Eng. (Hons)
Univ. of Greater Manchester
Graduated · 2025
Credit Transfer
MUN credits recognized
toward UGM degree
toward UGM degree
Computer Engineering
B.Eng.
B.Eng.
Memorial Univ. of Newfoundland
Credit Transfer · 2022
Certifications
Artificial Intelligence with Python: Foundations to Projects Specialization
Educba
Machine Learning Specialty
AWS
Generative AI LLMs
NVIDIA
Deep Learning Specialization
DeepLearning.AI
MLOps | Machine Learning Operations Specialization
Duke University
Machine Learning Specialization
Stanford Online | DeepLearning.AI
Computer Science for Artificial Intelligence
HarvardX
Computer Science for Python Programming
HarvardX
AI Applications with Watson
IBM
AI Chatbots without Programming
IBM
Python Basics for Data Science
IBM
Software Development Lifecycle
Univ. of Minnesota
C Programming with Linux
Dartmouth University
Java Programming and Software Engineering Fundamentals
Duke University