Senior ML & Backend Engineer

Acacia Bengo is a Senior Machine Learning & Software Engineer with 11+ years of experience and a current MSCS student at Georgia Tech. They have worked remotely for US-based companies for the last 3+ years and specialize in bridging the gap between robust backend engineering (Ruby on Rails) and production-grade ML models. Key projects include building a pipeline to convert 2D architectural floor plans into 3D models using Image Segmentation (Detectron2) and Swin Transformers, engineering predictive algorithms for high-volume sports betting and lottery platforms (risk management, user segmentation, Churn Prediction, LTV forecasting), architecting Deep Learning models for NLP at scale (reduced moderation time by 80%, processed over 1 million messages monthly), and developing CensorX, a multimodal NSFW detection tool using Vision Transformers (ViT) and DistilBERT. Acacia is hireable through a Canadian company (B2B/Contract) or via an Employer of Record (e.g., Globalization Partners), allowing for frictionless onboarding for North American entities.