Systems-oriented ML/LLM Engineer

A Systems-oriented ML/LLM engineer with a PhD in mathematics and 8+ years of professional experience in Python (PyTorch, NumPy/Pandas, Flask, Django) and Rust. Specializes in low-latency/high-throughput services, machine learning, deep learning, LLMs, and agentic frameworks. Domain expertise includes banking/finance (risk evaluation, fraud prediction), neuroscience, and image analysis. Proficient in Rust for async services (Tokio, Axum/Actix) and data/compute (Polars/Arrow) for production and performance-critical pipelines. Open to remote full-time or freelance/contract work, including US opportunities, applying a strong combination of mathematical and developer skills.