Ali Rahimi
Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Actifai
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAli Rahimi is a Senior Machine Learning Engineer with a decade of experience building scalable data platforms and production ML systems across startups and large tech teams. He has driven predictive maintenance, demand forecasting, and anomaly detection at Shopify and led ML initiatives as Lead ML Engineer and Senior Research Scientist, blending rigorous academic modeling (PhD-level) with pragmatic engineering. Proficient in Python, TypeScript, SQL and data tooling, he improves service reliability and observability through performance tuning, schema validation, and developer-facing UIs. Ali pairs deep numerical modeling experience from academic research—creating novel solvation and FSI models—with hands-on ML product delivery, making him adept at translating complex simulations into production features. Based in Alexandria, VA, he brings a collaborative, creative style (and an unexpected sideline as a DJ and DIY enthusiast) that helps teams stay engaged while shipping robust systems.
10 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Amirkabir University of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) Mechanical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Mechanical Engineering at Northeastern UniversityBachelor of Engineering (BE) Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (BE) Mechanical Engineering at Sharif University of Technology
English, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Persian
Github Skills (9)
python10
kubernetes9
blackboard3
pattern2
javascript2
behavior-tree2
css1
typescript1
decorator1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
alineu/slic_matlab
Aug 2020 - Jul 2021
Contributions:14 commits, 11 pushes, 3 branches in 11 months
alineu/pygbe3
Apr 2019 - Feb 2021
Contributions:27 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 10 months
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