Christian Kalla
Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Stealth Startup
Hamburg, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolChristian Kalla is a Senior Machine Learning Engineer with nearly a decade of experience building and productionizing ML systems, from biometric face recognition to contemporary NLP and LLM applications. He combines deep algorithmic R&D (face detection, keypoint estimation, template matching, PAD) with practical software engineering—converting Python prototypes into C++ SDKs and end-to-end ML pipelines (Dagster + Vertex AI). At Otto he delivered cross-functional GenAI and causal ML prototypes like automated email classification and LLM-driven product descriptions, and now brings that product-focused mindset to a stealth startup. Comfortable spanning research and engineering, he prefers creative teams that let him own solutions rather than fit into narrow roles. Outside work he plays padel and chess and studies investing, a hint at his analytical curiosity and long-term thinking.
9 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
BA MannheimDiplom Informatik, Diplom Informatik at RWTH Aachen University
Github Skills (18)
javascript9
css9
nodejs9
react9
math8
codebase7
java5
certification5
middleware4
microprofile4
metasploit4
javaee3
cdi3
microservices3
payara3
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
ck7up/ck7up.github.io
Mar 2019 - Dec 2022
Contributions:38 commits, 37 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 9 months
ck7up/php1
Nov 2017 - Mar 2019
Php1 (my php study )
Contributions:2 PRs, 4 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 4 months
phpphp7php81php-study
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