Christy Jacob
Machine Learning Engineer at Magic
Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Summary
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Top SchoolChristy Jacob is a Machine Learning Engineer with nine years of experience blending research-grade computer vision and production backend engineering. She has designed, trained, and fine-tuned CNNs for low-light denoising, ANPR, and driver drowsiness systems, and moved those models to real-time, low-power deployments. At Appwrite she progressed from founding engineer to Head of Engineering, contributing across front-end console features, backend API work, and SDK/CLI tooling for cloud function deployment in a widely used open-source platform. Her background includes building scalable APIs and mobile apps at Intuit and practical research results at Samsung that improved image quality metrics significantly. Now based in Abu Dhabi and pursuing advanced ML studies at BITS Pilani, she combines hands-on C/C++ and Python model work with full-stack and DevOps experience. Colleagues describe her as a pragmatic problem-solver who bridges research improvements and production reliability.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
BITS Pilani, Birla Institute of Technology and ScienceBachelor of Technology Computer Science, Bachelor of Technology Computer Science at PES UniversityHigh School Computer Science, High School Computer Science at AECS Magnolia Maaruti Public School - India
English, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada
Github Skills (36)
appwrite10
javascript10
back-end-development10
apidoc10
scripting10
php10
script10
api10
front-end-development10
sh10
nodejs10
svelte10
shell10
cli10
testing9
Programming languages (26)
Github contributions (5)
appwrite/appwrite
Sep 2019 - Jan 2023
Your backend, minus the hassle.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:22 releases, 2587 reviews, 1592 commits in 3 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Christy primarily focused on backend development, implementing features and making improvements to the Appwrite API endpoints. They were involved in integrating and updating various libraries and functionalities within the application, like updating the abuse and time library. The user was also working on features related to attribute and date time, including tests to ensure the code functions as expected. They made changes to the Account controller, including email session creation and OAuth2 session handling, as well as database configuration.
serverlessfirebase-alternativeiosbackend-as-a-servicesecure
appwrite/sdk-generator
Jan 2021 - Dec 2022
Generating SDKs for multiple programming languages and platforms ⚙️
Role in this project:Back-end & DevOps Engineer
Back-end & DevOps EngineerContributions:35 releases, 567 reviews, 474 commits in 1 year 11 months
Contributions summary:Christy primarily contributed to the development of the CLI tool, focusing on features related to function deployment. Their work included creating templates for various cloud function runtimes, setting up the install scripts, and adding support for file uploads and dependency management. They were also involved in setting up the project structure and CI/CD pipeline to deploy and manage a production ready service.
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