Paul-louis Nech
Staff Machine Learning Engineer at Algolia
Paris, Ile-de-France
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Top SchoolPaul-Louis Nech is a Staff Machine Learning Engineer based in Paris with 11 years of experience translating research-grade natural language understanding into production features at Algolia. He has progressed through roles from Android and full‑stack development to applied NLU research and now leads R&D for AI-driven search capabilities. Paul-Louis blends hands-on engineering with academic rigor from EPITA and Paris Cité, routinely evaluating state‑of‑the‑art models and running experiments to solve real customer search problems. He also teaches Machine Learning 101 and has a history of cross-disciplinary projects, including a gold‑medal iGEM team where he led software for an environmental drone platform. Known for bridging product needs and cutting‑edge research, he brings a practical, experiment‑driven approach to shipping reliable ML APIs at scale. Quietly, his career shows a rare arc from mobile UI and telemetry work to strategic ML leadership, giving him deep empathy for both frontend developer experience and backend model lifecycle.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Diplôme d'ingénieur Classes Préparatoires, Diplôme d'ingénieur Classes Préparatoires at EPITA PrépaBac S General Studies, Bac S General Studies at Lycée Jean ZayMaster of Engineering - MEng Ingénierie informatique, Master of Engineering - MEng Ingénierie informatique at EPITA: Ecole d'Ingénieurs en InformatiqueLicence Math-Informatique - Parcours Informatique Théorique Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science, Licence Math-Informatique - Parcours Informatique Théorique Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science at Université Paris Cité
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Github Skills (200)
json-schema10
text-to-speech10
swagger10
ios-library10
vim10
conversational-ui10
jaeger10
unix10
algolia10
pattern10
voice10
api10
evaluation-framework10
kotlin-android10
json10
Programming languages (20)
Github contributions (5)
PLNech/musicologist
Jun 2017 - Jun 2018
Music advice from a conversational interface powered by Algolia
Contributions:232 commits, 43 pushes, 3 branches in 11 months
algoliainstant-searchconversational-uiconversational-agentsconversational-interface
algolia/algolia-android-demo
Feb 2016 - Apr 2019
Android instant search demo with Algolia
Contributions:71 commits, 3 PRs, 35 pushes in 3 years 2 months
algoliaandroidinstantsearchinstant-searchalgolia-search
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