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Meisam Ghafarlangroudi-AI Product Engineering Lead | Hands-On Delivery, Clients & Platforms

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Jun 2023 - Present
London, United Kingdom

Senior AI Engineer / Data Scientist

Geeks Ltd (WordUp)

Position Summary
Senior AI Engineer / Data Scientist at Geeks Ltd (WordUp)
Industries
Education
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Project Management
Research and Development

Geeks Ltd is a UK-based technology company; WordUp is its AI-driven language-learning product focused on personalized vocabulary learning and intelligent educational experiences.

  • Coordinate AI product delivery across Product, Engineering, Data, Operations, and leadership, translating user needs into scoped initiatives, sequencing work, surfacing blockers, facilitating hand-offs, and communicating progress.
  • Own search, recommendation, retrieval, and content-enrichment features end to end, from requirements and architecture through Python/FastAPI implementation, testing, deployment, monitoring, and rapid iteration.
  • Developed low-latency retrieval, ranking, and personalization services using AWS, OpenSearch, DynamoDB, embeddings, and reusable APIs, achieving <1s latency, 22% higher engagement, and 12% higher premium conversion.
  • Use AI coding assistants for codebase analysis, scaffolding, refactoring, tests, debugging, and documentation while reviewing every output for correctness, architectural fit, security, maintainability, and user value.
  • Represent technical work in planning and stakeholder discussions, gather requirements first-hand, challenge priorities constructively, explain delivery trade-offs, and help teammates make outcome-focused decisions.
Mar 2019 - Feb 2020
Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of

Data Scientist

Hosh and Dansh

Position Summary
Data Scientist at Hosh and Dansh
Industries
Food and Beverage
Retail
Business Areas
Business Intelligence
Marketing
Supply Chain Management

Ibiar.com is an online grocery platform developed by Smart and Science.

  • Created machine learning models to predict inventory needs, reducing holding costs by 15%
  • Built models to predict customer churn, enabling proactive retention efforts that decreased churn rate by 12%
  • Implemented algorithms that adjusted pricing based on demand forecasting, increasing revenue by 10%
Feb 2019 - Dec 2024
Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of

Data Scientist

Mellat Bank

Position Summary
Data Scientist at Mellat Bank
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business Areas
Business Intelligence
Finance
Investments and M&A

Mellat Bank boasts a staggering customer base of over 50 million individuals in Iran. Renowned for its extensive range of offerings, the bank provides a comprehensive suite of services exceeding 100, including innovative options like Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solutions.

  • Developed a news trading algorithm using Fin-BERT and GPT3 and sentiment analysis to predict short-term price movements in Forex and Crypto markets, achieving a 20% improvement in trading signal accuracy
  • Built an ensemble model combining XGBoost with a deep auto encoder to detect anomalies in credit card transactions in real time, reduced false positives by 25% and improved fraud recall by 15%
  • Implemented a customer churn prediction model, reducing churn by 15% and enhancing customer retention strategies
  • Built recommendation engines to suggest banking products to customers, enhancing cross-selling opportunities by 22%
  • Developed a sentiment analysis model using BERT to analyze Instagram comments, achieving over 85% accuracy and providing actionable insights for customer engagement strategies
  • Engineered a forecasting model using Deep AR to predict credit usage with an R-square value exceeding 80%, optimizing financial planning
  • designed and implemented a credit risk scoring system that improved early identification of high-risk applicants and reduced default rates by 12%

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Banking and Finance, Education, Information Technology, Food and Beverage, and Retail.

Banking and Finance
Education
Information Technology
Food and Beverage
Retail
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Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Business Intelligence, Finance, Investments and M&A, Information Technology, Product Development, and Project Management.

Business Intelligence
Finance
Investments and M&A
Information Technology
Product Development
Project Management
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Summary

Hands-on AI Product Engineering Lead with 7+ years of experience coordinating cross-functional delivery and owning AI-powered features from client requirements through production operation. Strong in product planning, technical facilitation, Python, APIs, search, recommendation, data ingestion, Docker, testing, and observability, with active Go development proficiency. Experienced aligning Product, Design, Engineering, leadership, and business stakeholders, breaking initiatives into deliverable increments, surfacing blockers, reviewing AI-generated code, and keeping quality and user outcomes central without relying on formal authority.

Skills

  • Python

  • R Programming

  • Scala

  • Snowflake

  • Ms Sql Server

  • Nosql

  • Milvus

  • Mongodb

  • Bigquery

  • Elasticsearch

  • Postgre

  • Aws (S3, Glue, Redshift, Lambda, Kinesis)

  • Google Cloud Platform (Gcp)

  • Azure

  • Airflow

  • Dbt

  • Ssis

  • Ssas

  • Apis Services

  • Docker

  • Terraform

  • Kubernetes

  • Ci/Cd

  • Fastapi

  • Git

  • Github

  • Slack

  • Jira

  • Confluence

  • Kubeflow

  • Agile Development

  • Ms Power Bi

  • Google Looker

  • Tableau

  • Metabase

  • Google Analytics

  • Data Studio

  • Apache Spark

  • Ray

  • Hadoop

  • Regression Models

  • Classification

  • Time Series Analysis

  • Deep Learning (Tensorflow, Pytorch)

  • Llm

  • Faiss

  • Scann

  • Huggingface

  • Rag

  • Bert

  • Sentiment Analysis

  • Nlp

  • Vector Search

  • Web Scraping

  • Mmm

  • Llama

  • Lora

  • Llama Index

  • Langchain

  • Transformers

  • Pod Coordination & Delivery Leadership: Initiative Breakdown, Sequencing And Prioritization, Blocker Removal, Hand-Offs, Delivery Updates, Lightweight Project Management, Facilitation, Shared Accountability

  • Client, Product & Stakeholder Leadership: First-Hand Requirements Discovery, Client Meetings, Product Planning, Scoping, Trade-Off Communication, Expectation Management, Leadership Reporting, Calm Issue Handling

  • Hands-On Product Engineering: Feature Ownership From Specification To Operation, Python, Fastapi, Rest Apis, Asynchronous Services, Modular Design, Go Fundamentals And Active Development, Production Debugging

  • Ai-Assisted Development & Review: Claude Code-Style Agentic Development, Scoped Task Prompts, Codebase Navigation, Implementation And Test Scaffolding, Generated-Code Review, Architecture Checks, Debugging, Documentation

  • Search, Recommendation & Enrichment: Opensearch, Embeddings, Retrieval And Ranking, Personalization, Semantic Search, Content Enrichment, Relevance Evaluation, Feedback Loops, Latency And Quality Kpis

  • Data, Databases & Integrations: Postgresql/Sql And Nosql, Dynamodb, Redis Familiarity, Ingestion Pipelines, Partner/Supplier Apis, Schema Validation, Authentication Awareness, Retries, Background-Job Concepts

  • Quality, Reliability & Operations: Self-Owned Testing And Production Quality, Unit/Integration/Regression Tests, Docker Compose Concepts, Ci/Cd, Git, Logs, Metrics, Traces, Alerting, On-Call Readiness

  • Architecture & Communication: Feature And System Thinking, Build-Vs-Buy Decisions, Full-Stack Awareness, Security And Scalability Trade-Offs, Technical Documentation, Mentoring

Languages

Persian
Native
English
Advanced
German
Intermediate

Education

Oct 2022 - Jun 2024

IU International University of Applied Sciences, Berlin

Master of Data Science · Data Science · Berlin, Germany

Oct 2016 - Jun 2018

Science and Culture University, Iran

Master of Financial Engineering and Risk Management · Financial Engineering and Risk Management · Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of

Oct 2011 - Jun 2015

Azad University, Iran

Bachelor of Industrial Engineering · Industrial Engineering · Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 3
Experience in Banking and Finance 6 y
Avg length 3 y 4 m
Longest experience 5 y 10 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 2 (Iran, Islamic Republic of, United Kingdom)
Primary country Iran, Islamic Republic of

Expertise

Recent roles Senior AI Engineer / Data Scientist, Data Scientist
Main industries Banking and Finance, Education, Information Technology
Main business areas Business Intelligence, Finance, Investments and M&A

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

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Frequently asked questions

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Meisam is based in Berlin, Germany.

Meisam speaks the following languages: Persian (Native), English (Advanced), German (Intermediate).

Meisam has at least 8 years of experience. During this time, Meisam has worked in at least 2 different roles and for 3 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 6 months. Note that Meisam may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Meisam would be well-suited for roles such as: Senior AI Engineer / Data Scientist, Data Scientist.

Meisam's most recent position is Senior AI Engineer / Data Scientist at Geeks Ltd (WordUp).

In recent years, Meisam has worked for Geeks Ltd (WordUp) and Mellat Bank.

Meisam is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance, Education, and Information Technology. Meisam also has some experience in Food and Beverage and Retail.

Meisam is most experienced in business areas like Business Intelligence, Finance, and Investments and M&A. Meisam also has some experience in Information Technology, Product Development, and Project Management.

Meisam has recently worked in industries like Banking and Finance, Education, and Information Technology.

Meisam has recently worked in business areas like Business Intelligence, Finance, and Investments and M&A.

Meisam holds a Master in Data Science from IU International University of Applied Sciences, Berlin, a Master in Financial Engineering and Risk Management from Science and Culture University, Iran and a Bachelor in Industrial Engineering from Azad University, Iran.

Meisam is immediately available part-time for suitable projects.

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