Muhammed Rifas

AI Operations Lead & Senior AI Trainer

Alappuzha, Kerala, India 8+ yrs exp 90 · Outstanding

About

Resourceful engineering leader with 7+ years of hands-on coding experience (Python, Java, C, C++, C#) and 3+ years in Large Language Model (LLM) training and delivery management with Turing. Experienced in leading end-to-end LLM data pipelines across diverse modalities, including code corpora, natural language conversations, structured datasets, multimedia annotation (image/video), and Indian languages translation and transcription workflows. Contributed to the development of several large-scale, breakthrough LLMs. Recognized for driving quality, meeting aggressive AI milestones, and maintaining 95%+ client and stakeholder satisfaction.

Skills & Expertise (23)

Prompt Engineering Expert

9.2/10

Years Exp

Python Expert

9.0/10

Years Exp

Pandas Advanced

8.5/10

Years Exp

NumPy Advanced

8.5/10

Years Exp

AWS Advanced

8.0/10

Years Exp

Flask Intermediate

7.5/10

Years Exp

Git Intermediate

7.0/10

Years Exp

Matplotlib Intermediate

7.0/10

Years Exp

RESTful Intermediate

7.0/10

Years Exp

Postgresql Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

JWT Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

NLTK Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

SQLAlchemy Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

CRUD Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

BeautifulSoup Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

Java Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

ORM Intermediate

5.5/10

Years Exp

Heroku Intermediate

5.5/10

Years Exp

Tkinter Intermediate

5.0/10

Years Exp

Postman Intermediate

5.0/10

Years Exp

JavaFX Intermediate

5.0/10

Years Exp

Swing Intermediate

5.0/10

Years Exp

JUnit Intermediate

5.0/10

Years Exp

Work Experience

AI Operations Lead & Senior AI Trainer

Turing

Dec 2022 - Mar 2026

Authored and curated thousands of high-fidelity instruction/response pairs, evaluation datasets, and complex reasoning-based exemplars for core LLM training and benchmarking. Managed comprehensive data annotation and labeling across diverse modalities, including conversational text, source code, audio, images, and specialized video streams like egocentric and gaming video captures. Guided high-performing trainer pods and leads to execute campaign goals, manage sprint workloads, and optimize data throughput under aggressive milestones. Performed precise prompt engineering, model response evaluations, safety policy red-teaming, and localization validation for Indian languages. Multiple-time recipient of the 'Top Lead', 'Top Trainer', and 'Rising Star' awards for exceptional data productivity and innovative pipeline contributions.

Tutor

CourseHero

Jul 2022 - Dec 2022

Worked part-time as a programming tutor.

Managed Network Expert / Subject Matter Expert

Chegg

Oct 2017 - Dec 2022

Delivered expert-level solutions and technical code walkthroughs specializing in core algorithms, complex data structures, and multi-language programming challenges (Python, Java, C, C++). Maintained a consistent 95% client/student satisfaction score over a 5-year tenure, ranking among the highest technical contributors on the platform. Honored as an 'Engagement Champion' and 'Quality Champion' for driving asset quality and mentoring peer experts to boost global platform productivity.