# Almog Hagbi Software & ML Engineer · M.Sc. Machine Learning student [GitHub](https://github.com/AlmogH) · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/almoghagbi/) · [Website](https://almoghagbi.com) > Software & ML Engineer pursuing an M.Sc. in Machine Learning. I design geospatial MLOps pipelines and cloud architecture on AWS, build full-stack products with Next.js and TypeScript, and bring a deep background in test automation and engineering leadership. ## Experience ### Software & ML Engineer — Blue Green Water Technologies **2024 - Present** · Israel *End-to-end ownership of cloud, data, and ML infrastructure at a water-tech company fighting toxic algal blooms.* - Cut Amazon Redshift compute costs by **20%** by restructuring queries to leverage **AWS Data Catalog** partitions and eliminate inefficient column scans. - Backfilled several years of historical data so the data-science team could model on a correct, complete dataset. - Built a calibration MLOps workflow with **AWS Step Functions** that reconciles two data sources for every new body of water. - Designed a fault-tolerant (**DLQ**) geospatial MLOps pipeline on Docker-deployed **Lambdas**, **SQS**, and **S3**, running classification, aggregation, and regression models over **AWS Glue** Crawlers and optimized **Parquet** storage. - Built a secure client-to-**S3** image upload and analysis pipeline that automatically feeds imagery into backend data-science models. - Owned several **microservices** and data pipelines end-to-end, building them from scratch on my own. - Secured a previously public API with a robust authentication flow using **AWS API Gateway**, **Load Balancer**, and **ECS**. - Provisioned infrastructure as code with **AWS SAM** (and some **Terraform**) and automated CI/CD with **GitHub Actions**. - Covered services end-to-end with the full range of tests — **unit**, **integration**, and **E2E**. - Spearheaded a major client-side refactor, modernizing the frontend with **Next.js** and **React**. - Built and maintained backend services in **Express.js** with **TypeScript** on Node.js. - Accelerated delivery with Git/GitHub workflows and AI pair-programming using **GitHub Copilot** agents in VS Code. ### Full-Stack Engineer (Volunteer) — The Product Lounge **2023 - 2024** · Israel *Volunteer full-stack development on an event seating-plan platform.* - Developed a **NestJS** server backed by **Firebase** and **Redis**, and built the frontend with **React** and **Redux**. - Led the migration of the core frontend from Create React App to **Next.js**, improving SEO and performance. ### Full-Stack Engineer Intern — Remagine Ventures **2021 - 2022** · Israel *Internship at a venture-capital fund — completed as my Entrepreneurship excellence-track final project.* - Developed a **Python** web scraper surfacing intelligence on new startups in **Gaming** and the **Metaverse** for the fund's deal flow. - Containerized **Python** and **Node.js** services on **GCP**, built the frontend with **React**, and stored data in **MongoDB**. ### Software Engineer Intern — RestAR **2020** · Israel *Internship at an augmented-reality startup, via the university CO-OP program.* - Built a **React Native** application for testing the product. ### Automation Infrastructure Engineer / Tech Lead — eToroX **2018 - 2019** · Israel *Built the crypto exchange's test-automation practice from scratch, appointed tech lead.* - Built a complete **test-automation** infrastructure from scratch as tech lead. - Implemented **microservices** to execute large test suites concurrently and populate existing coverage. - Auto-generated tests from **OpenAPI** specifications and enforced coverage tracking. - Wrote cross-browser UI automation with **Selenium** in **TypeScript**. - Designed a **JSON-based test DSL** persisted in a database, so tests could be defined as data and managed through the portal. - Containerized workloads on **GCP** and ran CI/CD pipelines with **Jenkins**. - Built a **React** + **Express.js** portal for viewing test results and authoring automation tests. ### Automation Infrastructure Engineer / QA Team Lead — IDF – C4I Corps **2014 - 2017** · Israel *Led QA and automation across large-scale military software projects.* - Led QA and automation teams of up to **~5 engineers** across three large-scale projects. - Built **Java** + **Selenium** test-automation infrastructure from scratch, reused across the projects. - Introduced the unit's **first automated test suites**, driving automation adoption across the unit and beyond. ## Projects ### Audio & Text → Upper-Body Motion Generation B.Sc. project · Prof. Doron Friedman, Advanced Reality Lab (Reichman University) · 2021 - 2022 - Generated real-time upper-body gestures for conversations with an AI, based on the **Yoon trimodal-context model**. - Built a **Python** server that prepares data for the ML model and derives directional vectors for rotational movements. - Implemented a **Unity** client that translates the rotational vectors into dynamic 3D motion (self-taught **computer graphics** and **quaternions**). **Tech:** Python, Machine Learning, Unity, Computer Graphics ## Education ### M.Sc. in Machine Learning — The Open University **2024 - Present** - Completed: **Deep Learning**, **Neuromorphic Engineering**, and more. - Upcoming: **NLP**, **MLOps**, **Advanced Deep Learning**. ### B.Sc. Computer Science & B.A. Entrepreneurship (Double Major) — Reichman University **2019 - 2022** - Excellence-students double-major program combining a rigorous CS curriculum with business, finance, and high-tech entrepreneurship coursework. - Coursework included **Machine Learning**, **Data Science**, **Operating Systems**, and **Intro to Finance**. - Entrepreneurship final project: full-stack internship at **Remagine Ventures**, a venture-capital fund. - Member of the **IDCyber** club — cybersecurity fundamentals. ### Android & iOS Development Course — HackerU **2012** - Learned **Objective-C** and **Java** for iOS and Android development — during high school. ## Skills - **Programming Languages:** Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Java, C#, SQL - **ML & Data:** Python, MLOps, Deep Learning, Classification & Regression, Data Pipelines - **Cloud & DevOps:** AWS, Step Functions, SAM, Terraform, GitHub Actions, Docker, GCP, Firebase, Jenkins, CI/CD, Redshift, Glue - **Web:** Next.js, React, TypeScript, Express.js, NestJS, Node.js, MongoDB, Redis, React Native - **Professional:** Team Leadership, Clean Architecture, Problem Solving ## Certifications - ISTQB Certified Tester (ISTQB) - Certificate of Excellence (IDF – C4I Corps) ## Languages - Hebrew — Native - English — Fluent