Hi, I'm

Sevag

Master's of CS @ McGill 📝

AI Engineer @ Matador.ai ⚙️

(also a musician 🎵)

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Resume

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Professional Experience

AI Software Engineer

Matador.ai

Oct. 2024 - Present


  • Migrated the production chatbot to a new model, cutting inference cost by ~50% while improving generation quality, increasing appointment booking rate by 27%, and reducing deferrals to human staff by 35%.
  • Built labelled eval datasets and an automated scoring pipeline measuring appointment booking rate, PII collection accuracy, and guardrail adherence across hundreds of dealership scenarios.
  • Designed adversarial eval suites for prompt injection and unsafe-output detection, establishing safety gates that block prompt and model releases from reaching production untested.
  • Engineered and iterated on LLM prompts across diverse dealership scenarios, improving response relevance, tone, and accuracy while shipping full-stack TypeScript/Python features across the development lifecycle.
  • Machine Learning Research Assistant

    Chemia Discovery

    May 2024 - Sept. 2024


  • Developed and trained machine learning models for material property prediction, accelerating the material discovery pipeline.
  • Deployed model training and inference pipelines on AWS and Microsoft Azure, enabling scalable experimentation.
  • Nominated for the Mitacs Outstanding Innovation Award for work performance and contribution.
  • Head Teaching Assistant | COMP 273 Intro to Computer Systems

    McGill University

    Aug. 2023 - Apr. 2024


  • Led a team of TAs, managing workload distribution and resolving student conflicts in coordination with the course professor.
  • Guided students through core concepts including computer architecture and Assembly programming.
  • Software Integration and Testing Engineer Intern

    Lockheed Martin Corporation

    May 2022 - May 2023


  • Integrated and unit-tested software for proprietary defence systems; documented defects and communicated requirements across engineering and client teams.
  • Questions?

    Reach out at baghsev@gmail.com