AI / Machine Learning Engineer
Kacper Zaleski
Profile
AI graduate (JKU Linz) with hands-on experience in deep learning, data pipelines, and full-stack development across a hospital, a bank, and academic research. Comfortable moving between model training, data engineering, and software engineering; currently starting a Master's in Artificial Intelligence.
Experience
Jun 2024 – Dec 2024
Programmer, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna
Curated high-dimensional intensive care data and developed a data pipeline for downstream ML models.
Apr 2023 – Apr 2024
Full-Stack Developer, Raiffeisen Bank International, Vienna
Developed the back- and frontend of an internal budget management service; built PowerBI dashboards for international budget insights.
Jul 2021
Intern, Evolit Consulting GmbH, Vienna
Built a marketing website for a new company service.
Jul 2019
Intern, Raiffeisen Informatik Technical Services, Vienna
Built a new homepage, debugged SAP systems, and created SharePoint workflows.
Education
2026 – present
M.Sc. Artificial Intelligence, Johannes Kepler University (JKU) Linz
2022 – 2026
B.Sc. Artificial Intelligence, Johannes Kepler University (JKU) Linz
Bachelor's thesis: deep learning approaches for CT/PET medical image translation, including diffusion-based generative models (Schrödinger bridge, conditional denoising, paired training).
2017 – 2022
Diploma, Computer Science, HTL Spengergasse, Vienna
Diploma thesis on DevOps, covering CI/CD pipelines, containerization with Docker, and monitoring.
Technical skills
- Languages
- Python, Java (Spring), JavaScript, SQL
- Machine Learning
- PyTorch, deep learning, diffusion-based generative modeling, exposure to NLP, RL and computer vision
- Data
- data pipeline design, high-dimensional data curation, pandas
- DevOps & Tools
- Docker, CI/CD, monitoring, Git
- Web & BI
- full-stack web development, PowerBI
Languages
- German
- Fluent
- English
- Fluent
- Polish
- Native
Interests
- Scouting
- Active for 15 years; responsible for group website & Office 365 administration, youth mentoring, and external contributions to SCOREG (Austrian Scout Association's national membership platform).
- Other
- Skiing and outdoor activities.