Li T.
Python Backend & AI Engineer | FastAPI, Speech Processing
I build reliable backend systems, AI-enabled applications, and speech-processing pipelines using Python, FastAPI, SQL, AWS, and Docker. With over six years of professional software development experience, I can support a project from requirements and API design through implementation, testing, deployment, and maintenance. I can help you with: • Python and FastAPI backend development • REST API design, integration, and documentation • AI/ML service integration and data-processing pipelines • Speech AI systems, including ASR, TTS, and PyTorch-based workflows • Relational and time-series database design • AWS S3, Docker, Linux, Git, and deployment workflows • Integration with React, Next.js, Flutter, Kotlin, and mobile applications • Debugging, maintenance, and improvement of existing systems My professional experience includes: • Healthcare platforms for clinical video uploads, AI analysis, result management, and processing histories • A hospital-facing sleep-monitoring data management system • Healthcare mobile applications using Flutter, Health Connect, HealthKit, Unity, and iOS • A LINE bot supporting content submission, online payments, and administration • Speech-recognition and text-to-speech research involving Japanese-accented English and aviation communication I am currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Aizu. I have experience working with multinational teams and communicating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders in English, Japanese, and Mandarin Chinese. If you need a dependable engineer to build a new backend, integrate an AI service, or improve an existing application, feel free to send me a message.
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $579
Billed in all: $7,938$7.9k
$116 in the last 6 months
Across 6 contracts
Across 21 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 24% in Git
Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
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- #248AI Text-to-Speech529 freelancers · 🇯🇵 #2Top 47%🇯🇵#2 of 3
- #427PyTorch1,585 freelancers · 🇯🇵 #1Top 27%🇯🇵#1 of 4
- #739Deep Learning2,743 freelancers · 🇯🇵 #1Top 27%🇯🇵#1 of 3
- #1,370Git5,766 freelancers · 🇯🇵 #3Top 24%🇯🇵#3 of 9
- #1,459Back-End Development4,183 freelancers · 🇯🇵 #2Top 35%🇯🇵#2 of 6
- #1,528RESTful API6,064 freelancers · 🇯🇵 #2Top 25%🇯🇵#2 of 6
- #1,838FastAPI4,337 freelancers · 🇯🇵 #2Top 42%🇯🇵#2 of 6