# about me

Shishir Bhattarai

Applied AI Engineer Kathmandu, Nepal

I'm an Applied AI Engineer based in Kathmandu, Nepal, currently at Root Level AI where I build document-grounded chatbots, RAG pipelines, and multi-agent workflows. I'm passionate about turning cutting-edge AI research into reliable, production-ready systems.

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Experience

Applied AI Engineer

current

Root Level AI

Jan 2025 – Present

Kathmandu, Nepal

  • ›Built a document-grounded chatbot for property-related Q&A using Python and FastAPI
  • ›Designed a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) system with tool calling for multi-step workflows
  • ›Developed an end-to-end document ingestion pipeline: parsing, chunking, embedding, and Vector DB indexing
  • ›Implemented routing and metadata filtering to select correct subject context and improve retrieval precision
  • ›Improved response quality via retrieval tuning, prompt iteration, and lightweight evaluation on real query sets
  • ›Implemented Agent memory for richer, context-aware multi-turn conversations

Junior Machine Learning Engineer

Omdena

Jan 2025 – Mar 2025

Remote

  • ›Built a Malaria outbreak prediction model and healthcare facilities allocation system for Sudan
  • ›Collected raw datasets, performed Exploratory Data Analysis, and trained predictive models

Training & Fellowship

AI Fellowship 2025

FuseMachines

2025
  • ›Comprehensive training from classical ML fundamentals to large language model concepts
  • ›Capstone project: Sambodhan — an AI-powered civic grievance redressal system
  • ›Built priority prediction, department classification, and FAQ semantic similarity modules

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science & Information Technology

Madan Bhandari Memorial College

Apr 2022 – Apr 2026

Kathmandu, Nepal

Relevant Coursework

Data Structures & AlgorithmsSoftware EngineeringComputer NetworksDatabase Management SystemsArtificial IntelligenceCloud ComputingLinear Algebra & CalculusNumerical MethodsProbability & StatisticsComputer ArchitectureDiscrete MathematicsGeographic Information System

Certifications

✓

IBM Data Analytics with Excel and R Professional Certificate

IBM / Coursera

✓

Machine Learning Specialization

DeepLearning.AI / Coursera

✓

Deep Learning Specialization

DeepLearning.AI / Coursera

✓

Natural Language Processing Specialization

DeepLearning.AI / Coursera