Arun Baby

ML Researcher → AI Engineer → Architecting intelligent agent systems

I build conversational AI agents that work in the real world. My background spans AI agents & orchestration, speech technologies, and production ML systems. If you’re building something in this space, or trying to make your business AI-native, I can probably help.

Recent work includes helping a Series B fintech team cut their voice agent latency from 3.2s to under 800ms before a key enterprise launch, and leading the architecture review for an agentic workflow platform that reduced manual processing by 70% for a 200-person operations team.

My CV: One-page version Detailed version

Writing: 330 technical articles across AI agents, security, speech, and ML systems  ·  AI Agent Orchestration (book, in progress)

What I Do

  • AI Agents & Orchestration – Multi-agent systems, agentic workflows, tool use, memory architectures, agent security
  • Speech Technologies – ASR, TTS, voice agents, speaker recognition, real-time audio pipelines
  • Production ML – Model deployment, serving infrastructure, evaluation, monitoring at scale
  • AI-Native Transformation – Helping businesses adopt agentic AI, redesign workflows around agents, and build AI-first products

How We Can Work Together

Full-Time or Contract

I’m open to full-time roles and contract engagements (typically 2-6 months, 20-30 hours/week) in conversational AI, speech, and ML engineering. For remote positions, I offer a trial period so we can validate fit before committing long-term.

Advisory & Fractional CTO

I work with startups and growing teams as a technical advisor or fractional CTO:

  • AI-native strategy – Identify where agentic AI creates real leverage in your product or operations
  • Architecture reviews – Evaluate your ML/AI stack, agent orchestration patterns, and infrastructure decisions
  • Technical due diligence – For investors or acquirers assessing AI/ML capabilities
  • Team guidance – Help your engineering team ship production AI systems with confidence

Research & Mentorship

Open to co-authoring papers, joint experiments, and open-source collaborations in speech, NLP, and agentic AI. I also mentor students and early-career engineers working on ML/AI problems.

Get in Touch

Email: arun@arunbaby.com

Tell me what you’re building and how you think I can help. I respond within 48 hours.