# Michel Maalouli

> Software Engineer @ AWS Agentic AI | Georgia Tech | Ex-Tesla

Location: New York, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/michelmaalouli

I enjoy solving complex, impactful problems in distributed systems & ML.

I worked on software at AWS, Tesla & Nordstrom.

I graduated from Georgia Tech with highest honors in Computer Engineering & received the ECE senior scholar award (top ~20 students). Concentrations in distributed systems and software design.

I like picking up new hobbies, currently DJing, sailing, waterski, soccer, the violin, the guitar, and baking.

## Work Experience
### Software Development Engineer @ Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Jan 2024 – Present | New York, New York, United States
Knowledge bases for AI systems.

### Software Development Engineer @ Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Seattle, Washington, United States
ML for coordinated, distributed bot activity.

### Research Lead @ Georgia Institute of Technology
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Leading 4 portfolio optimization teams: Reinforcement Learning, Natural Language Processing, Volatility Analysis, Statistical Forecasting 📊 

Worked on the AIDI (AI-Based Discovery and Innovation) group under Dr. Adibi.

### Software Development Engineer @ Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area
WAF - Bot Detection & Intelligence 🤖

### Software Engineer @ Tesla
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area
Warp Drive 🛞

### Reinforcement Learning Lead @ Georgia Institute of Technology
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Reinforcement Learning for Portfolio Optimization

### Researcher, Reinforcement Learning & Portfolio Optimization @ Georgia Institute of Technology
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Integrated continuous state and action spaces by using policy gradient and actor-critic methods.
- Built a custom environment to train and test the agent.

### Software Engineer @ Nordstrom
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Seattle, Washington, United States
Data Analytical Services, Supply Chain Outbound ⚙️

### Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Physics 2211 @ Georgia Tech College of Sciences
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Leading the weekly lab sessions of a 30-student cohort.

### Law Intern @ Alem & Associates
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Beirut, Lebanon
Wanted to be a lawyer

### Architectural Intern @ Afkar Architects
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Beirut, Lebanon
Wanted to be an architect

### Intensive Leadership and Biotechnology Camp @ Reach Cambridge
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Wanted to do genetic engineering


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology

### Terminale Scientifique in Mathématiques
College Louise Wegmann

### Violin
Lebanese National Higher Conservatory Of Music


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/michel-maalouli
- Website: https://michelmaalouli.com

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Last updated: 2026-04-05