George Drakos

Hey everyone – I’m Georgios, a Principal Applied ML Engineer with over 8 years of experience, including leadership roles at Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook, and Samsung. I specialize in Machine Learning System Design, Large-Scale AI Systems, and Generative AI. I’ve led global ML teams, deployed LLMs at scale, and built systems that protect billions of users from phishing and fraud.

I’ve conducted 100+ interviews across ML system design, general system design, behavioral, and data science roles – so I have a solid sense of what top companies look for. I like to tailor my mock interviews to match senior/staff+ level expectations and focus on helping candidates clearly communicate their thinking. Typically, I run a 45-minute mock session followed by 15 minutes of actionable feedback – though I’m