Ali Parandeh

Ali Parandeh is a Chartered Engineer with the UK Engineering Council, and a certified developer and data scientist with Microsoft and Google. He has led engineering teams at both multi-national consultancies and at tech startups across various markets to build and deploy AI-enabled software. As an AI advocate, Ali started London’s Beginners Machine Learning meetup in 2018 to help people break into data and AI careers through hands-on workshops and community events. With a passion for education, he has also taught multiple software engineering bootcamps for Code First Girls, empowering more women to establish their tech and AI careers. Ali is also an O’Reilly author of [“Building Generative AI Services with FastAPI”](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Building-Generative-Services-Fastapi-Applications/dp/1098160304) (May, 2025).