Instructor bio
Devoin is a Lead AI Engineer with over a decade building machine learning systems at scale — from recommendation engines serving millions to production LLM pipelines. He has trained 140,000+ students worldwide and specializes in making complex AI concepts practical, approachable and career-focused.
His teaching philosophy is simple: build real things from day one. Every course pairs the intuition behind a concept with hands-on projects you can put straight into a portfolio.
Core expertise
Experience
Lead AI Engineer
Anthropic Labs • 2021 – PresentLeads a team building production LLM pipelines and evaluation systems serving.
Senior ML Engineer
Google Brain • 2016 – 2021Shipped recommendation and ranking models, and mentored dozens of junior.
Data Scientist
Spotify • 2013 – 2016Built the first generation of personalized playlist models used by tens of millions of listeners.
Courses by Russell
Complete Deep learning bootcamp zero to hero.
Master motion design with Cinema 4D.
Student reviews
“Our team reduced manual reporting time drastically and now focuses on strategy instead of repetitive data tasks thanks to AI insights.”


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