About Me

My name is Malachi Wilson, and I am a computer scientist in training. My goal is to go to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where I would study machine learning and system development for my masters in computer science, as well as minor in psychology. To achieve my goal, I am in several extracurricular activities, including University Interscholastic League (UIL), an academic competition in the state of Texas, as well as Technology Student Association (TSA), which is a nationwide extracurricular that consists of various technology-related competitions for students to excel in.

Career Resources

Career: Machine Learning Engineer

AI Engineering article: https://www.coursera.org/articles/ai-engineer
How to become ML engineer: https://engineeringonline.ucr.edu/blog/how-to-become-a-machine-learning-engineer/
Video Overview: https://youtu.be/oa83rq0mpJg

Why I Chose This Career

I chose the machine learning engineer career because I like to do both advanced mathematics and programming, which are essential to building machine learning models. I also find the idea that computers can learn and think to be intriguing, so I wish to find out how they are able to do so, and contribute to the growing global interest in AI.

Career Pricing

There are many factors that contribute to the overall cost of getting a job as a Machine Learning Engineer. What I personally want to do is attend MIT for education, which costs $64,310 in tuition yearly. The textbooks needed would likely cost around $910 yearly as well, as many expensive, high-end textbooks are required for MIT. In addition, a room would cost $5,800 per semester. It could also be beneficial to have a Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certificate, costing $300. Being that it is recommended to have at least a Master's Degree (although I am thinking about a PhD), the total minimum time could be 5 years of tuition at MIT, assuming that I try to do a fast track method (which I will attempt).

Estimated total fee: $319,180

Current Job Opportunity

Machine Learning Engineer at Google, pays $141,000-$202,000:
Machine Learning Engineer job openings at Google;

There are several things one must do in order to qualify for a job in Machine Learning Engineering . Minimum requirements include at least a bachelors degree in computer science, at least 2 years of one of more programming languages (like Python, Java, etc.), and experience with image processing, computer vision, and machine learning algorithms. These are just the bare minimum, though, and it is preferred to have a Master's Degree or PhD in Engineering, focused on computer vision, as well as experience with machine learning infrastructure.

Portfolio

Resume: resume.pdf
Letter of recommendation: Malachi-Wilson-Letter-of-Recommendation.docx
Cover Letter: Cover-Letter.docx

Projects

A few of the many project I have worked on are:

hostprobe - cross-platform network probing utility for python
pytypelib - various moderately useful python types
Malix Kernel - small test kernel in the making
Deber - discord bot for Masworld SMP discord server
malachi196 website - this website!

Citations

“W3schools.Com.” W3Schools Online Web Tutorials, www.w3schools.com/html/. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
“How to Become a Machine Learning Engineer: UC Riverside.” Boundless Learning Online Learning Services, engineeringonline.ucr.edu/blog/how-to-become-a-machine-learning-engineer/. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
“What Is an AI Engineer? (And How to Become One).” Coursera, www.coursera.org/articles/ai-engineer. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
“Learn Latex in 30 Minutes.” Overleaf, Online LaTeX Editor, www.overleaf.com/learn/latex/Learn_LaTeX_in_30_minutes. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
“Massachusetts Institute of Technology.” MIT, www.mit.edu/about/. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.