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Senior Software Engineer with 6+ years of experience building production-grade backend, data, and cloud-native systems. Currently focused on applied AI and LLM-powered application development, including Python-based services, API-driven workflows, and deployment on GCP and Azure. Strong background in delivering scalable systems aligned with business outcomes.

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  • Programming: Python, FastAPI, Java, JavaScript, Flask, Dash
  • AI/ML: LLMs, OpenAI API, Hugging Face, Prompt Engineering, RAG Architectures, ML Pipelines, Model Evaluation
  • Cloud: GCP (Cloud Run, Dataflow, BigQuery), Azure, Docker, CI/CD (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)
  • Databases: SQL, MongoDB, BigQuery

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Independent AI Engineering | Chicago, IL
June 2025 – Present

  • Building production-grade AI-enabled backend services using Python, FastAPI, and cloud-native architectures.
  • Developing LLM-based workflows including prompt orchestration, embeddings, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).
  • Designing REST APIs for AI-powered services and integrating models via OpenAI-compatible interfaces.
  • Implementing AI output evaluation focused on reliability, bias detection, and response quality.
  • Containerizing and deploying AI services using Docker and managed cloud platforms.

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RWE Clean Energy Services, LLC | Chicago, IL
June 2021 – June 2025

  • Designed data pipelines and APIs to support downstream analytics and machine learning integrations.
  • Led the development of Python-based backend and data-driven systems for renewable energy financial and operational workflows.
  • Reduced manual engineering effort by 70% by automating Solar PV financial modeling.
  • Deployed and scaled cloud infrastructure on Azure, improving system uptime and performance.
  • Implemented CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps, increasing deployment frequency and production reliability.
  • Built APIs and internal tools using FastAPI, Dash, SQL, MongoDB, and containerized deployments.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte, NC
August 2020 – May 2021

  • Designed and implemented a platform for iterative training of containerized ML models using GCP.
  • Trained and deployed custom ML models using BigQuery and Cloud Storage on Cloud AI Platform.
  • Built a scalable SaaS to induce bias and run ML experiments, reducing manual experimentation to a 3-click workflow.

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Future Focus Infotech Pvt Ltd | Mumbai, India
November 2018 – April 2019

  • Client: The National Commercial Bank.
  • Developed backend features for a loan origination system using Java and SQL.
  • Improved loan processing performance by 25% through redesign of a critical processing module.

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Magna Infotech | Mumbai, India
August 2017 – January 2018

  • Client: JPMorganChase.
  • Built web-based audit applications using Spring framework.
  • Automated regulatory compliance processes, reducing manual effort by 60%.

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Triumph Systems & Solutions Pvt Ltd | Mumbai, India
February 2016 – June 2017

  • Client: ICICI Bank.
  • Built payroll web applications using Java and Liferay.
  • Enhanced salary computation logic, reducing processing time by 30%.

PROJECTS (Selected Engineering Work) Link to heading

  • Housing Price Prediction Service: Built and deployed an ML-backed prediction service using Python and Google Cloud Run with automated CI/CD.
  • Serverless ETL Data Pipeline: Implemented a scalable data processing pipeline using Google Cloud Dataflow.
  • Bias Evaluation Analysis: Analyzed structured datasets and computed fairness metrics to evaluate model bias and output quality.

EDUCATION Link to heading

Master of Science, Computer Science (Data Science) Link to heading

University of North Carolina at Charlotte | May 2021

Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Engineering Link to heading

University of Mumbai | May 2015

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