Experience & Background
Senior AI Engineer with 6+ years of experience designing and delivering robust, scalable software solutions. Experienced in building AI-driven agent frameworks, orchestrating LLM-powered services, and implementing model lifecycle automation using Databricks. Strong track record of end-to-end system ownership, cross-functional collaboration, and delivering production-ready AI-powered applications.
Key Achievements
AI Automation
Built and deployed an LLM-powered NLP pipeline that automates section structure and entity extraction in complex legal documents, reducing manual effort in form creation by ~50%.
System Reliability
Implemented Databricks MLflow promotion automation for stable model upgrades across environments, ensuring reliable release cycles.
Performance Engineering
Engineered scalable backend services with improved throughput and reduced response latency across critical document workflows.
Leadership
Mentored a team of developers and drove engineering improvements that increased delivery velocity and production quality.
Architecture
Designed agent workflows combining LLM reasoning with rule-based heuristics for context-aware decision making.
Work Experience
Senior AI Engineer
Tensis
Sydney, NSW
- •Architected AI agent frameworks to orchestrate multiple tools for context-aware decision making, combining Databricks LLM inference with custom tool logic.
- •Developed and productionised LLM-powered extraction services using OpenAI APIs, combining inference with rule-based fallback heuristics to handle edge cases.
- •Implemented Databricks MLflow model lifecycle management (versioning, deployment & automated endpoint updates), ensuring reliable promotion across development environments.
- •Designed data ingestion pipelines using Databricks to facilitate high-volume data processing and analytics.
- •Developed and optimized scalable applications using Python Azure Functions and FastAPI, significantly improving system performance and maintainability.
- •Implemented comprehensive logging and telemetry for LLM-powered services using SEQ and Azure Monitor, improving visibility into system behavior and reducing mean time to diagnosis.
- •Managed Azure infrastructure and maintained CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps to automate deployment processes.
Senior Full Stack Engineer
Xref
Sydney, NSW
- •Led a team of five developers to design robust systems, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and best practices.
- •Designed and maintained complex database schemas to ensure optimal data storage and retrieval mechanisms.
- •Proactively identified areas for improvement in processes, workflows, and technology stacks, driving continuous optimization of the platform.
- •Mentored junior developers through technical reviews and led recruitment efforts for full stack engineers, building a high-performing and culture-focused team.
Full Stack Engineer
Xref
Sydney, NSW
- •Designed and implemented user interfaces using Angular, ensuring a seamless user experience.
- •Developed robust server-side logic and APIs using Python (Django) and PostgreSQL for efficient front-end/back-end communication.
- •Improved service stability and response performance through schema optimization and code refactoring in a microservices environment.
Junior Full Stack Developer
Codesource
Sydney, NSW
- •Contributed to feature development and automation tasks using Vue, Angular, and Python (Django/PostgreSQL), including cron job scheduling and form optimization within an Agile workflow.
Associate Consultant
Oracle Financial Services Software
Bengaluru, India
- •Enhanced automation tools (OATS) and designed UI/validations for the Flexcube Payload Service (FPS) using Java, PL/SQL, and JavaScript, streamlining testing for major banking clients.
Technical Skills
Languages & Frameworks
AI & Machine Learning
Databases
DevOps & Tools
Other Experience
Full Stack Developer (Internship)
Kontext Pty Ltd
Sep 2020 – Dec 2020
Designed APIs using GOA DSL and contributed to full-stack features using Golang, VueJS, and MongoDB.
Research Assistant (Part Time)
Marketing Artificial Intelligence Lab
May 2020 – Oct 2020
Performed web scraping and applied basic NLP techniques using spaCy for dataset preparation.
Software Developer (Internship)
Future Minds Lab
Jun 2019 – Feb 2020
Built features for a Chrome extension using Python, ReactJS, Material-UI, and AWS (Lambda, S3).
Education
Master of Information Technology (Artificial Intelligence)
UNSW Sydney
Sydney, Australia • 2018 – 2020
Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Science)
Dayananda Sagar Academy
Bengaluru, India • 2012 – 2016
Mate to Manager – Australian Institute of Management (AIM)