The work so far
Experience.
Engineering lead with 8+ years of expertise in designing scalable system architecture, leading high-performing teams, and delivering AI-driven solutions while also maintaining the role of an individual contributor.
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Engineer
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1st Engineer / Engineering Lead / CTO
Led engineering teams from inception to $3M seed funding, architecting scalable Django/PostgreSQL/Kubernetes backend infrastructure supporting 600k+ users with 99.9% uptime. Built real-time Kafka/ClickHouse pipelines (1M+ events/day) boosting feature adoption 25%, and hybrid Qdrant/Meilisearch systems increasing engagement 80%. Created AI-driven interview platforms using LiveKit/ElevenLabs for personalized candidate experiences at scale.
Project Engineer
Developed a modular drone platform using Raspberry Pi, NVIDIA Jetson AGX, ZED camera, GoPro, GPS, and optical flow sensors with ROS, enabling real-time video streaming, flight data aggregation, cloud photogrammetry, and autonomous navigation. Designed containerized simulation environments for secure robotics/AI testing and engineered GPU slicing frameworks for optimized ML resource distribution across virtual machines.
Cloud Infrastructure and Security Engineer
Reduced AWS costs by 15% ($150k/year) via reserved instances, snapshots, and S3 lifecycle policies while ensuring 99.9% uptime SLA. Enhanced security with CIS Controls, 99.5% DMARC compliance, VPN deployment, and Cloudflare optimization for 3x faster page loads. Migrated critical systems with <0.1% downtime and established robust disaster recovery.
Software Engineer (R&D)
Implemented email tracking pixels in outbound campaigns to monitor engagement and enable targeted follow-ups, boosting response rates by 18%. Developed the Bench Manager GUI for real-time monitoring of Frappe-hosted sites, presented at the ERPNext Conference, which streamlined system administration tasks through Socket.IO-powered live updates.