# Deepti Prashant

Deepti Prashant is a remote worker on Himalayas, M.Tech Student, AI & Machine Learning at BITS Pilani, based in United Arab Emirates.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@deeptiprashant

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I build and scale OTT, enterprise, and AI platforms with measurable commercial impact.
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| Detail | Value |
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| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | United Arab Emirates |
| Authorized to work in | United Arab Emirates |
| Salary expectations | 101k+ USD |
| Job categories | Chief Technology Officer, Head of Product, Enterprise Director, Director of Product, Technology Director |
| Skills | Solution Design, RFP Responses, RFI Response, Proposal Writing, Statement of Work, Effort Estimation, Pricing Models, SVOD, TVOD, AVOD, POC Design, PoC Delivery, C Level Presentations, Contract Negotiation, Pipeline Management, ARPPU Optimization, Vendor Evaluation, Build Or Buy, iOS, Swift, Objective C, Android, Kotlin, Java, React Native, Flutter, HLS, Dash, DRM, Widevine, FairPlay, PlayReady, SSAI, CDN, ExoPlayer, Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV, Android TV, Chromecast, Samsung Tizen, LG WebOS, React, Angular, TypeScript, NodeJS, Python, REST, GraphQL, gRPC, AWS, EC2, S3, Amazon Cloudfront, Lambda, Amazon EKS, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Kafka, Microservices, CI CD, PMS, Opera, POS, Micros, Micros Simphony, Access Control, Salto, BLE, NFC, Hybrid Cloud Architecture, On Premise IT Architecture, Legacy System Modernization, TensorFlow, PyTorch, NLP, Deep Learning, RAG Systems, Generative Models, Multimodal AI, Recommendation Systems, AI System Architecture, Product Strategy, Market Research, Competitive Analysis, Go To Market Strategy, Product Roadmapping, UX Optimization |

## What I'm looking for

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I'm seeking a senior full-time leadership role where my platform expertise and current AI/ML capability can drive measurable business impact.
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## About

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I've led OTT and enterprise platform delivery at ALT Digital, Jio Platforms, LoneRanger, and Mobiotics. At ALT Digital, I improved app performance by 57%, reduced cloud costs by 19%, and cut vendor spend by 27% while protecting uptime and service quality.

At Jio Platforms, I delivered a hospitality solution from market analysis to live luxury-hotel POCs in three months; at LoneRanger, my two-developer team reached #2 on Google Play’s entertainment trending chart. I'm completing an M.Tech in AI & Machine Learning and seeking senior leadership roles where platform and AI/ML capabilities create measurable business impact.
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## Experience

### M.Tech Student, AI & Machine Learning (current)

BITS Pilani. Jan 2024 - Present

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Specialising in deep learning, NLP, RAG systems, generative models, and multimodal AI. Hands-on work in OKR system, recommendation engines, generative model design, and AI system architecture.
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Skills: Deep-Learning, NLP, RAG-Systems, Generative-Models, Multimodal-AI, Recommendation-Systems, Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch

### Founder

Kids Universe. Oct 2022 - Nov 2023

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Founded an OTT start-up targeting the kids content segment in India. Defined product vision, market positioning, content strategy, and business model for a subscription-based kids content platform.
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Skills: Product-Vision, Market-Positioning, Content-Strategy, Business-Models, Market-Research, Competitive-Analysis, Investor-Pitch, Team-Leadership

### Independent Advisor & Market Researcher

Independent. Apr 2021 - Oct 2022

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Conducted market research, competitive analysis, and pitch strategy development for a kids content platform CEO. Engaged with Antler's start-up programme, gaining structured exposure to venture pitch frameworks and investment readiness.
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Skills: Market-Research, Competitive-Analysis, Pitch-Strategy, Venture-Building, Cloud-Native-Architecture, Enterprise-Integration, AIML-Frameworks

### Enterprise Solution Head (AVP)

[Jio Platforms Ltd.](https://himalayas.app/companies/jio-platforms-limited). Mar 2020 - Apr 2021

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Led design and execution of a bespoke hospitality digital solution for India's largest telecom company, from market analysis through to live POC at luxury five-star hotels. Coordinated cross-functional teams to deliver solution within 3 months.
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Skills: Solutions-Architect, Mobile-Apps, Backend-Services, Cloud-Infrastructure, Integration, PMS, POS, Access-Control, Product-Roadmap, Go-To-Market, Cross-functional-Leadership, PoC-Delivery

### Director, Business Development & Pre-Sales

Mobiotics IT Solution Pvt. Ltd.. Jun 2019 - Mar 2020

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Drove business development and pre-sales for an OTT/EdTech platform provider. Closed 1 major deal and developed 4 qualified prospects within first 2 months, owning the full sales cycle from prospecting to contract signature.
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Skills: Business-Development, Pre-Sales, Solutions-Architect, Proposal-Writing, SOW, Pricing-Models, SVOD, TVOD, AVOD, Contract-Negotiation, Strategic-Partnerships

### Head of Consumer App

ALT Digital Media Entertainment Ltd.. Oct 2016 - Mar 2018

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Led multi-platform OTT product delivery across mobile, Smart TVs, web, and PWA. Improved app performance by 57% within one month and optimized cloud infrastructure costs by 19% and vendor contracts by 27%.
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Skills: OTT, Mobile, Smart-TV, Web, PWA, Cross-functional-management, Vendor-Management, Cost-Optimization, Performance-Optimization, Roku, Apple-TV, Fire-TV

### Product Lead

Nexchanges Technologies Pvt. Ltd.. Sep 2015 - Sep 2016

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Led product development and strategy for technology solutions.
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### Tech & Product Head (Consultant)

Independent. Mar 2013 - Aug 2015

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Provided technology and product leadership as a consultant.
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### Mobile Team Lead

Soni Studios Pvt. Ltd.. Feb 2011 - Oct 2011

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Led mobile development team and delivered mobile applications.
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### Mobile Lead

Pink Katalyst Pvt. Ltd.. Oct 2009 - Feb 2011

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Led mobile development initiatives and delivered mobile solutions.
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### Sr. iPhone Developer

Mauj.com. Sep 2007 - Jan 2009

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Developed iPhone applications and contributed to mobile product development.
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Skills: iOS, Iphone, Objective-C

### Sr. Mobile Developer

Nazara Technologies. Jun 2005 - Aug 2007

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Developed mobile applications and contributed to mobile product development.
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Skills: Mobile-Development

## Education

### Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

M.Tech, AI & Machine Learning. 2024 - Present

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Pursuing M.Tech in AI & Machine Learning with hands-on work in RAG systems, generative models, and recommendation engines.
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### Bharathiar University

Masters, Software and Information Systems

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Completed Masters in Software and Information Systems.
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## Tech stack

- Dash
- Kubernetes
- Amazon EKS
- Amazon CloudFront
- React Native
- Flutter
- PostgreSQL
- MongoDB
- Node.js
- Redis
- React
- Python
- Java
- Kotlin
- Swift
- Objective-C
- TensorFlow
- PyTorch
- ExoPlayer
- Kafka
- iOS
- GraphQL
- gRPC
- TypeScript
- Docker
- Android

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