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Harsh Khabia

@harshkhabia

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Lead backend & AI engineer building scalable systems and LLM agents end-to-end.

India

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What I'm looking for

I’m an immediate joiner and want to lead backend and AI/LLM features end-to-end—owning architecture, building distributed services, shipping agents that integrate with real products, and mentoring teams through clean, testable delivery.

I’m a Lead Backend & AI Engineer with 4+ years designing and leading large-scale, high-performance systems in PHP/Laravel and Python. I build distributed, scalable services and RESTful APIs using event-driven messaging (RabbitMQ, Kafka) and caching (Redis) on AWS, with Docker and Kubernetes, backed by strong SQL, OOP/SOLID, and clean-architecture fundamentals.

I lead AI/LLM initiatives end to end, shipping an autonomous meeting-notetaker agent, a natural-language CRM assistant, and an AI document analyzer using Claude, GPT-4o, and self-hosted models. I drive architecture decisions, mentor developers, lead code reviews, and own delivery across the full SDLC—so teams get reliable systems and clear outcomes.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Lead Software Engineer

Current

Synup

Jan 2026 - Present (6 months)

Lead backend and AI feature development on the ClientJoy CRM platform across PHP/Laravel and Python, owning solutions end to end including architecture, mentorship, and code reviews. Built LLM-powered meeting-notetaker and CRM chat assistants, plus an AI document analyzer, and delivered scalable REST APIs and event-driven integrations on Kubernetes.

Software Engineer (Associate)

Rakuten India

Apr 2022 - Dec 2025 (3 years 8 months)

Built and maintained backend services and REST APIs in PHP (Laravel MVC) for fintech payment and wallet systems, including secure authentication and third-party integrations. Improved database and batch processing performance, implemented event-driven architecture with RabbitMQ pub/sub, and developed internal admin tools in Laravel with CI/CD and code reviews.