Harsimar Singh
@harsimarsingh
Expert in scalable AI systems across pan country modules.
What I'm looking for
AI/ML Engineer, LLM Specialist, and Data Infrastructure Expert with 5+ years of experience designing and deploying scalable AI systems, cloud-native platforms, and enterprise-grade data pipelines. Currently working as a Consultant (AI/ML) at KPMG India, leading the development of the CPGRAMS AI Chatbot for DARPG — an intelligent voice-enabled grievance management platform serving citizens across India. Responsible for end-to-end backend architecture, LLM optimization, MLOps infrastructure, production deployments, CI/CD automation, monitoring systems, and scalable AI data pipelines on Azure cloud infrastructure.
Specialized in Large Language Models, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), conversational AI, agentic workflows, prompt engineering, and distributed AI systems. Hands-on experience fine-tuning and optimizing state-of-the-art models including GPT-OSS, LLaMA, VisionEncoderDecoder architectures, BERT, and multimodal AI systems. Strong expertise in building production-ready AI applications using FastAPI, Kubernetes, Docker, LangChain, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Kafka, Airflow, and cloud-native microservices.
Previously co-founded an AI startup focused on Indic language AI and multimodal machine learning solutions, where responsibilities included developing scalable AI backends, integrating OpenAI APIs into production systems, improving Punjabi language pipelines, and implementing advanced reasoning strategies such as chain-of-thought and self-consistency prompting.
Prior experience includes working at Rapido as a Senior Data Analyst/Data Engineer, where large-scale ETL systems, automated data quality pipelines, observability tooling, and cost-optimized cloud data infrastructure were built and maintained. Also worked as a Software Developer at ZoloStays, developing distributed systems and workflow automation solutions that significantly improved operational efficiency.
Strong background in scalable backend systems, big data processing, MLOps, API development, and enterprise AI deployment. Comfortable working in fully remote and cross-functional environments, owning projects end-to-end from architecture and experimentation to deployment and monitoring. Skilled in Python, SQL, C++, Spark, Hadoop, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, AWS, GCP, Azure, LangChain, FastAPI, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and modern AI engineering workflows.
M.Tech in Computer Science from Indian Institute of Technology Ropar with strong foundations in system design, distributed computing, machine learning, and scalable software engineering.
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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
AI/ML Engineer, LLM Specialist, and Data Infrastructure Expert with 5+ years of experience designing and deploying scalable AI systems, cloud-native platforms, and enterprise-grade data pipelines. Responsible for end-to-end backend architecture, LLM optimization, MLOps infrastructure, production deployments, CI/CD automation, and scalable AI data pipelines on Azure cloud infrastructure.
Head and Co-founder
VAAR Lab
Apr 2024 - Feb 2025 (10 months)
Designed modular data scrapping pipelines for AI model training, finetuned OCR models achieving 95% accuracy for Panjabi, and developed a news summarizer with 84% precision. Managed a team of 4, overseeing workflow and project progress.
Senior Data Analyst - Data Engineer
Rapido
Feb 2022 - Mar 2024 (2 years 1 month)
Managed data pipeline workflows ingesting terabytes of data, created automated processes reducing deployment time by 90%, and ensured data integrity through monitoring frameworks.
Software Developer
Zolostays Property Solutions
Sep 2020 - Feb 2022 (1 year 5 months)
Designed distributed systems to enhance data flow, automated workflows to increase productivity by 60%, and set up dashboards for executive visibility.
Education
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Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
Master of Technology, Computer Science
2018 - 2020
Grade: 7.07/10
Completed a Master of Technology in Computer Science, focusing on advanced topics in computer science and engineering, including algorithms, data structures, and distributed systems.
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