Kumar Nitesh
@kumarnitesh1
I am an accomplished Lead Gen AI Engineer delivering scalable, high-performance cloud-native AI systems.
What I'm looking for
I am a Staff-level engineer with over 12 years of experience architecting scalable, high-performance enterprise web applications and leading Generative AI solutions using Java, J2EE, Python, and RDBMS technologies.
I design data flow architectures for Gen AI systems, leveraging LLMs, Knowledge Graphs, Abstract Syntax Trees (AST), and observability tools. At Tesco I contributed to a COBOL modernization pipeline that used AST generation, Knowledge Graphs, embeddings in Qdrant, Azure Open AI for context-aware Q&A, and integrated LLM evaluations and monitoring for reliability.
I drive cloud-native transformations and microservice adoption to improve resiliency and delivery velocity—one project accelerated feature delivery by 30%. I have architected notification and storage services using Couchbase, Cloudian, Docker, and Kubernetes/AKS and optimized critical processing with up to 80% performance gains in key modules.
I mentor cross-functional teams, establish best practices in system design, DevOps, and LLM evaluation, and have authored a book and contributed patents. I seek opportunities to lead engineering teams building production-grade generative AI and cloud-native systems that deliver measurable business impact.
Experience
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Senior Software Engineer
Tesco
Jan 2024 - Present (1 year 7 months)
Designed and led a COBOL modernization data-flow architecture converting COBOL into ASTs and knowledge graphs, created an LLM-based Q&A chatbot and embeddings pipeline with source citations, and integrated observability and LLM evaluations; accelerated feature delivery by 30% via microservices and CI/CD.
Technical Lead
Legion Technologies
Jan 2022 - Jan 2024 (2 years)
Led a team of 6 to deliver the time-attendance module for a workforce management suite, optimizing pay file generation by 80% and improving template rule engine processing by 50% while owning ingestion, indexing, and customer-facing service delivery.
Senior Software Engineer
SAP Ariba
Jan 2015 - Jan 2021 (6 years)
Architected backend and frontend features and built the Ariba Network Collaboration Platform from scratch, migrating a monolithic system to microservices to improve scalability and feature velocity; owned end-to-end notification services and PII encryption designs.
Software Engineer
Cognizant
Jan 2014 - Jan 2015 (1 year)
Re-architected AWS-based onboarding services for Credit Suisse, reducing time-to-market for new country expansions from 6 months to 0 days by delivering scalable Java/Spring solutions and leading cross-functional design reviews.
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