Pranav Saji
@pranavsaji
AI and Full-Stack Engineering leader building scalable, production-ready GenAI systems and cloud-native platforms.
What I'm looking for
I am an AI and Full-Stack Engineering professional with 8+ years delivering end-to-end, high-impact software solutions across startups, enterprises, and consulting. I specialize in designing and deploying GenAI systems and architecting multi-cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP) to drive measurable business outcomes.
I have led cross-functional teams to build intelligent platforms in referral systems, lifestyle, real estate, healthcare, and genomics using FastAPI, React, Next.js, Python, and cloud-native services. Notable achievements include architecting HIPAA/GDPR-compliant Trusted Research Environments, developing RAG-based chatbots that saved $3M, and implementing AI agents that improved ticket-triage accuracy to 90%.
I thrive in mission-driven, product-led teams where I can translate complex business goals into robust technical architectures, scale systems, and mentor engineering teams to deliver secure, production-grade solutions.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Led design and implementation of a secure end-to-end Azure Databricks data pipeline processing millions of records daily and built an AI agent using LangChain to automate Jira-based InfoSec ticket triage achieving 90% accuracy and multi-quarter time savings.
Cofounder, CTO
Referrio
Feb 2025 - Aug 2025 (6 months)
Architected and delivered an AI-powered dual-platform MVP in 2 months using Next.js, Node.js, Python and GCP, implemented AI-driven candidate scoring and Stripe-integrated referral payouts, and led a 10-member cross-functional team driving product-led growth.
AI Consultant
Syndicated Bio Inc.
Nov 2024 - Jul 2025 (8 months)
Architected and developed four mission-critical platforms using Node.js, React, Docker and Kubernetes, delivered 70+ secure production workflows, and designed a HIPAA/GDPR-compliant Trusted Research Environment leveraging AWS services.
CTO, Head of Engineering
BreatheIT
Jul 2024 - Jul 2025 (1 year)
Architected and launched a cross-platform lifestyle wellness platform with Generative AI features, built a conversational GenAI chatbot, and scaled a 15+ member team on a microservice architecture improving user satisfaction by 60%.
Founding Engineer
FlairLabs Inc
Sep 2024 - Nov 2024 (2 months)
Built a full-stack GenAI-powered real estate platform using Flask and React that translates natural queries into dynamic SQL and returns real-time property and agent recommendations with integrated messaging.
Data Scientist
Crewasis.ai
Aug 2024 - Oct 2024 (2 months)
Developed a GenAI solution analyzing text and video to extract market insights for enterprise clients, enabling actionable intelligence and improved client decision-making.
Developed a RAG-based chatbot using Azure OpenAI and Azure AI Search that reduced document processing time by 83% and saved $3M, and led full-stack integration to scale to 100,000+ daily requests.
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Illinois Institute of Technology
Aug 2023 - May 2024 (9 months)
Mentored over 500 students in Advanced Database Organization and Computer Networks, improving academic performance and hands-on project outcomes through coaching and practical guidance.
Built real-time credit card fraud detection using Kafka, Spark, and XGBoost reducing false positives by 25%, rebuilt extraction pipelines to raise accuracy to 90%, and improved ETL efficiency by 75% with Airflow.
Software Developer
Freelancer
Jun 2017 - Oct 2020 (3 years 4 months)
Delivered end-to-end custom web applications and backend systems across industries using full-stack technologies, converting business requirements into scalable software products for direct clients.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Illinois Institute of Technology
Master of Computer Science, Computer Science (AI)
Activities and societies: Graduate Teaching Assistant for Advanced Database Organization and Computer Networks; mentored over 500 students.
Master of Computer Science with a specialization in AI focused on advanced machine learning and AI systems.
International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore
Executive Post Graduate Programme, Machine Learning & AI
Executive postgraduate programme in Machine Learning & AI covering applied ML techniques and industry-relevant AI practices.
Government Model Engineering College
Bachelor of Technology, Electronics and Communication Engineering
Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication with foundational engineering and systems coursework.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Apache Spark
AWS Glue
GitHub
GitLab
ESLint
Prettier
TSLint
Kubernetes
Cloudflare
GitHub Actions
GitLab CI
React Native
NumPy
Pandas
PySpark
MySQL
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
Gmail
Node.js
Next.js
Databricks
Neo4j
Jira
JavaScript
Java
TensorFlow
PyTorch
scikit-learn
Keras
NLTK
Kafka
FastAPI
PM2
iOS
GraphQL
Prisma
Azure Cognitive Search
Milvus
Cloudflare WAF
Azure Functions
pytest
NGINX
Gunicorn
Airflow
SQL
XGBoost
Hugging Face
Supabase
LangChain
Playwright
CrewAI
Novu
Knock
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
Job categories
Skills
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