Rao Usama
@raousama1
AI Platform Engineer building production AI systems, agents, and LLM evaluation frameworks for measurable business value.
What I'm looking for
I’m an AI Platform Engineer specializing in designing, implementing, and deploying production AI systems—agents, workflow automation, backend platforms, and LLM evaluation frameworks. I build scalable, reliable solutions by combining software engineering, prompt engineering, API integrations, and production infrastructure to solve real business problems.
At Homies (Real Estate AI Assistant) at Valery Real Estate, I played a pivotal role in developing an AI platform that transformed business automation. I designed and integrated over 12 AI skills (including real-estate scrapers and lead generation tools), implemented modular AI architecture to improve scalability, and authored technical documentation to streamline developer onboarding.
As an AI Benchmark Engineer for Terminal-Bench, I engineer end-to-end benchmark tasks for evaluating advanced AI agents. I architect adversarial challenge tasks, implement robust validation tests in Python, author canonical golden solutions in Bash, and generate SFT notebooks—while using Docker and strict protocols to preserve environment integrity and prevent data leakage.
I also help evaluate and enhance frontier AI models end-to-end, covering reasoning, coding, instruction following, tool usage, workflow execution, and multimodal interactions. Beyond AI, I’ve built responsive web applications and worked in QA and business research—so I’m comfortable owning projects from requirements gathering through deployment and continuous improvement.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
AI Platform Engineer (Homies)
Valery Real Estate
Apr 2026 - Jul 2026 (3 months)
Developed an AI platform for business automation at Valery Real Estate. Designed and integrated real-estate and lead-generation AI skills, built modular architecture for scalability, and authored technical documentation to support developer onboarding.
AI Platform Engineer — Homies (Real Estate AI Assistant)
Apr 2026 - Jul 2026 (3 months)
I played a pivotal role in developing a comprehensive AI platform that transformed business automation at Valery Real Estate.
• Designed and integrated over 12 AI skills, including real-estate scrapers and lead generation tools.
• Implemented modular AI architecture to improve platform scalability and reduce manual effort.
• Authored technical documentation to streamline developer onboardin
I engineer and develop end-to-end benchmark tasks for the Terminal-Bench framework, a sophisticated platform used to evaluate the command-line capabilities of advanced AI agents like Claude and Qwen. My role encompasses the full lifecycle of challenge creation, from architectural design to implementation and the generation of training data.
Task Architecture & Design: I architect adversarial chal
AI Specialist (Evaluation, Prompt Engineering & Development)
Feb 2025 - Nov 2025 (9 months)
We partnered with leading research accelerators for frontier AI labs and trusted partners for global enterprises deploying advanced AI systems who do work for leading AI companies like Google and Anthropic to test, evaluate, and enhance their next-generation models and applications. My work spans the full spectrum of AI quality assurance from architecting complex challenges to performing granular
AI Specialist (Evaluation)
Single Solution
Feb 2025 - Nov 2025 (9 months)
Evaluated and improved next-generation AI models and applications across AI quality assurance, prompt engineering, and development. Designed complex evaluation scenarios, reviewed AI-generated code and responses for correctness and robustness, and contributed to benchmark creation and structured workflow validation.
Developed a comprehensive portfolio of full-stack software applications, fulfilling the requirements of a rigorous, project-based American university curriculum. I was responsible for the entire software development lifecycle (SDLC) across multiple projects, from initial design and architecture to development, testing, and final delivery.
Object-Oriented & Full-Stack Development: Engineered robus
Developed responsive web applications, e-commerce platforms, WordPress websites, and custom business solutions using React, Node.js, Express, MongoDB, and JavaScript. Participated in the complete software development lifecycle from requirements gathering to deployment and maintenance.
Executed a comprehensive, end-to-end quality assurance program for a client's educational and professional development. This involved mastering and applying the full spectrum of modern QA methodologies and tools to test web applications, mobile apps, and APIs.
Test Automation & Scripting: Developed and maintained automated test scripts using Python to validate application functionality, improve r
Business Analyst & Research Consultant
Freelance
Aug 2021 - Jan 2022 (5 months)
Provided research, analysis, and content development for international clients pursuing postgraduate business studies. Produced data-driven reports and analyses including case studies, market research, literature reviews, and strategic business plans.
Provided specialized research, analysis, and content development services for international clients pursuing postgraduate studies in Business. I was responsible for breaking down complex business problems and delivering high-quality, data-driven reports and analyses on a deadline-driven basis.
Subject Matter Expertise: Covered diverse topics including strategic management, global marketing analys
Worked as Independent E-commerce & Restoration Venture at Freelance.
Independent E-commerce & Restoration
Freelance
Jan 2017 - Aug 2021 (4 years 7 months)
Ran an independent e-commerce and restoration venture. Conducted restoration-focused work as part of the venture.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Software Engineering
National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences
Bachelor of Science, Computer Software Engineering
2021 -
Enrolled in a Bachelor of Science program in Computer Software Engineering starting in September 2021.
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