Richard Cuevas
@richardcuevas
AI full stack engineer building scalable backend systems and production LLM/RAG solutions.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I’m an AI Full Stack Engineer with 8+ years of experience building scalable backend systems and AI-powered applications. I specialize in deploying LLM systems—especially Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), vector search, and context-aware workflows—so teams can move from prototypes to reliable production.
Most recently, I led a cross-functional team to integrate LLMs and RAG into enterprise-grade workflows, designing agentic AI orchestration that reduced execution time by 30%. I also implemented guardrails and validation layers that reduced unsafe outputs by 40%, optimized latency and infrastructure to deliver $150,000 in annual savings, and built scalable ETL pipelines to improve retrieval performance at scale.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Led a team of 5 to integrate LLMs and RAG into enterprise production workflows, reducing workflow execution time by 30%. Implemented guardrails that reduced unsafe outputs by 40% and delivered $150,000 in annual savings by optimizing API latency and backend infrastructure.
Designed backend architecture for large-scale event technologies, improving API integrations and cutting manual data entry by 20 hours per week while reducing errors by 15%. Built AI-driven real-time analytics and indexing strategies that reduced query time by 25% and increased user engagement by 15%.
Built full-stack Python and Node.js applications with REST APIs and responsive React/Next.js frontends, supporting a 30% traffic increase without UX degradation. Improved database schemas and backend logic to reduce page load times by 20% and cut errors by 25%, enhancing reliability.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Arizona
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
Completed a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at the University of Arizona.
Conservatory of Recording Arts and Science
Technical Certificate, Recording Engineering
Completed a Technical Certificate in Recording Engineering at the Conservatory of Recording Arts and Science.
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Location
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Website
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