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Salman Ali

@salmanali11

I build production AI platforms, voice applications, and scalable LLM-powered backend systems.

I've delivered AI applications for enterprise clients at Thoughtworks, including a Voice AI platform and AI Interviewer handling 1,000 daily conversations. I improved API response times by 40%, supported 10,000 daily requests, and achieved 90% transcription accuracy.

Previously, I built AI-powered learning products at DeepLearning.AI, deploying RAG pipelines and backend APIs while reducing LLM inference costs by 30%. I also develop semantic search, recommendation systems, React dashboards, microservices, and end-to-end voice pipelines using Python, FastAPI, OpenAI, React, vector databases, and cloud-native delivery tools.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Software Engineer - AI

Current

Thoughtworks

Nov 2025 - Present (9 months)

Delivered 5 AI applications for enterprise clients, increasing process automation and user engagement by 30%. Launched a Voice AI platform and AI Interviewer handling 1000 conversations daily, achieving 90% transcription accuracy and improving API response times by 40%.

AI Developer

DeepLearning.AI

Apr 2024 - Oct 2025 (1 year 6 months)

Improved AI-powered learning app performance by 40% using OpenAI and Anthropic APIs. Designed and deployed 5 RAG pipelines and backend APIs, reducing LLM inference costs by 30% through prompt optimization, caching, and model routing.

Python OpenAI Anthropic RAG Backend prompt optimization Caching Model Routing LLM Vector Search

Software Engineer – AI Platforms

Stealth Startup

Jun 2023 - Apr 2024 (10 months)

Developed semantic search and recommendation systems using vector embeddings, improving retrieval accuracy by 30% across 5 projects. Designed and deployed AI APIs supporting over 10,000 high-throughput inference requests daily in production.

Python Embeddings Semantic Search Recommendation Systems APIs High Throughput Systems Docker Kubernetes Git GitHub Actions Azure DevOps Jenkins Terraform CI CD Linux

Software Engineer

RapidoBots

Feb 2022 - Apr 2023 (1 year 2 months)

Developed 5 React dashboards and 10 backend APIs supporting 3 client-facing business applications, improving user engagement by 20%. Collaborated with 4 teams to deliver 15 full-stack features, reducing release time by 25%.

React Backend Full Stack Collaboration fastAPI OpenAI

Backend Developer

Next Gen Technologies Inc

Jan 2019 - Dec 2021 (2 years 11 months)

Developed microservices architecture, improving application performance and scalability by 50%. Automated server deployment using Docker, decreasing setup time by 40%, and collaborated with clients to achieve 90% satisfaction.

Microservices Docker Deployment