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shivaraj sm

@shivarajsm

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Backend-focused computer science engineer building scalable REST APIs and AI search with RAG.

India

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a backend role where I can optimize retrieval pipelines and build scalable, production-ready AI features—especially RAG-based systems—with strong engineering standards, measurable performance goals, and room to grow.

I’m a final-year Computer Science engineer focused on backend engineering and scalable AI-powered systems. I build reliable REST APIs and production-grade retrieval pipelines that prioritize speed, relevance, and measurable outcomes.

In internships, I optimized a production RAG chatbot by profiling retrieval pipelines and restructuring chunking logic, achieving 95% retrieval accuracy and targeting sub-2-second end-to-end response latency. I also redesigned metadata filtering to reduce irrelevant context to the LLM, improving response coherence and semantic search precision.

I’ve shipped FastAPI services and microservices-backed dashboards for 3+ enterprise clients, cutting manual data extraction time by 40% and improving CI/CD deployment reliability. Across projects, I’ve delivered AI interview prep and secure real-time systems, combining strong engineering fundamentals with practical GenAI implementations.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Software Engineering Intern

Current

Nouveau Labs

Apr 2026 - Present (2 months)

Optimized a production RAG chatbot by profiling retrieval pipelines and restructuring chunking logic, achieving 95% retrieval accuracy and targeting sub-2-second end-to-end response latency. Redesigned metadata filtering and integrated Qdrant configurations with Graph RAG to improve multi-hop query resolution and response coherence.

Qdrant Graph RAG Semantic Search fastAPI REST API Development

Software Engineering Intern

CarbonSustain.io

Jan 2025 - Jun 2025 (5 months)

Designed and shipped scalable FastAPI services and REST APIs powering automated compliance workflows for 3+ enterprise clients. Built analytics dashboards backed by PostgreSQL and MongoDB, cutting manual data extraction time by 40%, and streamlined CI/CD pipelines to reduce deployment errors.

fastAPI REST APIs Microservices PostgreSQL MongoDB CI CD Pipelines Dashboards Backend Engineering Data Modeling

Full Stack Developer Intern

Consolimate

Jun 2024 - Sep 2024 (3 months)

Revamped 5+ React.js frontend interfaces, reducing average page load time by 25% using code splitting and lazy loading. Integrated 3 third-party APIs and refactored legacy modules, improving scalability and reducing maintenance overhead by 20%, while enhancing backend API response reliability.

React JavaScript Lazy Loading REST APIs Backend API Reliability API Refactoring