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Vivek Chand

@vivekchand1

Tech lead specializing in AI-driven customer service, building scalable distributed systems and MLOps.

Netherlands
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What I'm looking for

I seek a senior technical role driving AI/ML integration and scalable backend/MLOps systems, with cross-functional leadership, mentorship, and impact on customer experience.

I am a tech lead with 12+ years building large-scale distributed systems and AI-powered solutions, currently driving AI adoption in customer service at Booking.com.

At Booking.com I led 0→1 AI initiatives including CS Co‑Pilot for summarization, Intelligent Voice Assistants for call deflection, and Automated Quality Evaluation using LLMs, while improving workflow engines and developer experience.

Previously I led engineering teams at ClassKlap, Mobifly and startups, architecting personalization engines, ad‑mediation systems, and full product stacks across backend, mobile and cloud.

I focus on reliable backend architecture, MLOps, observability and developer productivity, and I mentor engineers while influencing strategic technical decisions to improve operational efficiency and customer experience.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Current

Tech Lead, AI in Customer Service

Booking.com

Aug 2022 - Present (3 years 3 months)

Leading 0→1 AI adoption in Customer Service, architecting and delivering features like CS Co-Pilot summarization, Intelligent Voice Assistant call deflection, and automated quality evaluation, improving operational efficiency and reducing support load.

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Software Engineer

Booking.com

Jan 2020 - Aug 2022 (2 years 7 months)

Developed and documented APIs for a customer support MVP, led capacity testing and data quality initiatives, and contributed to full-stack components to ensure reliable launch and performance.

CL

Tech Lead / SDE III

ClassKlap

Dec 2016 - Nov 2019 (2 years 11 months)

Led design and development of a personalization engine and multi-platform apps scaling to ~500K students across ~1,500 schools, improving individualized learning and administrative visibility.

MO

Senior Software Engineer

Mobifly

May 2016 - Dec 2016 (7 months)

Redesigned ad-mediation architecture and built a scalable Ad Mediation Engine with Python, Flask, Celery and RabbitMQ, enabling support for many advertisers and adding fraud reporting and admin tooling.

RE

Senior Software Engineer

Recruiterbox

May 2013 - Jul 2015 (2 years 2 months)

Early engineering hire who built interview scheduling, advanced search/query parser, public API, and automated server provisioning, improving product capabilities and reliability.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

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Coursera (course)

Certificate, Artificial Intelligence

2023 - 2023

Completed a short course on Generative AI with Large Language Models focused on practical applications of LLMs.

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Udacity

Nanodegree, Autonomous Systems

2017 - 2018

Completed the Self-Driving Car Engineer Nanodegree with hands-on projects related to autonomous systems.

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Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC e-Learning)

Certificate, Linux Kernel Programming

2011 - 2011

Completed LKPDD module on Linux Kernel Programming & Device Drivers to deepen low-level systems knowledge.

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Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science Engineering

2007 - 2011

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science Engineering covering core CS topics and software development.

KB

KLE Independent PU College, Bangalore

PUC, Pre-University (PCMC)

2005 - 2007

Completed Pre-University Course (PCMC stream) preparing for undergraduate engineering studies.

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