Yash Darji
@yashdarji
AI-focused backend engineer specializing in scalable web crawling, automation, and LLM ingestion.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I am an AI-focused backend engineer with hands-on experience building large-scale web crawlers, REST APIs, and AI-agent driven solutions. At Milestone Inc. I led development of a distributed crawler scanning millions of URLs weekly, reduced costs by 40%, and built ingestion pipelines and chatbot/itinerary agents using LangGraph, FastAPI, and OpenAI APIs.
My background includes machine learning and security work—developing phishing detection models and building recommendation and sentiment-analysis systems—alongside strong backend skills in Node.js, headless Chrome, MongoDB, Docker, and Azure. I deliver automation-first solutions that improve operational efficiency and enable LLM-driven workflows.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Software Development Engineer 1
Milestone Inc.
Jul 2023 - Present (2 years 2 months)
Led development of a large-scale web crawler scanning millions of URLs weekly and reduced costs by 40%; built REST APIs for on-demand scraping and deployed AI-driven chatbot and itinerary agents to streamline automation.
Software Development Engineer Intern
Milestone Inc.
Jan 2023 - Jul 2023 (6 months)
Contributed to the FAQ Manager product with automated FAQ generation reducing manual interpretation by 25% and optimized legacy .NET APIs to improve performance and lower operational costs.
Data Science and ML Intern
Canary Mail
May 2022 - Jul 2022 (2 months)
Developed ML models for phishing email and link detection using NLP, web scraping, and domain reputation analysis, improving email security detection accuracy by 30%.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
NUNirma University
Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science and Engineering
2019 - 2023
Grade: 8.4/10
Activities and societies: Treasurer and Marketing Member of RCNI club; organized campus events such as comedy and singing shows.
Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering completed with a CPI of 8.4/10 from July 2019 to June 2023.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
IndiaAuthorized to work in
Portfolio
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Skills
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