Manjunath J.

Experienced Principal AI Engineer with 21+ years of expertise in architecting and deploying transformative AI solutions, microservices platforms, and cloud-native applications. Proven specialist in Generative AI implementation, LLM optimization, and enterprise-scale systems across Finance, Healthcare, and Storage Technology sectors. Core Expertise: 1. Generative AI: End-to-end LLM implementation (Llama, Mistral, DeepSeek, Gemini, Claude), RAG systems, Agentic AI architectures, and AI observability 2. Performance Engineering: Specialized in optimization with documented 95%+ performance improvements; expertise in asynchronous operations, caching strategies, and infrastructure tuning 3. Enterprise Architecture: Microservices design, cloud platform optimization (AWS, GCP, Azure), Kubernetes orchestration, and DevOps automation 4. Full-Stack Development: Python, Java, C/C++, FastAPI, Spring Boot, modern UI frameworks (Streamlit, Chainlit) Recent Highlights: 1. Led SAP BTP Cloud Foundry optimization achieving 95% reduction in processing times and 50%+ container startup improvement 2. Architected Redis-based caching, reducing query response times by 60x (1 min → 1 sec) 3. Designed intelligent service platforms reducing incidents by 80% (Patent 7011605-US-1) 4. Spearheaded on-premises Gen AI infrastructure reducing development time by 30% 5. Mentored emerging technologies including GraphRAG, Neo4j, and advanced AI agent frameworks I excel at: 1. Designing and implementing complex AI/ML systems for enterprise clients 2. Optimizing underperforming applications and infrastructure 3. Architecting scalable microservices from monolithic legacy systems 4. Building production-ready RAG and agentic AI solutions 5. Mentoring teams and technical leadership across global distributed teams 6. Rapid prototyping and PoC development with emerging AI frameworks Technology Stack: Python • Java • FastAPI • Spring Boot • AWS • GCP • Azure • Kubernetes • Docker • LangChain • Llama-Index • CrewAI • LangGraph • Qdrant • SAP HANA • Elasticsearch