Vaibhav Kumar Rajput
Bengaluru
Summary
Transformational AI leader with 14 years in developing and scaling AI-driven products, specializing in generative AI, agentic AI, computer vision, and recommendation systems. Formulated impactful AI strategies and led high-performing data science teams to deliver production-ready solutions that align with business goals. Expertise in process optimization and delivery efficiency enhances organizational performance.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Applied Science Manager
Turing
Bangalore
03.2024 - Current
- Led and scaled applied science and ML engineering teams (10–30 members), managing 0→1 to production delivery and stakeholder alignment; delivered multiple AI programs generating significant business impact and accelerated time-to-production by 40%.
- Built and led a frontier-scale AI evaluation harness for computer-use agents, adopted by leading labs; designed RL Gym–based environments and benchmarking frameworks, improving agent task success rates by 30–40% and reducing evaluation cycle time by 50%+.
- Led development of Agentic AI systems using LangGraph and MCP-style tool protocols, enabling structured multi-agent workflows (planning, retrieval, reasoning, simulation, execution); improved workflow automation by 35%+ and reduced manual effort by 50–60% in complex enterprise scenarios.
- Delivered production-grade RAG systems, including a pre-merger risk assessment platform leveraging regulations, historical cases, and market data; reduced analysis turnaround time from weeks to hours (~90% reduction) and improved insight coverage by 2–3x.
- Defined scalable GenAI architectures and LLMOps/MLOps standards, including LLM orchestration, vector search, tool/function calling, MCP-based integrations, and evaluation pipelines; reduced hallucinations by 25–35% and improved response accuracy by over 20%.
- Skills: Applied AI, Machine Learning, Generative AI, RAG Systems, Agentic AI, AI Strategy, AI Architecture, LLM Orchestration, Vector Databases, LangChain, LangGraph, RL Gym ,LLMOps/MLOps, Responsible AI, Python, C++, CUDA, HPC.
Senior Engineering Manager - R&D
Celigo
Remote
08.2023 - 02.2024
- Led a team of engineers and data scientists, building and scaling Celigo’s iPaaS platform, and delivering production-grade AI capabilities across enterprise integration use cases.
- Owned end-to-end product execution for core iPaaS capabilities—from problem definition and R&D to enterprise rollout and customer adoption.
- Led the GenAI initiative for Celigo iPaaS, embedding LLM-driven intelligence directly into integration workflows, including natural-language-to-flow creation, intelligent data mapping, schema understanding, connector auto-generation, and runtime operational copilots.
- Architected and delivered GenAI foundations for iPaaS, integrating OpenAI LLMs, embedding-based semantic search (word2vec), and agentic orchestration within a microservices, event-driven architecture.
- Drove production hardening of GenAI features — security, observability, latency control, cost governance, and enterprise isolation — ensuring safe, scalable deployment.
- Conducted code and design reviews, led planning and delivery improvements, and ensured high-quality releases across distributed teams.
- Skills: GenAI, Large Language Models, OpenAI, Agentic AI, LangChain, LangGraph, RAG, Python, C++, CUDA, iPaaS Architecture, Enterprise Integration, Microservices, REST APIs, Django, AWS, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Event-Driven Systems, DevOps, Engineering Management, R&D Leadership, Release Management, GitHub, Perforce, Jira.
Senior Engineering Manager
Nference Labs
Bangalore
01.2022 - 07.2023
- Led a team of engineers and data scientists, delivering Healthcare AI solutions in Digital Pathology, spanning research, platform engineering, and production deployment.
- Owned end-to-end product development from ideation and R&D to go-to-market execution, serving healthcare, banking, insurance, and telecom markets.
- Built and scaled Computer Vision and Computational Clinical Networks (CCN) for pathology workflows, including WSI processing, tissue and cell segmentation, feature extraction, and slide-level classification.
- Developed vision algorithms for high-resolution pathology imaging systems, addressing focus, stain normalization, artifact detection, and large-scale image tiling.
- Led firmware development for pathology cameras and robotics software for digital pathology scanners, integrating imaging hardware, motion control, and automation pipelines.
- Contributed to principal AI/ML platforms, enabling enterprise-scale automation; conducted design and code reviews to ensure production quality and performance.
- Skills: Computer Vision, Digital Pathology, CCN, Whole Slide Imaging (WSI), Vision Algorithms, Medical Imaging AI, Python, C++, CUDA, HPC, RTOS, Firmware Development, Robotics Software, AI/ML Platforms, and Engineering Leadership.
Associate Director Of Engineering
Smartek21
Pune
07.2021 - 05.2022
- Led a team of engineers and data scientists, working on Enterprise Cloud.
- Connected Intellitek health products with Smartek21 systems, improving integration capabilities.
- Managed the end-to-end creation of new products from ideas, R&D, to go-to-market strategy and plans; principal markets served are banking, healthcare, insurance, and telecom.
- Contributed to Principal Products, including an end-to-end AI/ML/Integration Platform that enabled process automation across industries to allow for scale and efficiency.
- Built five new AI automation and integration product solutions.
- Transformed Product Leadership Team worldwide with Zero Waste approach, optimizing processes and resource utilization.
- Developed product divisions for telecom, healthcare, contact centers, and BFSI, launching products that enable AI/ML automation of hospitalization processes.
- Skills: Research and development, Engineering Management, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, DevOps, Jenkins, AWS Sagemaker, AWS Lambda, AWS EC2, System Design, Low Level Design, Python, OpenCV, NumPy, Pandas, TensorFlow, PyTorch, C++, CUDA, RTOS , Firmware ,REST API, Deep Learning.
Engineering Manager
Xoriant Corporation
Pune
04.2018 - 06.2021
- Led engineering team in research and development of recommendation system for various e-commerce clients, enhancing client engagement.
- Managed team designing and developing recommendation system, delivering tailored solutions to meet client needs.
- Streamlined planning and implementation processes within teams, resulting in improved project delivery timelines.
- Owned product roadmap planning, detailed feature planning, release planning.
- Contributed to the code review and design review of features.
- Managed escalation processes and resolved product bugs.
- Skills: Engineering Management, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, DevOps, Jenkins, AWS, Reinforcement Learning, Q-Learning, System Design, Low-Level Design, Python, OpenCV, NumPy, Pandas, TensorFlow, PyTorch, C++, REST API,CUDA,HPC
Senior Engineer - Product Development
FIS
Pune
10.2016 - 03.2018
- Led the development of a market and credit risk calculator product for capital markets.
- Collaborated with business analysts on spec modifications for defect resolution and enhancements.
- Collaborated with the quantitative finance team to develop a model for the calculation of VAR.
- Managed the implementation of FRTB in the current product suite of FIS, which is Adaptiv A360.
- Conducted peer code reviews, debugging and addressing defects to ensure code quality.
- Developed comprehensive unit test cases for all branches of the codebase.
- Skills: Python, C++, C#, Django, Data Structures, SQL, Capital Markets, Monte Carlo Simulation, Market Risk, Credit Risk.
Software Developer
Amdocs
Pune
08.2015 - 10.2016
- Worked on Ensemble. Ensemble is an in-house product of Amdocs that is used for the Billing Support System of the Telecom Domain.
- Coordinated with business analysts to implement spec modifications for defect fixes and enhancements.
- Designed and developed the changes to consolidate mobile, landline, and TV bills for a customer.
- Wrote an analytics engine for the core Billing Engine to analyze Call Data Records files to gain insights about the usage.
- Executed development tasks for software enhancements and defect resolutions, improving overall system reliability.
- I wrote a unit test case framework for the product.
- Involved in peer code review activities.
- I wrote unit test cases for each and every branch of the codebase.
- Engaged in debugging and resolving defects, contributing to system stability and user satisfaction.
- Skills: Python, C++, Unix Shell Script, PL/SQL, Git, REST, Microservices, Multi-tenancy.
Application Developer
IBM
Bangalore
04.2012 - 08.2015
- I worked as an application developer on one of the projects for IBM; the application was used by IBM for the postpaid billing of Telefónica O2, UK (O2 Companion).
- Designed and developed the changes to consolidate mobile, landline, and TV bills for a customer.
- Developed an analytics engine for core Billing Engine to analyze Call Data Records files and extract usage insights.
- Coordinated with business analysts to implement spec modifications addressing defects and enhancements.
- Contributed to development activities for enhancing application features and resolving defects.
- Wrote Unit Test Case Framework for the product.
- Involved in peer code review activities.
- Debugged applications to identify and resolve defects.
- Skills: Python, C++, Unix Shell Script, PL/SQL, Telecom billing.
Education
Bachelor of Science -
Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU)
Lucknow06-2011
Skills
- AI/ML
- Deep Learning
- GenAI
- Large Language Model
- Solution Architecture
- Engineering Management
- Research development
- Enterprise architecture
- High-level design
- Low-level design
- Distributed computing
- Coding
- Python
- C
- CUDA
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 07/24/89
Timeline
Senior Applied Science Manager
Turing
03.2024 - Current
Senior Engineering Manager - R&D
Celigo
08.2023 - 02.2024
Senior Engineering Manager
Nference Labs
01.2022 - 07.2023
Associate Director Of Engineering
Smartek21
07.2021 - 05.2022
Engineering Manager
Xoriant Corporation
04.2018 - 06.2021
Senior Engineer - Product Development
FIS
10.2016 - 03.2018
Software Developer
Amdocs
08.2015 - 10.2016
Application Developer
IBM
04.2012 - 08.2015
Bachelor of Science -
Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU)