Microsoft Aspire🎓 | 👨‍💻 Software Engineer (Azure Migration/Copilot)💻 | Agentic AI | AI Enthusiast🚀| Tech Speaker | OpenSource Contributor

Remote

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India







Postgraduate Diploma, Business Analytics
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Bachelor of Engineering (BE), CSE
CHANDIGARH UNIVERSITY
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I’m a Software Engineer II on the Azure Migration team at Microsoft, building AI-driven agents and systems that transform how businesses migrate to the cloud. My work spans RAG pipelines, embeddings, prompt tuning, and scalable infrastructure, bridging advanced LLM research with production-grade enterprise solutions. Passionate about AI behavior, robustness, and controllability, I focus on turning experimentation into actionable, high-impact solutions that improve productivity, efficiency, and scalability. I also contribute to open-source projects like Azure MCP, Azure Migrate Explore + AI and influence technical strategy through cross-team collaboration and knowledge sharing.
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Software Engineer II (Azure Migration/Copilot) at Microsoft, Aug 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 1 mo, Remote, - Lead the design and deployment of AI agents and Copilot capabilities for Azure Migrate, bridging LLM research with enterprise-grade production systems. - Build and optimize RAG pipelines, embeddings, and prompt-tuning strategies to improve model behavior, robustness, and contextual accuracy. - Architect infrastructure for safe, scalable AI feature rollout, enabling rapid iteration and high reliability across Azure environments. - Open-sourced Azure Migrate Explore + AI and contributed tools to Azure MCP, fostering both internal collaboration and community engagement. - Influence technical strategy through internal talks, knowledge sharing, and architectural planning on MCP and advanced AI integrations. - Partner across teams to translate research insights into actionable, high-impact enterprise solutions.
Software Engineer (Azure Core - Compute) at Microsoft, Jun 2022 - Aug 2023 · 1 yr 3 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Joined the Azure Development team as a Software Engineer, with a focus on Azure Migrate, Movere, and Azure Automation. • Spearheaded efforts to streamline the build and release process on Azure DevOps, resulting in a significant reduction in the time required to deploy new versions of services through the implementation of a 1-Click Deployment solution. • Set up staging and production environments for a continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI-CD) workflow using Azure DevOps and GitHub. • Designed and implemented an alerting and ticketing system for application failure and outages.
Developer Support Engineer (Azure DevOps | Azure Lab Services) at Microsoft, Aug 2019 - Jun 2022 · 2 yrs 11 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Provided exceptional support to customers on Azure DevOps services, Azure Lab Services, and Dev Test Labs, effectively troubleshooting and diagnosing a wide range of technical issues to accurately resolve them. • Captured requirements, scoped, prioritized, and resolved customer issues, collaborating with internal teams and stakeholders for case and ticket resolutions, prioritizing work and meeting deadlines. • Collaborated with the Product Team daily to deliver the best customer experience, reporting bugs, and providing product feedback. • Conducted technical triages and knowledge sharing sessions, contributing to team development and growth.
Support Engineer Intern at Microsoft, Apr 2019 - Jun 2019 · 3 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Postgraduate Diploma, Business Analytics, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
Bachelor of Engineering (BE), CSE, CHANDIGARH UNIVERSITY