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Engineer | Angel Investor | Entrepreneur

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Engineering Leadership: Team Building & Hiring, Global Stakeholder Management, Agile Frameworks, End-to-End Delivery, SDLC, Change Management Generative AI & Agentic Systems: Generative AI, AI Agent Frameworks, Model Context Protocol (MCP), Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), Deep Learning Architecture & Strategy: Distributed Architecture, Microservices, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Full Stack Development, Product Architecture Platforms & Domains: IoT Systems, Cloud Architecture, BI Reporting Tools, Real-Time Data APIs, Geospatial Intelligence, Identity Management, Health Data Platforms

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

anthropic apis

antigravity

claude code

github copilot

langgraph

mastra

Work experience

Senior Engineering Manager at Walmart Global Tech India, Mar 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 6 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, WM Data Ventures: Direct a 26-member global engineering team delivering data products for Walmart suppliers. Oversee three core domains and the Agentic AI charter, including near real-time headless data APIs and BI reporting tools. WM Data and Customer Analytics: Spearheaded the Geospatial Intelligence platform with a novel AI agent for Customer Analytics — a horizontal capability for the entire Data and Customer Analytics (DCA) organization. WM Health and Wellness: Managed an 11-member team and engineered a Health Data Platform and Identity Management System, enabling a 360-degree omnichannel patient experience for Walmart Health & Wellness.

Co-Founder at SanIoT, Jul 2020 - Nov 2022 · 2 yrs 5 mos, Pune, Bangalore, Business Impact: Architected and deployed a workforce automation system across seven premium enterprise facilities, reducing customer operational costs by 40%. Venture Building: Founded and scaled a B2B Internet of Things (IoT) startup from conception, raising a $150K angel fund and driving end-to-end product strategy.

Co-Founder at Miracas Lifestyle Pvt Ltd, Dec 2016 - Jun 2018 · 1 yr 7 mos, Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area, • Co-founded Miracas Lifestyle Pvt Ltd, leading a dynamic team to design innovative B2C mobile applications. • Architected scalable software backends and a demand prediction engine for a cross-border e-commerce marketplace. • Leveraged AI to understand Indian consumer profiles, enhancing access to international products at competitive prices.

Engineering Manager at Cadence, Aug 2014 - Dec 2016 · 2 yrs 5 mos, Managed a global engineering team responsible for delivering simulation models for semiconductor intellectual property. Spearheaded automation initiatives for modeling and release pipelines, successfully accelerating team efficiency by 8x.

Enablement Modeling at IBM india pvt ltd, Oct 2007 - Jul 2014 · 6 yrs 10 mos

Staff Research Engineer at IBM india pvt ltd, Mar 2007 - Aug 2014 · 7 yrs 6 mos, Technical Leadership: Served as Technical Lead for a 4-person team focused on on-chip ESD modeling and developed advanced SRAM designs for 14nm ASIC technology. Innovation: Secured 5 patent grants and received the Best Inventor Award and Plateau Awards for technical excellence.

Education

Btech, Mtech, Microelectronics, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

Senior Secondary CBSE, kendriya vidyalaya

Public links

github: https://github.com/rahulnyk

medium.com: https://medium.com/@@rahul.nyk