Headline

Principal ML Engineer@ SoundHound AI | Machine Learning | Generative AI

About

I specialize in Machine Learning and Agentic AI, designing and shipping production-grade LLM systems that power transformative conversational experiences. I lead advancements in Generative and Agentic AI, with expertise spanning architecture design, team leadership, and applying research to real-world innovation. Passionate about turning cutting-edge ideas into reliable, high-impact products.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude code

codex

cursor

langgraph

vLLM

Work experience

Principal Machine Learning Engineer (Innovation Manager) at SoundHound AI, Sep 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Leading innovation in Generative AI, Agentic AI to create transformative conversational experiences.

Research And Development Manager at Amelia, Apr 2022 - Sep 2024 · 2 yrs 6 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, Led R&D for Amelia's enterprise conversational AI platform, re-architecting its core from deterministic NLU and dialogue-flow engines toward a generative, LLM-powered foundation that unlocked reasoning, retrieval-grounded responses, and autonomous behavior.

Senior Research And Development Engineer at IPsoft, Mar 2019 - Mar 2022 · 3 yrs 1 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Research And Development Engineer at IPsoft, Feb 2017 - Mar 2019 · 2 yrs 2 mos, Bangalore

Technical Analyst at Credit Suisse, Jul 2014 - Jan 2017 · 2 yrs 7 mos, Bangalore, Worked as a Developer in Credit Risk Area in Risk and Finance IT Division.

Education

Bachelor of Technology (B-Tech), Computer Science & Enginnering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka