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title: "Rishabh Bafna - Senior AI Engineer and Lead Instructor in Pune District | Tal"
description: "Meet Rishabh Bafna, Senior AI Engineer and Lead Instructor | IIIT-Delhi CSE’22 based in Pune District. AI stack includes antigravity, claude code, and codex. Explore public work links including github."
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# Rishabh Bafna on Tal

## Headline

Senior AI Engineer and Lead Instructor \| IIIT\-Delhi CSE’22

## About

M\.Tech\. CSE \(IIIT\-Delhi\) \| Software Development Engineer \| AI & Machine Learning Specialist I am a Senior AI Engineer with a focus on building Generative AI applications and scalable software solutions\. Currently, I specialise in developing AI\-driven tools leveraging local LLMs \(Ollama\) and cloud APIs \(Gemini\) to automate real\-time problem\-solving\. With a strong foundation in Data Structures & Algorithms and a GATE CS All India Rank of 532, I bridge the gap between complex research and practical production code\. My recent work includes architecting RAG\-based chatbots using LangChain and FAISS, as well as designing Multi AI Agent Systems\. I am passionate about building intelligent systems that solve real\-world problems through Machine Learning, NLP, and Full\-stack Development\. 🛠️ Technical Toolkit Technical Skills Programming: Python, C, C\+\+, Java, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Prolog AI/ML: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, NLP, Generative AI, Scalable AI/ML Pipeline, RAG, Prompt Engineering, Fine\-Tuning LLM Frameworks: LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, HuggingFace, n8n Libraries: Pandas, NumPy, Scikit\-learn, NLTK, TensorFlow, Keras, Streamlit, Pywebio Databases: MySQL, MongoDB Vector Databases: Faiss, Chroma, Pinecone Data Visualization: Matplotlib, Seaborn, Plotly Operating Systems: macOS, Windows, Linux Version Control: Git, GitHub, Azure Repos CI/CD Pipeline: Azure Pipelines, Jenkins, GitHub Actions Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Azure Container Registry, Kubernetes, AKS Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP Low\-code tools: Cursor, Replit, Emergent Platforms: Visual Studio Code, PyCharm, Jupyter Notebook, Google Colaboratory Real\-time Collaboration Tools: Google Workspace, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Notion, Miro 🏆 Highlights Research: Published author in Springer Natural Hazards \(Satellite Imagery & ML\) Open Source: Hacktoberfest 2025 Supercontributor\.

## Location

Pune District

## AI stack

antigravity

claude code

codex

langchain

langgraph

Wispr Flow

## Work experience

Senior AI Engineer and Lead Instructor at upGrad School of Technology, Feb 2026 \- Present · 10 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Engineered an AI\-powered multi\-modal Interviewer platform \(STT \+ TTS\) for real\-time candidate evaluation with subject\-specific interview flows and automated performance analytics\. • Architected a full\-stack Admin Portal for AI\-assisted content authoring — MCQ, MSQ, Puzzle formats — with Markdown \+ LaTeX live rendering, backed by Google Sheets as a realtime database\.

Data Science Trainer at Innomatics Research Labs, May 2026 \- Jun 2026 · 2 mos, Remote, Taught Data Science to working professionals as well as students in online mode

AI Consultant — Agentic AI at Quantiphi, Apr 2026 \- May 2026 · 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Providing high\-level guidance and support for a comprehensive Training Programme focused on 'Chatbot Engineer to Agentic AI Engineer Learning Path' and 'Machine Learning Engineer to Agentic AI Engineer Learning Path'\.

Software Development Engineer\-1 \+ Associate Instructor at Newton School, Aug 2024 \- Jan 2026 · 1 yr 6 mos, Pune District, Maharashtra, India, • Developed AI\-powered learning assistants using local LLMs \(Ollama\) and cloud APIs \(Google Gemini\)\. • Founding Member and Team Lead of the Mathematics Team at Newton School of Technology, Pune campus \[NST\-ADYPU\] • Taught Number Theory, Set Theory, Combinatorics, Probability, Statistics, and Fundamentals of AI with real\-world datasets

Assistant Professor at ACE Engineering College, Hyderabad, Apr 2023 \- Jul 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, • Artificial Intelligence, Operating System, and Prolog in CSE \(AIML\) department • DSA and Competitive Coding in C\+\+ at Arjuna Batch in Placement Cell • Python, ML and NLP\-based Projects at Vihaan Batch in Placement Cell • Creating Test Series for GATE CS, GATE DA, ISRO Scientist Exam, and BARC Exam for ACE Engineering Academy, Hyderabad

## Education

M\.Tech\. CSE, Computer Science, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi

Executive MBA, Business Analytics, SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

## Public links

- github: https://github\.com/RishabhIIITD

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