--- title: "Shashi A. - Software Engineer 2 in Bengaluru | Tal" description: "Meet Shashi A., Software Engineer @ Dell | Distributed Systems | Python, Go, Java, REST API, FastAPI | Private Cloud & Infrastructure Automation | Agentic AI, RAG | NIT Jalandhar l | Available Immediately based in Bengaluru. AI stack includes langchain, langgraph, and mcp. Explore public work links..." image: "https://tal.club/meet/shashi-shekhar-azad/share-image" --- # Shashi A\. on Tal ## Headline Software Engineer @ Dell \| Distributed Systems \| Python, Go, Java, REST API, FastAPI \| Private Cloud & Infrastructure Automation \| Agentic AI, RAG \| NIT Jalandhar l \| Available Immediately ## About Software Engineer with 2\+ years of experience building backend and distributed systems for private cloud infrastructure using Python and Go\. Hands\-on experience with Nutanix Prism APIs, REST services, and microservices, with a strong foundation in infrastructure automation and API testing\. Also experienced in AI\-assisted software development and applied AI, AIops\. What I do: • Develop Go/Python microservices and REST APIs integrating Nutanix Prism APIs to automate private cloud cluster provisioning, lifecycle management, and infrastructure operations • Build validation frameworks that catch configuration/compatibility issues before production upgrades • Implement secure service communication \(NGINX, HTTPS, mTLS\) What I build on the side: • AEGIS\-AI \(Dell Internal\) — LangGraph\-based multi\-agent platform automating DISA STIG compliance validation • InfraPilot — Multi\-Agent agentic platform for investigating Kubernetes incidents using live infrastructure evidence rather than relying solely on LLM\-generated assumptions\. Multi\-Agent system pipeline \(LangGraph, LangChain, MCP, FastAPI, Prometheus, PostgreSQL \+ pgvector\) Stack: Go · Python · Java · Kubernetes · Docker · REST APIs · Microservices · Distributed Systems · Nutanix Prism API · mTLS Exploring: Generative AI · Agentic AI · LangGraph · LangChain · RAG · Vector Databases · MCP Background: M\.Tech CSE, NITJ\. Open to backend/distributed systems/platform engineering/AI Engineer roles across India\. I’m particularly interested in the intersection of backend engineering and AI: reliable APIs, retrieval systems, agent orchestration, infrastructure tooling, and human controlled automation\. Currently available for Backend Engineer, Platform Engineer, Distributed Systems Engineer, and AI Engineer opportunities across India\. If you’re hiring in these areas or building something similar, I’d be happy to connect\. ## Location Bengaluru ## AI stack langchain langgraph mcp windsurf Devin GroqCloud ## Work experience Software Engineer 2 at Dell Technologies, Jul 2025 \- Aug 2026 · 1 y 1 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Worked on backend and infrastructure automation for Dell Private Cloud with Nutanix, supporting cluster provisioning and lifecycle operations on Dell PowerEdge infrastructure\. • Built REST APIs leveraging Nutanix Prism APIs to automate cluster provisioning and node lifecycle operations, reducing manual effort by 30–40% • Developed a Python validation framework with 10\+ validators for TOSCA based provisioning workflows, detecting configuration problems before execution and avoiding 45\+ minutes of wasted provisioning time • Owned environment setup and end\-to\-end feature validation across 10\+ Nutanix\-based Dell Private Cloud clusters running on Dell PowerEdge infrastructure • Developed AI agents for a LangGraph based multi\-agent framework that reduced DISA STIG hardening effort from days to hours\. Software Engineer at Dell Technologies, Jul 2024 \- May 2025 · 10 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Supported early\-stage automation and validation for Dell Private Cloud with Nutanix, working with Nutanix Cloud Platform clusters on Dell PowerEdge infrastructure\. • Configured and provisioned Nutanix based private\-cloud clusters, establishing environments for early\-stage feature testing\. • Evaluated Nutanix Prism APIs and developed automation scripts for cluster node addition and removal, reducing manual effort by approximately 40%\. • Built the initial Python validation framework for detecting structural configuration errors before node lifecycle workflows were executed\. Technical Consultant at Acxiom Consulting, Feb 2023 \- Aug 2023 · 7 mos, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, Developed Microsoft Dynamics 365 Retail POS customizations for multiple enterprise retail clients, covering payment validation, customer cash limits, category\-based discounts, and invoice printing\. • Implemented payment validation, cross\-store customer cash\-limit enforcement, and category\-based offer and discount calculations with supporting UI handlers • Wrote and optimized SQL Server queries and stored procedures, improving the performance of a large customer\-detail lookup query • Debugged application, business\-logic, and database issues affecting retail operations ## Education Master of Technology \- MTech, Computer Science and Engineering, Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar Bachelor of Technology \- B Tech \(Honors\), Computer Science and Engineering, Dr\. A\.P\.J\. Abdul Kalam Technical University ## Public links - github: https://github\.com/shashiazad - medium: https://medium\.com/@shashisa - leetcode: https://leetcode\.com/shashisa [View the original profile](https://tal.club/meet/shashi-shekhar-azad) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://tal.club/meet/shashi-shekhar-azad#person", "name": "Shashi A.", "url": "https://tal.club/meet/shashi-shekhar-azad", "image": "https://tal.club/meet/shashi-shekhar-azad/profile-photo.jpg", "description": "Meet Shashi A., Software Engineer @ Dell | Distributed Systems | Python, Go, Java, REST API, FastAPI | Private Cloud & Infrastructure Automation | Agentic AI, RAG | NIT Jalandhar l | Available Immediately based in Bengaluru. AI stack includes langchain, langgraph, and mcp. 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