I Help AI Startups Become Production-Ready Without Costly Rebuilds.
As a Head of Engineering, I design scalable architecture, optimize AI systems, and help startups fix technical foundations before growth exposes weaknesses.
Currently Head of Engineering, designing AI systems in production environments.
I don’t build MVP prototypes. I design systems meant to survive growth.
- 20+ production systems shipped
- AI infrastructure & scale expertise
- Head of Engineering — systems built to survive growth
20+
Systems shipped to production
5+
Years in AI & backend infrastructure
3+
Domains: HR tech, healthcare, internal platforms
What founders say
“Helped us restructure our AI pipeline and avoid a costly rebuild during growth.”
— Founder, Early-Stage AI Startup (name confidential)
Why I’m brought in
- Head of Engineering
- Technical scale strategist
- Production-readiness & architecture focus
Worked with startups in HR tech, healthcare, and AI-driven internal platforms.
Is Your AI Product Actually Ready for Growth?
If any of these sound familiar, your system may not be production-ready yet — and that’s exactly where I help.
- Works in demo, breaks under traffic
- AI costs unpredictable
- No observability
- Backend tightly coupled
- No scaling plan
- Hiring devs without system direction
Scaling AI Is Where Most Startups Break
If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone — and it’s fixable with the right technical leadership.
- MVP works in demos, but collapses under real load.
- AI costs explode unexpectedly and you can’t predict runway.
- Backend becomes fragile — every new feature feels risky.
- Investors ask technical due diligence questions you can’t answer cleanly.
- You’re hiring engineers but have no clear architecture direction.
How I Make AI Systems Production-Ready
Four concrete stages from audit to optimization — so you know exactly what you're building on and where it can break.
Architecture Audit
- Review codebase & infra
- Identify scaling risks
- Evaluate AI pipeline design
- Cost & performance bottlenecks
System Redesign Plan
- Database restructuring
- Service boundaries
- Queue & async improvements
- AI pipeline optimization
Scale Readiness Implementation
- Caching strategy
- API optimization
- Background job architecture
- Load & failure planning
Stability & Cost Optimization
- AI cost control
- Performance monitoring
- Deployment strategy
- Observability setup
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Engineer by trade, problem-solver by nature
I’m a Head of Engineering who designs AI systems that handle growth without collapsing. I’ve shipped production-ready infrastructure for startups across HR tech, healthcare, and internal platforms.
My approach: understand the business outcome first, design for clarity and scale, build so you don’t rebuild. I don’t build MVP prototypes — I design systems meant to survive growth.
I focus on production-readiness: architecture review, AI pipeline optimization, and technical leadership so teams ship with confidence and avoid costly rewrites.
5+
Years Experience
20+
Systems Delivered
Where I Create Impact
Technical leadership and system design for AI startups — architecture, production-readiness, and scale.
Production-Ready AI Infrastructure
LLM integrations, RAG pipelines, and agent-based workflows built for real load — not just demos.
Investor-Grade System Design
APIs, data architecture, and performance optimization that scale and hold up under due diligence.
Cloud & DevOps for Scale
GCP deployments, CI/CD, and reliability engineering so infrastructure supports growth without surprise costs.
Workflow & Orchestration
Automation and hybrid orchestration (e.g. n8n) to cut operational overhead and keep systems maintainable.
Domains I've Built In
- HR Tech & Hiring Platforms
- Healthcare & Clinic Workflow Systems
- AI-Powered Internal Business Platforms
Selected Work
Architecture-first system designs inspired by real production experience.
- 01
AI Hiring Assistant Platform
Resume screening at volume with parsing, matching, and feedback coupled in one pipeline.
Modular pipeline · Queue-based ingestion · Service-boundary separation.
View architecture - 02
AI Partner Business Management
Inventory, HR, and operations in silos with no single source of truth.
Centralized data layer · Event-driven automation · Cross-domain AI chat.
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Unified Analytics Platform
Business data across CRMs and internal apps with no single view of KPIs.
Unified ingestion · Background sync · AI summarization layer.
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SaaS Financial Data Room
SaaS metrics in spreadsheets; no single view for leadership or investors.
Single financial model · NRR, churn, LTV · Share and export.
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Why Founders Bring Me In
Technical leadership that reduces risk and accelerates outcomes for AI startups scaling to production.
Prevents expensive rebuilds
Get architecture right before scale — so you don’t pay for a full rewrite later.
Aligns engineering with business goals
Technical decisions that support growth and investor expectations.
Leads teams through scale transitions
From MVP to production: clear direction so your team ships with confidence.
Designs systems investors trust
Investor-grade system design and due-diligence-ready documentation.
Guiding Principles
The philosophy that drives every line of code I write.
Problem-First Thinking
Understand the full system before proposing solutions.
Production Over Demos
AI systems must work reliably beyond proof-of-concept.
Simplicity at Scale
Avoid over-engineering. Design systems that evolve gracefully.
Ownership & Accountability
Architecture, delivery, and outcomes — end-to-end responsibility.
Current focus & availability
Building: Production AI agents, RAG systems, system design content. Exploring: Multi-agent orchestration, edge AI. Open to: Fractional CTO / Tech Lead, AI product consulting, speaking.
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