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name: "Manu M",

role: "Senior Engineer",

focus: ["Generative AI","RAG Systems","Backend Engineering"],

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Career Journey — timeline

Senior Engineer — QBurst, Trivandrum (current)

Dec 2021 — Present · Leading Generative AI tool development with RAG-based approaches · LLMs integration (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini) · LangChain · Real-time interview systems

Software Engineer — Simplogics Solutions, Trivandrum

Dec 2020 — Nov 2021 · RESTful APIs for ERP · AWS cloud infrastructure (VPC, load balancing, auto-scaling) · Third-party integrations (BI tools, SAP)

Software Engineer — Polus Software, Trivandrum

Apr 2018 — Feb 2020 · API architecture refactor to microservices · 100% performance improvement · Python, PHP, JavaScript, GCP

Expertises

Generative AI & LLMs

OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, LangChain, RAG systems, real-time applications

Backend Engineering

Python (6+ years), Django, FastAPI, microservices, REST APIs

Cloud & DevOps

AWS (EC2, S3, SQS, Lambda), GCP, Docker, Linux, CI/CD, Git

Databases & Data

PostgreSQL, SQL, Kafka, data processing, third-party integrations

Selected Projects

Real-time Generative AI Interview Tool

Led product team to develop real-time AI tool for live candidate interviews using RAG-based approaches with LLMs (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini) via LangChain.

Enterprise ERP with AWS Infrastructure

Designed RESTful APIs for ERP application with AWS cloud infrastructure (VPC, load balancing, auto-scaling) and SAP/BI tool integrations.

Microservices Architecture Refactor

Refactored inefficient API layer to microservices architecture, achieving 100% system performance improvement with Python, PHP, JavaScript, and GCP.

$ python manage.py runserver

Starting development server... OK

Philosophy & Approach

I build production-ready systems with clean architecture and scalability in mind. Practice Extreme Programming (XP) methodologies including TDD, CI/CD, and cross-functional collaboration. Focus on real-time Generative AI applications and cloud-native solutions.

Education

B.Tech. in Information Technology · Cochin University of Science and Technology (2011-2015) · Machine Learning Specialization, Stanford University (Coursera)

Tech Stack

Python (6+ years) · Django · FastAPI · OpenAI · Claude · Gemini · LangChain · AWS (EC2, S3, SQS, Lambda) · GCP · PostgreSQL · Docker · Kafka · Git · CI/CD