Nikhlesh Yadav
AI Engineer · Solution Architect · ML & MLOps
Hands-on Technical Leader with 12+ years of experience architecting and delivering scalable systems across SaaS, IoT, real-time communication, Metaverse, AI-enabled platforms, and cloud-native ecosystems. Strong expertise in distributed systems, microservices, DevOps, cloud infrastructure, HLD/LLD, scalability optimization, real-time systems, AI integrations, enterprise-scale solution architecture, automated testing, security testing, VAPT, penetration testing, threat mitigation, and secure production infrastructure practices.
AI & ML Engineering Focus
Production RAG pipelines, embedding strategies, vector store selection, and result reranking.
Kubeflow, Argo, MLflow, model registry, automated retraining, and KServe serving.
Multi tenant conversational AI, streaming inference, safety layers, and cost control.
Supervised and unsupervised models, feature engineering, evaluation metrics, and experiment tracking.
OpenAI, Anthropic, HuggingFace, LangChain, and custom model integration in production apps.
Kafka based ingestion, dbt transforms, BigQuery and Redshift warehousing, and analytics serving.
Technical Skills
- React / Next.js
- TypeScript
- React Native
- ElectronJS
- WebRTC / WebSockets
- Node.js / Python
- PHP / Laravel / Symfony
- REST / GraphQL / gRPC
- WebSockets / MQTT
- Microservices
- AWS (EKS, Lambda, Fargate, S3)
- Kubernetes / Helm / Istio
- Docker / Docker Compose
- Terraform / CI/CD
- Nginx / Apache
- Kafka / RabbitMQ
- Redis
- Google Pub/Sub
- MQTT Broker
- Firebase Firestore
- VAPT / Penetration Testing
- OWASP ZAP / Burp Suite
- Wireshark / TShark
- DevSecOps
- SonarQube / Codacy
- Grafana / Loki / Prometheus
- NewRelic
- CloudWatch
- Portainer
- Metabase / Superset
Architecture, Security & AI Systems
Leadership & Ownership
Led teams of 5–15 engineers across multiple products and enterprise platforms
Owned architecture decisions, scalability planning, engineering governance & code reviews
Managed product planning, technical strategy, stakeholder communication & delivery execution
Handled production infrastructure, cloud optimization, DevOps pipelines & mentoring
Professional Experience
Technical Lead | Tech Solution Architect | Security Testing & Automation
Shadowcast IO India Pvt Ltd- Led architecture and development of scalable microservices & cloud-native systems for Metaverse, AI & real-time platforms.
- Managed AWS infrastructure including EKS, Lambda, IAM, CloudWatch, ECR, Fargate, S3 & CI/CD pipelines.
- Implemented Kubernetes, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Istio, gRPC, Prometheus, Grafana & observability stack.
- Owned HLD/LLD, schema design, engineering governance, scalability optimization & DevOps strategy.
- Worked on AR/VR systems, blockchain integrations, NFT-based systems & multiplayer/game platforms.
- Developed 360°, 180° & volumetric video conversion and adaptive streaming systems (alternative to AWS Elemental).
Technical Lead | Solution Architect | Security Tester
Volt Panda Private Limited- Designed IoT and cloud architecture for EV charging ecosystem & smart transaction systems.
- Built real-time monitoring platforms using MERN, ElectronJS, React Native & microservices.
- Developed desktop sync systems using RxDB with an offline-first architecture approach.
- Managed Kubernetes, Docker, load balancing, scaling & AWS infrastructure optimization.
- Worked on IoT hardware integrations, smart charging systems & telemetry monitoring.
Lead Software Developer | Mobile App Developer | Tech Project Manager
Cyberbizz Technologies Pvt Ltd- Led full-stack engineering, hybrid app development, DevOps operations & infrastructure management.
- Managed end-to-end technical project delivery including planning, architecture coordination, sprint execution, and deployment strategy.
- Built WebRTC systems, adaptive streaming platforms, scalable APIs & real-time communication systems.
- Developed IoT integrations, customer/vendor apps, hybrid desktop applications & automation systems.
- Managed infrastructure across AWS, OVH, Linode, Interserver, Docker, Nginx & Redis.
Technical Associate | Lead IT Engineer | Server Admin
GLS IT Solutions- Delivered CRM, payment gateway, healthcare & customer verification systems.
- Handled server management, DNS, SMTP, Firebase, networking & infrastructure security.
- Worked on Cordova applications, SEO tooling, firewall management & cloud operations.
- Worked with virtualization solutions including Xen, KVM, OpenVZ & Proxmox-based VM infrastructures.
Earlier Career
- Full Stack Developer (Part Time) — GLS IT Solutions · 2015 – 2016
- Associate Engineer (Part Time) — KKD Tech Soft Pvt Ltd · 2014 – 2015
- Web Developer (Freelance) — Independent · 2013 – 2014
Project Domains
Tools & Platforms
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering
AKTU · 2012 – 2016
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