Hi, I'm Hariharan S

AI Engineer building production-grade AI systems, agentic workflows, and scalable backend infrastructure.

I write code, break things, and occasionally build something worth keeping.

About Me

After several years as a Member of Technical Staff at Zoho Corp — building ASR services, data pipelines, and high-concurrency systems in Java and Python — I made a deliberate choice in October 2025 to step away from the enterprise world and bet on what I believe is the next major shift in software: Agentic AI.

That bet became ZENITH, an AI-native product I designed and built solo end-to-end. I'm now bringing that same conviction to my role as an AI Engineer at Quadratyx, where I own the deployment and operational reliability of production-grade GenAI and NLP systems. The same engineering discipline that shaped my backend work still drives how I approach LLMs, agentic workflows, and the infrastructure needed to make them production-ready.

Experience

My professional journey building robust backend systems.

AI Engineer

... — ... Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Serving in a "builder + owner" capacity as an AI Engineer at Quadratyx, focusing on the deployment and operational reliability of data-driven capabilities.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Owning the end-to-end delivery of production-grade ML systems for <strong>GenAI</strong>, <strong>NLP</strong>, and personalization
  • Architecting robust ETL/ELT systems and scalable data pipelines to transform disparate data sources into high-quality, ML-ready datasets
  • Driving MLOps as a core discipline by building CI/CD-aligned workflows, automated testing, and deployment infrastructure
  • Exposing model and data capabilities through versioned APIs aligned with microservices architecture for seamless real-world integration
  • Partnering directly with clients to lead problem discovery, translate business needs into scalable technical solutions, and ensure measurable success
PythonMachine LearningGenerative AINatural Language Processing (NLP)MLOpsContinuous Integration (CI)MicroservicesData PipelinesAPI Testing

Founder & Architect

... — ... Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Architected and built an AI-powered 'Life Operating System' combining agentic automation with gamified wellness.

Key Highlights:

  • Designed a 6-engine architecture: Observer, Coach, Hands, Law Book, Engine, and Forge
  • Built Flutter mobile app with real-time biometric visualization (Health Connect API, Rive)
  • Implemented state-driven gamification with stress detection (HR/HRV analysis)
  • Cloud: Google Cloud Functions, Vertex AI (Gemini 2.5 Flash), Firebase Firestore

Outcome: Pivoted after discovering YC-backed competitors. Gained deep expertise in agentic AI systems and real-time mobile visualization.

FlutterDartRiverpodPythonGoogle Cloud PlatformVertex AIFirebaseHealth Connect APIRive

Member Technical Staff

... — ... Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India / Palladam, Tamil Nadu, India

Developed and maintained core API infrastructure for Zoho's Speech-to-Text (STT) service.

Key Achievements:

  • Reduced MTTR by <strong>45%</strong> through observability and automated incident response
  • Owned end-to-end delivery: CI/CD workflows, deployments, and production SLAs
  • Optimized STT model inference latency for real-time transcription
  • Managed Python dependencies and logging infrastructure
JavaDevOpsData PipelinesContinuous Integration (CI)Technical DocumentationFastAPIAPI TestingPydanticPythonLinuxKafka

Backend Developer

... — ... Remote

Built a dynamic performance dashboard for an annotation platform adapted from Intel's CVAT.

Key Achievements:

  • Designed REST API syncing MongoDB data for real-time performance metrics
  • Integrated with proprietary annotation system for machine learning workflows
DjangoDjango REST FrameworkDockerGitLabAWSLinux

Junior Backend Developer

... — ... Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Engineered, initiated, and fully deployed the scalable Python/Django REST API backend for a new Influencer Marketing Platform, while maintaining CI/CD and ensuring clean, high-quality code.

DjangoDjango REST FrameworkDockerGitLabReactCeleryLinux

Django Backend Developer (Internship)

... — ... Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Focused on core Python/Django REST API development, building a foundational Chat Application, and customizing Admin/Workflow Dashboards (MS SQL) for client projects.

DjangoDjango REST FrameworkDockerGitLabReactCeleryLinux

Virtual Intern

... — ... Remote

Completed a virtual internship focused on Machine Learning with Python. Led a team of 20 members to build and train an ML model for human classification in collaboration with zebo.ai.

TensorFlowPythonNumPyPandas

Skills

Technologies and tools I work with daily.

Languages

Python (Expert)Python (Expert)
JavaJava
JavaScriptJavaScript
GoGo
DartDart
SQLSQL

Frameworks

DjangoDjango
FastAPIFastAPI
FlaskFlask
FlutterFlutter
ReactReact

AI/ML

TensorFlowTensorFlow
NumPyNumPy
PandasPandas
Gemini APIGemini API
OllamaOllama

Databases

PostgreSQLPostgreSQL
MySQLMySQL
MongoDBMongoDB
FirebaseFirebase
Firebase FirestoreFirebase Firestore
SQLiteSQLite

Cloud

AWSAWS
GCPGCP

DevOps

DockerDocker
GitGit
GitHub ActionsGitHub Actions
GitLabGitLab
CI/CDCI/CD
LinuxLinux
KafkaKafka
CeleryCelery

Tools

API DevelopmentAPI Development
Health ConnectHealth Connect