Kushal Jain
Solutions Architect · Sr. Software Engineer · Applied AI Engineer · LLM Systems & AI-Driven Platforms
Senior Software Engineer and Applied AI Engineer with 7+ years building production-grade cloud-native systems. Specializing in AI platform engineering — RAG pipelines, vector search, LLM orchestration, and multi-tenant knowledge systems. Cloud-agnostic: AWS, GCP, Azure, Firebase. 5× certified. Currently at Slalom building enterprise AI platforms for Fortune 500 clients.
Experience
Senior Software EngineerJan 2023 – Present · Orange County, CA
Slalom
- Architected enterprise financial banking platform; elevated team effectiveness and project outcomes through Agile leadership and advanced proficiency in cloud-native technologies.
- Led AI platform initiative: designed multi-tenant RAG pipelines, vector search over large document corpora, and LLM integration with observability and cost controls for production safety.
- Championed cross-functional collaboration across engineering, design, and product to deliver strategic architectural vision.
Software EngineerFeb 2022 – Jan 2023 · Orange County, CA
Slalom
- Delivered CI/CD pipelines and rapid PoCs across diverse client engagements, improving deployment velocity and engineering quality.
- Championed innovative backend solutions and demonstrated problem-solving versatility across cloud, AI, and web domains.
Software DeveloperFeb 2021 – Feb 2022 · Tustin, CA
Absolute Exhibits, Inc.
- Spearheaded architecture and development of a virtual interactive 3D platform with audio/video chat in first/third-person views, powered by Unity game engine, pixel-streaming, and AWS cloud.
Full Stack Web DeveloperSep 2019 – Feb 2021 · Tustin, CA
Absolute Exhibits, Inc.
- Led multiple full-stack web projects, delivering highest-standard software ahead of schedule in close collaboration with client stakeholders.
Graduate Research AssistantAug 2018 – May 2019 · Orange County, CA
California State University, Fullerton
- Mentored three groups of students in capstone IoT engineering projects (EGCP 565); provided technical guidance on embedded systems design.
Technical Skills
AI / LLM: RAG Pipelines, Vector Search, LLM Integration, Prompt Engineering, AI Observability, OpenSearch, Embeddings
Cloud: AWS (ECS, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, Cognito), GCP, Azure, Firebase, Terraform / IaC
Backend: TypeScript, Node.js, NestJS, Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture, REST, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka
Web / Mobile: React, Next.js, React Native, Unity, Pixel Streaming
Certifications
AWS Certified AI Practitioner·AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate·AWS Certified Developer – Associate·AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner·HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (TF-003)
Education
California State University, Fullerton
MS Computer Engineering · 2017 – 2019
Savitribai Phule Pune University
BE Electrical & Electronics Engineering · 2012 – 2016