🟢 Actively looking — AI / ML & GenAI roles

AI & GenAI engineer who ships LLM-powered products end to end.

I build production AI features — LLM integrations, RAG pipelines, vision analysis, and automation — on top of reliable, scalable backends. Actively seeking AI/ML and GenAI roles, remote or global.

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GenAI LLM Integration RAG Gemini & Claude APIs Vision AI Prompt Engineering Python Elasticsearch Redis Laravel

Tarun Rana

AI / GenAI engineer · LLM apps & backend

I turn LLMs into real product features — RAG, vision analysis, and automation — backed by production-grade APIs and data pipelines.

Actively looking Remote, global-ready, async-friendly.

Focus AI / GenAI · LLM products

Strength LLM integration, RAG, search

Focus

AI / GenAI

Shipping LLM-powered features — RAG, vision analysis, and automation — into production.

Experience

5+ years

Engineer at 91mobiles building AI-driven, high-traffic backend and search systems.

Availability

Open to work

Actively looking for AI/ML and GenAI roles — full-time, contract, remote, or global.

Recruiters & HR

Hiring for AI / ML or GenAI?

I'm actively looking for AI/ML and GenAI roles — full-time, contract, or remote — where I can ship LLM-powered products and own the engineering behind them.

Founders & Teams

Need to build something real?

I can help with APIs, internal tools, automation, crawlers, search, queues, AI workflows, and legacy modernization.

Stack Flexible

Your stack is not a blocker.

Laravel, PHP, Python, Node, cloud, data, or a new stack: I learn what the business needs and ship.

About

Backend systems, AI workflows, and business-first execution.

I care about clean services, measurable outcomes, and systems that hold up under scale.

I specialize in modernizing legacy systems, simplifying backend architecture, and building automations that remove repeated manual work.

I bring an architecture-first mindset, but I stay practical: understand the business goal, learn the stack, then ship the simplest reliable path.

If your team needs Laravel, Python, Node, cloud, search, APIs, data pipelines, or AI workflows, I can adapt quickly and build with ownership.

Skills

Backend and AI toolkit, organized around outcomes.

Grouped by how I deliver value: data, automation, APIs, infrastructure, and product workflows.

Generative AI & LLM Engineering

Turning large language models into reliable, production product features.

LLM Integration (Gemini, Claude) RAG Pipelines Prompt Engineering Vision AI / Image Analysis Structured Output & Tool Use AI Automation Workflows AI-assisted Dev Workflows

Core Engineering & Architecture

Building resilient, scalable AI-centric systems using modern Python and PHP.

Python 3.11 FastAPI PHP 8.3 Laravel 12 System Design API Development (REST/GraphQL) CentOS Administration

Data, Search & Caching

High-velocity data retrieval and search relevance optimization for AI systems.

Elasticsearch Redis MySQL (Performance Tuning) Scrapers & Crawlers MongoDB

DevOps & Scalability

Infrastructure management and developer experience focus.

Docker & Compose CI/CD Pipelines AWS (EC2, S3, RDS) Linux (CentOS/Ubuntu) Monitoring & Observability

Experience

Built for production, trusted at scale.

Roles that demonstrate ownership across backend, search, automation, infrastructure, and data operations.

Senior Software Engineer

91mobiles, Gurugram, Haryana

Jul '22 — Present

Directing backend architecture for high-traffic platforms, optimizing search relevance, automation, and performance.

Elasticsearch Linux AWS Python Redis Laravel PHP MySQL

- Engineered production modernization using Laravel 11, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines.

- Optimized search relevance pipelines with Elasticsearch and low-latency Redis caching.

- Maintained high-performance infrastructure on CentOS and AWS environments.

Software Developer

Bytesview Analytics, Sector-59, Noida

Jan '21 — Jul '22

Built and scaled SaaS products delivering data-intensive dashboards.

Laravel PHP MySQL Elasticsearch JavaScript Highcharts

- Indexed 150M+ records into Elasticsearch and integrated Twitter API v2.

- Implemented Stripe payment gateways for secure, real-time transactions.

- Delivered product workflows and optimized backend systems.

Work

Backend and AI work with technical depth.

Systems, tools, migrations, automations, and product infrastructure I have built or led.

Backend Work Backend Developer

Markdown to PDF Converter

SEO-friendly public PDF utility with custom styling.

Problem

Portfolio visitors need a real, useful tool that demonstrates Laravel backend work, validation, document rendering, and SEO beyond static project cards.

Solution

Built a public Markdown to PDF converter with file upload, server-side validation, custom CSS, safe Markdown rendering, structured metadata, and DomPDF generation.

Outcome

A discoverable portfolio project that converts README files, project briefs, and technical notes into downloadable PDFs.

Key Decisions

- Canonical Tool Route

- Markdown File Upload

- Custom CSS PDF Styling

- Schema.org Metadata

Laravel 12 DomPDF Markdown TailwindCSS SEO

View live Backend ownership

Backend Work Lead Developer

Ottcinematv

Scalable OTT platform with automated ingestion.

Problem

Need for scalable content ingestion and intelligent metadata processing from diverse sources.

Solution

Automated IMDB scraping, intelligent crawling for metadata, and Gemini AI integration, all handled via a high-performance Redis job queue.

Outcome

Robust backend with single-click ingestion and real-time automated content management.

Key Decisions

- Gemini AI Metadata

- IMDB Scraping Engine

- Intelligent Crawling

- Redis Job Queues

Laravel Gemini AI Redis (Queues) Scrapers MySQL CI/CD

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Backend Work Senior Engineer

MySmartPrice, 91mobiles

High-traffic comparison engine for 91mobiles.

Problem

Fragmented 5-repository legacy architecture, PHP 5 technical debt, and high-friction configuration workflows.

Solution

Orchestrated a massive solo architectural shift: consolidated a legacy 5-repository architecture into a streamlined 3-repo system, upgraded from PHP 5 to PHP 8.3 and migrated from Laravel 6 to Laravel 12 within an intensive 30-day window.

Outcome

Significantly reduced development time, simplified QA vs. Live environment configurations, and purged legacy dependencies.

Key Decisions

- Solo 30-Day Migration

- 5-to-3 Repo Consolidation

- PHP 8.3 & Laravel 12 Upgrade

- Environment Config Simplification

Laravel 12 PHP 8.3 Elasticsearch Redis Architectural Simplification CI/CD

Private deployment Backend ownership

Backend Work Backend engineer

TrackMyHashtag

Subscription Twitter analytics for growth teams.

Problem

API migration and billing upgrades were blocking product scale.

Solution

Migrated to Twitter API v2, redesigned flows, and integrated Stripe billing.

Outcome

Modernized data ingestion and enabled recurring revenue at scale.

Key Decisions

- Twitter API v2

- Stripe Integration

- Responsive Dashboard

Laravel Twitter API v2 Stripe JavaScript

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Backend Work Lead backend engineer

Newsdata.io

Real-time news APIs for developers.

Problem

Needed a developer-first platform for reliable news data delivery.

Solution

Built the frontend, API layer, and dashboards with a clean onboarding flow.

Outcome

Launched a performant API product used across industries.

Key Decisions

- Rate-limited API design

- Developer-centric documentation UX

- Reliable ingestion pipelines

Laravel API Design MySQL Frontend

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Cheatsheets

Downloadable developer notes for faster learning.

Concise references for Laravel, Docker, Markdown, PDFs, and practical backend workflows.

Markdown

Laravel Docker Cheatsheet

Beginner friendly

Daily Docker and Laravel commands for local development, debugging, and container workflows.

Download Preview

Markdown

Markdown to PDF Cheatsheet

Quick reference

Markdown patterns, PDF styling notes, and a short checklist for clean downloadable documents.

Download Preview

Videos

Technical tutorials and engineering walkthroughs.

Short lessons on Laravel, Docker, Git, backend setup, and practical developer workflows.

Video

Run Laravel in Docker (PHP + Nginx + MySQL)

Complete setup guide for running Laravel apps using Docker with dedicated PHP, Nginx, and MySQL containers.

Watch on YouTube

Video

Docker MySQL Setup in 10 Minutes

Step-by-step tutorial on running MySQL with Docker and connecting it to DataGrip for efficient database management.

Watch on YouTube

Video

Initialize Git Repo & Push to GitHub

A beginner-friendly guide to initializing a Git repository and pushing your code to GitHub in 2025.

Watch on YouTube

Video

Run Laravel on Mac (PHP & Composer)

The definitive 2025 guide for setting up and running Laravel locally on macOS using PHP and Artisan.

Watch on YouTube

Writing

Engineering notes and backend playbooks.

Short essays on architecture, performance, automation, and shipping reliable systems.

Docker April 7, 2026

Docker Volumes vs Bind Mounts: Persisting Data Without Guesswork

A production-minded guide to Docker persistence: what disappears with a container, when bind mounts are the right tool, when named volumes are the safer default, and what persistence still does not solve.

Read notes

Credentials

Proof of discipline and continuous learning.

Selected certifications that reflect my commitment to architecture and execution.

B.TECH in Computer Science Engineering

JSS Academy Of Technical Education (GPA: 8.4), Noida, India

INTERMEDIATE-12TH in PCM

St. Mary's Convent Sr. Sec. School (GPA: 9.6), Gajraula, India

Deloitte Australia - Technology Job Simulation

Completed Deloitte's virtual technology job simulation, gaining experience in client communication, project management, and technology consulting.

Ultimate AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate 2025

Earned this certification from Udemy, mastering key AWS services, solutions architecture best practices, and cloud infrastructure design.

Software Engineering Virtual Experience by JP Morgan

Gained valuable real-world experience and skills in software engineering practices, issued by Udemy.

The Fundamentals of Digital Marketing By Google

A Google certification that provided me with skills to effectively market and analyze digital content.

Tarun Rana

Backend & AI Engineer @ 91mobiles, Gurugram

Contact

Recruiters, HR teams, founders: let us talk.

Share the role, business need, timeline, stack, and timezone. I respond with a clear fit summary and next steps.

Use this for full-time roles, contract work, consulting, MVPs, automation, backend ownership, AI workflow builds, or technical collaboration.

I am comfortable learning a new language, framework, or cloud stack when the business case is clear.

Email: taruntech98@gmail.com

Location: Gurugram, India (open to remote/global)

Availability: Open to global conversations now

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