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Sandeep (Udupi) Shenoy-Co-Founder / CTO

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Bengaluru, India

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Jan 2024 - Present
Bengaluru, India

Co-Founder / CTO

SaaSyAI

Position Summary
Co-Founder / CTO at SaaSyAI
Industries
Information Technology
Professional Services
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Strategy
  • Co-founded SaaSyAI as an "AI Factory" - MicroSaaS and deeptech consultancy specializing in LLM-powered products and AI consulting services
  • Built Genspark, an AI-powered personalized learning platform with 95% of codebase generated using agentic AI tools (Cursor, Claude, GPT-4) in 5 months
  • Architected RAG pipeline using LangChain, vector databases, and custom retrieval strategies for context-aware content generation
  • Designed multi-agent AI system with specialized agents for content generation, MCQ creation, and pedagogical optimization
  • Developed n8n-based automation workflows for lead generation (Reddit monitoring), data processing, and customer engagement
  • Created frugal agentic development workflow enabling full-feature rollout in 1 day with part-time commitment
  • Consulted for clients on AI strategy, LLM integration, and prompt engineering best practices
Apr 2020 - May 2023
Bengaluru, India

Engineering Manager

Zeta

Position Summary
Engineering Manager at Zeta
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business Areas
Accounting
Information Technology
  • Led engineering for core accounting platform serving 5 countries (Philippines, Vietnam, Brazil, Italy, Spain) in fintech/banking domain
  • Managed team of 12+ engineers building Zeta Tachyon Suite for banks and financial institutions
  • Successfully delivered features for Sodexo multi-country launches
  • Organized 60-Day-Challenge with 4 engineers to improve API performance reducing P95 to 150ms and P99 to 300ms
  • Reduced quarterly incident count by 60% through systematic IAI planning and delivery
May 2019 - Apr 2020
Bengaluru, India

Lead/Principal Engineer

Zeta

Position Summary
Lead/Principal Engineer at Zeta
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Developed Calendar Management feature for core accounting platform used by financial institutions
  • Built multi-tenant configuration management service for tenant-specific resources and properties
  • Led team of 3 engineers delivering real-time transaction policy enforcement, database isolation, table partitioning
  • Drove CTO-office initiatives: cost optimization, performance improvements, library upgrades
Apr 2018 - Feb 2019
Bengaluru, India

Engineering Manager

Practo

Position Summary
Engineering Manager at Practo
Industries
Healthcare
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
Quality Assurance
  • Led 10 engineers building India’s most-used practice management software in the healthcare domain
  • Integrated Salesforce for churn control and subscription management
  • Onboarded enterprise hospitals: CareFit, Max, Sunshine, Virinchi
  • Reduced infrastructure cost by 10-20% and testing effort by 5x through automation
  • Achieved 99.99% uptime for Ray and Qikwell services
Apr 2016 - Apr 2018
Bengaluru, India

Lead Software Engineer

Practo

Position Summary
Lead Software Engineer at Practo
Industries
Healthcare
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Built Ray Connect IVR solution (Kookoo/Exotel integration) for appointment booking
  • Led adoption team: increased Ray Calendar adoption to 70% and Prescription module usage by 2.5x through recommendation system
  • Reduced response time by 50% for key API transactions
  • Implemented security fixes including IDOR and DDoS prevention measures
May 2015 - Apr 2016
Bengaluru, India

Senior Software Engineer

Practo

Position Summary
Senior Software Engineer at Practo
Industries
Healthcare
Information Technology
Business Areas
Customer Service
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Built EMR capabilities: Growth Charts (IAP/WHO), Prescription Templates, Controlled Drugs Support
  • Automated API generation via Twigs in Symfony
  • Integrated Totango for customer success and churn reduction
Jun 2013 - Dec 2014
Seattle, United States

Software Development Engineer, EC2 Networking

Amazon.com

Position Summary
Software Development Engineer, EC2 Networking at Amazon.com
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Maintained and developed EC2 Firewall features managing security groups for EC2 instances
  • Implemented unit and automated tests in Python using Amazon’s internal framework
  • Developed diagnostics for EC2 Firewall for statistics gathering and behavior analysis
May 2012 - Aug 2012
Seattle, United States

Software Development Engineer Intern, AWS Team

Amazon.com

Position Summary
Software Development Engineer Intern, AWS Team at Amazon.com
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
Project Management
  • Built project management application using Java, JSP, Struts with @task REST APIs for TPMs
Sep 2008 - May 2011
Bengaluru, India

Systems Engineer, TCS-Apple account

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

Position Summary
Systems Engineer, TCS-Apple account at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Information Technology
  • Developed web applications using Java, JSP, Struts with Google Maps API integration
  • Built RESTful web services using Jersey (JAX-RS)
  • Designed internal tools (Requirement Tracker) using JSP, Servlets, JExcel API

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Healthcare, and Professional Services.

Information Technology
Banking and Finance
Healthcare
Professional Services
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Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Product Development, Accounting, Strategy, Quality Assurance, and Customer Service.

Information Technology
Product Development
Accounting
Strategy
Quality Assurance
Customer Service
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Summary

AI Consultant & Engineering Leader with 15+ years building production systems.

Co-Founder/CTO at SaaSyAI, specializing in LLM integration, RAG systems, multi-agent AI, and agentic development workflows.

Led engineering teams at Amazon, Zeta (fintech), and Practo.

Available for part-time AI consulting (25-30 hrs/week).

Skills

  • Ai/Ml: Langchain, Langgraph, Openai/Anthropic Apis, Rag Systems, Vector Databases (Pinecone, Chromadb, Qdrant), Prompt Engineering, Multi-Agent Systems, N8n Automation, Agentic Ai Development

  • Backend: Python (Django, Fastapi), Java (Spring), Php (Symfony), Rest/Grpc Apis

  • Data & Cloud: Postgresql, Mysql, Dynamodb, Aws, Hadoop

  • Frontend: Javascript, React, Html, Css

  • Ai Consulting & Implementation

  • Rag System Architecture And Optimization For Context-Aware Ai Applications

  • Multi-Agent Ai Orchestration And Workflow Design

  • Llm Integration (Openai, Anthropic Claude, Open-Source Models)

  • Prompt Engineering And Evaluation Frameworks

  • Vector Database Design And Retrieval Strategies

  • Ai-Assisted Development Workflows And Automation

  • Engineering Leadership

  • Led Teams Of 12+ Engineers Across Fintech And Healthcare Domains

  • Delivered Products Serving Millions Of Users Across 5+ Countries

  • Performance Optimization (Api Latency Reduced By 50-70%)

  • System Architecture, Scalability, And Multi-Tenant Design

Languages

Hindi
Advanced
Kannada
Advanced
English
Intermediate

Education

Aug 2011 - May 2013

The University of Texas at Dallas

MS in Computer Science · Computer Science · Richardson, United States · GPA: 3.485

Aug 2004 - May 2008

Visvesvaraya Technological University

BE in Computer Science · Computer Science · India · Secured: 72.78%

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 9
Experience in Information Technology 10.5 y
Avg length 1 y 7 m
Longest experience 3 y 1 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 2 (India, United States)
Primary country India

Expertise

Recent roles Co-Founder / CTO, Engineering Manager, Lead/Principal Engineer
Main industries Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Healthcare
Main business areas Information Technology, Product Development, Accounting

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

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Sandeep is based in Bengaluru, India and prefers 100% remote projects.
Sandeep speaks the following languages: Hindi (Advanced), Kannada (Advanced), English (Intermediate).
Sandeep has at least 15 years of experience. During this time, Sandeep has worked in at least 8 different roles and for 5 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 7 months. Note that Sandeep may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Sandeep would be well-suited for roles such as: Co-Founder / CTO, Engineering Manager, Lead/Principal Engineer.
Sandeep's most recent position is Co-Founder / CTO at SaaSyAI.
In recent years, Sandeep has worked for SaaSyAI and Zeta.
Sandeep is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Banking and Finance, and Healthcare. Sandeep also has some experience in Professional Services.
Sandeep is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Product Development, and Accounting. Sandeep also has some experience in Strategy, Customer Service, and Quality Assurance.
Sandeep has recently worked in industries like Banking and Finance, Information Technology, and Professional Services.
Sandeep has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Accounting, and Product Development.
Sandeep holds a Master in Computer Science from The University of Texas at Dallas and a Bachelor in Computer Science from Visvesvaraya Technological University.
Sandeep is immediately available part-time for suitable projects.
Sandeep's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.
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