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Srihari Palivela

A technology leader with a strong foundation in AI/ML, backend engineering, and product architecture. Currently serving as Head of AI at GYTWorkz, I’ve led and contributed to a wide range of projects—from supply-side ad tech platforms and generative AI solutions to chatbot systems and supply chain platforms. With a background in companies like TCS and experience as a founding engineer, I combine deep technical knowledge with strategic thinking. My expertise spans Python, Node.js, AWS, OpenAI, Langchain, and more, with hands-on contributions in AI R&D, full-stack development, and product management.

  • Role

    Erlang Developer(Head of AI)

  • Years of Experience

    9 years

Skillsets

  • HTML
  • Erlang
  • Qdrantdb
  • ChromaDB
  • DocumentDB
  • SAM
  • Proxies
  • Darknet
  • Netconf
  • Bootstrap
  • Cron
  • Git
  • Redis
  • JavaScript
  • Linux
  • LLAMA
  • LlamaIndex
  • Node.js
  • Ollama
  • PHP
  • RabbitMQ
  • Scraping
  • Shell
  • Elasticsearch
  • PyTorch - 5 Years
  • TensorFlow - 2 Years
  • Python - 9 Years
  • Aerospike
  • AWS - 6 Years
  • C
  • C++
  • ClickHouse
  • Django
  • Docker - 4 Years
  • DynamoDB
  • CI/CD - 4 Years
  • Elasticsearch
  • GraphQL
  • Java
  • Jenkins
  • Jira
  • Keras
  • LangChain
  • MariaDB
  • OpenAI
  • Postgres

Professional Summary

9Years
  • Jun, 2021 - Present4 yr 4 months

    Head of AI

    GYTWorkz
  • Aug, 2019 - Jun, 20211 yr 10 months

    Application & ML Engineer (Founding Team)

    GYTWorkz
  • Jan, 2019 - Aug, 2019 7 months

    R&D Consultant - Artificial Intelligence

    Flytta Innovations
  • Oct, 2015 - Oct, 20183 yr

    Assistant System Engineer

    Tata Consultancy Services
  • Mar, 2017 - Dec, 2017 9 months

    Freelance Weekend Android Developer

    Flytta
  • Oct, 2018 - Jan, 2019 3 months

    Part Time Mentor For AI/ML Course

    TalentSprint & IIITH

Applications & Tools Known

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    AWS

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    Node.js

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    Postgres

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    Aerospike

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    Clickhouse

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    Shell

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    OpenAI

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    Elastic Search

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    GraphQL

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    DynamoDB

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    SAM

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    Redis

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    Elasticsearch

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    MariaDB

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    Docker

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    Django

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    RabbitMQ

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    Tensorflow

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    Keras

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    Erlang

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    Jenkins

Work History

9Years

Head of AI

GYTWorkz
Jun, 2021 - Present4 yr 4 months
    Leading AI initiatives, integrating and maintaining DMPs for ad tech platforms, optimizing OpenRTB enrichment, implementing secure ad request protocols, architecting and managing generative AI projects, and overseeing solution architecture for hiring management systems.

Application & ML Engineer (Founding Team)

GYTWorkz
Aug, 2019 - Jun, 20211 yr 10 months
    Developed backend API servers, built core ML engines for chatbots, conducted NLP experiments, implemented GPT-based modules, and managed business-to-technical requirement translation.

R&D Consultant - Artificial Intelligence

Flytta Innovations
Jan, 2019 - Aug, 2019 7 months
    Conducted research on computer vision topics including object detection, semantic segmentation, 3D reconstruction, and depth estimation; tested model architectures, prototyped pipelines, and performed performance analysis for real-time mobile inference.

Part Time Mentor For AI/ML Course

TalentSprint & IIITH
Oct, 2018 - Jan, 2019 3 months
    Mentored students in AI/ML courses, providing guidance and support in learning artificial intelligence and machine learning concepts.

Freelance Weekend Android Developer

Flytta
Mar, 2017 - Dec, 2017 9 months
    Developed 2 in-house Android applications for Flytta using Java.

Assistant System Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services
Oct, 2015 - Oct, 20183 yr
    Worked on large scale distributed systems as Erlang developer, optimized code and workflows, automated release notes, supported customers, developed scalability testing frameworks, and performed POCs on Go language and Ejabberd server.

Achievements

  • Won Star Team and Special Initiative award
  • Won Kudos award in Initial Learning Program at Tata Consultancy Services

Major Projects

10Projects

Colossus SSP

    Supply Side Platform for Ad Tech integrating DMPs, optimizing ad request enrichment, and implementing secure ad exchange protocols using Node.js, Postgres, Aerospike, and Clickhouse.

UniHire Hiring Management Project

    Solution architecture and development of advanced resume parser and automated assessment system using Python, AWS, OpenAI, Langchain, and QdrantDB.

Basah Generative AI Project

    Research and development of generative AI solutions, project management, and backend services using Python, AWS, OpenAI, Llama, Langchain, LlamaIndex, Ollama, ChromaDB, and Elastic Search.

AskAlden Chatbot Platform

    Built backend API server and core ML engine for real-time chat interactions, implemented NLP and GPT-based modules using Python, AWS, Redis, Elasticsearch, MariaDB, and Docker.

Rivian Supplier Portal Supply Chain Management Project

Jun, 2021 - Aug, 20232 yr 2 months
    Developed modules for supplier quotation response and internal review processes using Python, AWS, GraphQL, DynamoDB, DocumentDB, SAM, and Node.js.

Votespotter Democratizing Legislature Bill Information

Feb, 2020 - Jun, 2020 4 months
    Integrated open-source projects, revamped scrapers, and normalized legislative data using Python, Postgres DB, Django, and proxies.

Fiifi Investor Portfolio Management

Sep, 2019 - Feb, 2020 5 months
    Architected and built data scraping pipelines with rotating proxies and scheduled validation using Python, AWS, RabbitMQ, and CRON jobs.

Vision Intelligence, R&D Project

Jan, 2019 - Aug, 2019 7 months
    Researched computer vision topics, prototyped pipelines, and analyzed model architectures using Python, C++, Pytorch, Tensorflow, Keras, and Darknet.

Network Simulation Solutions, R&D Project

Nov, 2016 - Oct, 20181 yr 11 months
    Developed distributed systems, optimized workflows, and built scalability testing frameworks using Erlang, Shell, Python, JIRA, Jenkins, and Docker.

STAR-Business Process Re-Engineering Project, Telenor

Jan, 2016 - Nov, 2016 10 months
    Developed OPCODEs for Oracle Billing and Revenue Management System and performed manual testing using C++.

Education

  • Post Graduate Student Status Programme (PGSSP)

    International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

  • Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science

    JNTUK - University College of Engineering Vizianagaram (2015)

Certifications

  • Ccdsap foundation level