DEEPAK·SAHARAWAT
Available — contract & fractional

AI Systems Builder · Bangalore, India

I build and ship production AI systems, end⁠-⁠to⁠-⁠end.

Eighteen years as an operator and founder; the last three architecting and shipping production AI SaaS — retrieval, LLM orchestration, search, data, billing, and deployment. I don't stop at prototypes — I ship systems that run under load, and I can explain every decision in them.

18+
years operating & building
6
production-grade AI products
1 live
flagship in production
750K+
document-chunk RAG corpus
360+
test files in the live flagship

Flagship — live in production

Vidhi — production AI research & drafting

A domain-specific AI research & drafting platform — RAG over a very large, citation-heavy corpus. Soft-launched with real users and live subscription billing — architected, built, and operated end to end.

Production RAG platform

Co-Founder & CTO · Feb 2024 – present · owned architecture, engineering & deployment
Live / soft-launched

Fast, source-cited answers over 750,000+ document chunks — with the full product built around the model, not just an API wrapper.

Retrieval
Hybrid search fusing lexical (BM25) and vector (pgvector) results via reciprocal-rank fusion. Source-cited answers, follow-up context, stable quality as the corpus grows.
LLM orchestration
Multi-provider router with automatic fallback, circuit breakers, per-request cost budgeting, prompt caching, and token/rate governance. No single-vendor lock-in.
Quality
A scored evaluation harness that catches retrieval-quality regressions before release. RAG accuracy treated as a measurable, testable property.
Production reality
Subscription billing, org-scoped multi-tenancy, object storage, observability, disaster-recovery runbooks, pre-launch security hardening. Deployed and operated on real infrastructure.

The platform — five more, one codebase

A shared multi-tenant core behind every product

Five additional production-grade AI SaaS products run on one shared Elixir platform, each a thin shell over hardened infrastructure. They're pre-launch, so the products stay dark — but the engineering doesn't. These are the primitives, described without the market. Full walkthroughs under NDA.

SYS · CLASSIFYUnder NDA

Deterministic classification & scoring engine

Rule-based, with a full auditable decision trail — chosen over an LLM where traceability and defensibility matter more than flexibility.

SYS · MEDIAUnder NDA

Multi-stage generative-media pipeline

Brief → storyboard → asset generation → voiceover → render, orchestrated through resilient background workers across several media providers.

SYS · GRAPHUnder NDA

Entity & relationship knowledge graph

A graph store layered over Postgres for entity-and-relationship intelligence, kept in sync from the primary system of record.

SYS · INGESTUnder NDA

Resilient ingestion & extraction

Browser-automation ingestion for dynamic, JavaScript-heavy sources, plus multi-format document extraction/OCR and normalization.

SYS · COREShared platform

Shared multi-tenant core

Unified auth, billing, RAG, chat, search, and content — so each new product ships as a thin shell, not a rebuild. Improvements compound across every app.

DEEPER PROOF

Architecture walkthroughs under NDA

Under mutual NDA I walk my own proprietary systems — real screenshots, workflows, architecture. I never use client work as public proof.

Where I can help

Engagements I take on

Fixed-scope pilots or weekly retainers, not open-ended hourly. I lower the risk of a narrow, high-value outcome.

Production RAG & document intelligence

Reliable retrieval, source citations, evaluation harnesses, anti-hallucination controls — audits through full builds.

AI feature integration for existing SaaS

Add an AI capability without breaking your auth, data, search, or UX. I build the whole system around the model.

Elixir / Phoenix build & rescue

Backend, LiveView, Ash, Postgres, OTP, deployment — for teams on the stack or moving to it.

Fractional technical partner / CTO

Architecture, delivery, and product judgment for founders who need someone who has been the PM, engineer, and operator.

Fixed-scope starters — low commitment, fast proof

RAG / retrieval-quality audit

A scored review of your retrieval, chunking, citations, cost, and failure modes — with a concrete fix roadmap. Fixed fee, days not weeks.

AI-generated code review & hardening

If your MVP was built fast with AI assistance, I review it for correctness, security, maintainability, and production readiness — and harden what needs it.

LLM API / AI-feature integration sprint

One reliable AI feature into your existing product — retrieval, structured outputs, or tool-calling — wired into your data, auth, and UX.

AI SaaS launch-readiness audit

A pre-launch pass over your product — reliability, security, cost, and data — closing the gap between “code-complete” and “ready for real users.”

Working with me

I turn your idea into production-ready software

  • I start with your goal, not my stack. First I understand what you're actually trying to achieve and where the real constraints are — then I map the most practical, lowest-risk path to get there. You get a clear plan before any code is written.
  • Practical, production-grade delivery. No throwaway demos or half-built prototypes — you get working, maintainable software that runs under real load, deployed and handed over clean. Everything I ship is built to be used.
  • Constant, clear communication. Regular updates in plain language, fast responses, and no going dark. You always know exactly where your project stands and what's coming next.
  • AI fluency, working for you. I pair deep RAG/LLM and full-stack expertise with modern AI tooling to move faster and solve problems many teams can't — a real edge, put to work on your outcome.

Before the code — 18 years operating

Operator & founder track record

2024 —
Co-Founder & CTO, Vidhi · production legal-tech AI platform, architected and shipped end to end
2022 – 23
Head of App Gaming Operations & Analytics, Bzinga · ran ops for a real-money gaming platform
2018 – 20
Quantitative Planning & Analytics Leader, Reliance Brands · ~INR 800mn cost/inventory optimization; self-serve analytics automation
2012 – 16
Co-Founder & COO, Asankhya Retail · built an e-commerce venture; tech, supply chain, P&L, ~70% repeat customers
2006 – 12
Category & merchandising leadership · Flipkart/Letsbuy, Next Retail, HyperCITY — 200%+ category growth

MITx MicroMasters, Statistics & Data Science (MIT) · Independent Directors Certification, IIM Bangalore · MBA · B.Tech, Computer Science

Let's talk

Have a system that needs building — or rescuing?

Best fit for production RAG, AI features in real products, and Elixir/Phoenix work. Tell me the outcome you need; I'll tell you the narrowest first step to prove I can deliver it.

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Email   hello@deepaksaharawat.com
Based   Bangalore, India · remote worldwide