# Aziz Khan

> Forward deployed engineer and senior full-stack developer. Embeds with the team that owns the problem, turns ambiguous requirements into working software in days, then hardens it into production. Builds AI agents, agentic workflows, RAG pipelines and MCP integrations with Go, Node.js, Python and React.

- Role: Forward Deployed Engineer / Senior Software Developer
- Location: Hyderabad, India (on-site, hybrid or remote; open to travel)
- Experience: 6+ years, since 2020
- Availability: Open to Forward Deployed Engineer and senior AI / full-stack roles. On-site, hybrid or remote; happy to travel to where the customer is.

## Contact
- Email: sakatazizkhan1@gmail.com
- Website: https://justaziz.com
- GitHub: https://github.com/s-azizkhan
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.justaziz.com

## Role fit: Forward Deployed Engineer
- Customer discovery & scoping
- Rapid prototyping on real data
- Legacy & API integration
- LLM evals & guardrails
- Demos to execs & engineers
- On-site / remote, any timezone

### How I work when deployed
1. Discover: Sit with the customer, map their workflow, systems and data. Find the real constraint.
2. Prototype: Working demo on their data in days, not decks. Agents, RAG, tool-calling, whatever fits.
3. Integrate: Wire it into what they already run: APIs, databases, legacy services, auth, MCP servers.
4. Harden: Evals, observability, tests, CI/CD. Turn the prototype into something on-call can trust.
5. Enable: Docs, training, handoff. Their team owns it; I stay on the loop for what comes next.

## Experience
- Bacancy — Senior Software Developer, Hyderabad, IN (Feb 2025–Present): Building AI agents and agentic workflows: LLM tool-calling, RAG pipelines, MCP integrations; Shipping on an AI-native stack (Claude Code, Cursor, custom agents) with tests gating every merge; Leading full-stack delivery in Go, Node.js and Python from architecture to deployment; Mentoring junior engineers and owning CI/CD pipelines.
- Logicwind — Senior Software Developer, Surat, IN (Oct 2023–Feb 2025): Integrated applied-AI features (LLM APIs, smart automation) into production products; Designed REST and GraphQL APIs in Go and Node.js; Cut server response times by 35% through query and async-processing optimisation.
- Logicwind — Software Developer, Surat, IN (Oct 2022–Sep 2023): Reduced load times and memory footprint by 25%; Improved system efficiency by 10% for a 1,000+ user base.
- Logicwind — Laravel Developer, Surat, IN (Oct 2021–Sep 2022): Built scalable MVC applications in Laravel; Optimised data exchange and codebase performance.
- Blockbusters — PHP Developer & Designer, Bhubaneswar, IN (May 2021–Oct 2021): Cut page load times by 40%; Maintained 99.9% uptime across client sites.
- BestChoiceHoliday — Web Developer & Designer, Bhubaneswar, IN (Jan 2021–Apr 2021): Lifted CTR 10% via A/B testing; Increased engagement 28% with motion design; Cut load times by 54%.
- ScanOrder — Full Stack Developer, Bhubaneswar, IN (Jan 2020–Sep 2021): Improved order accuracy 15% with analytics; Reduced deployment time 15% and raised deploy frequency 30%.

## Skills
- Daily stack: Go, Node.js, Python, TypeScript, React, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker
- AI: Claude Code, Cursor, AI Agents, MCP Servers, LLM Tool-Calling, RAG, Prompt Engineering, Agentic Workflows
- Languages: Python, Go, TypeScript, JavaScript, SQL, GraphQL, Bash, C/C++
- Frameworks: React, FastAPI, Express, NestJS, Laravel, Flask, Hono
- Cloud & DevOps: AWS, Docker, Linux, Git, CI/CD
- ML & Vision: PyTorch, TensorFlow, OpenCV, YOLO
- Working style: Architecture, Code review, Mentoring, Documentation, Ownership

## Projects
- AI Seed Detection (Computer vision): Real-time seed identification and classification with a YOLO detector, served through a Python API backed by PostgreSQL. Stack: YOLO, CNN, Python, PostgreSQL.
- Gesture Recognition (Edge ML): Hand-gesture model trained from camera input and quantized for on-device inference on ARM hardware. Stack: Deep Learning, MMDeploy, ARM, PTQ.
- Spell & Grammar Service (NLP API): Low-latency spelling and grammar correction exposed as a REST service for integration into editors. Stack: Python, FastAPI, REST.
- Email Validation API (Backend service): Validation pipeline combining syntax checks, MX verification, disposable-domain detection and AI-assisted scoring. Stack: Python, FastAPI, AI.
- WishNex (Open source): Community platform for sharing wishes and stories, built as a React front end on a Laravel API. Stack: React, TypeScript, Laravel, MySQL.
- Visit Tracker (Browser extension): Chrome extension that records browsing time per site and surfaces habits with a small React dashboard. Stack: TypeScript, React, Chrome APIs.
- Auto Address Filler (WooCommerce plugin): Checkout plugin that auto-completes address fields to cut form friction and abandoned carts. Stack: PHP, WordPress, JavaScript.

## Education
- B.Tech, Computer Science & Engineering — Bhubaneswar Institute of Technology, Odisha, India (2016–2020)
- Diploma, Electrical Engineering — Ganapati Institute of Engineering & Technology, Odisha, India (2013–2016)

## FAQ
- Q: What does a Forward Deployed Engineer do?
  A: Embeds with a customer or internal team, understands their workflow and data first-hand, ships a working solution fast, integrates it with their existing systems, and hardens it for production before handing it over.
- Q: What kind of work are you looking for?
  A: Open to Forward Deployed Engineer and senior AI / full-stack roles. On-site, hybrid or remote; happy to travel to where the customer is.
- Q: Which AI systems have you built?
  A: Production AI agents and agentic workflows with LLM tool-calling, RAG pipelines over customer data, MCP server integrations, plus applied ML: YOLO computer vision, on-device gesture recognition, NLP services.
- Q: What is your core stack?
  A: Go, Node.js, Python, TypeScript, React, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker. Comfortable across Python, Go, TypeScript, JavaScript, SQL, GraphQL, Bash, C/C++.
- Q: Where are you based and can you travel?
  A: Hyderabad, India. Available on-site, hybrid or remote, across timezones, and happy to travel to where the customer is.

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