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Aadarsh Velu

Professional Summary

Started coding at 16 and joined a startup as an engineer at 18, now a Solutions Architect building and scaling AI and web systems. Grew in fast-paced environments, taking products end-to-end with a focus on execution, clean architecture, and leveraging AI to improve team productivity.

Skills

AI / ML: LLMs, Agentic AI, RAG, MCP Apps, MLOps, Fine-tuning

Languages: Go, Python, TypeScript

Frameworks: React, Next.js, Node.js, FastAPI, Gin, Django

Databases: PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Redis, Firestore

Cloud & Tools: AWS, GCP, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, Git

Work Experience

Solutions Architect, Elyts TechNov 2025 - Present
  • Own architecture and delivery for tanat.app, a multi-chain crypto wallet, and deploy.finance, a marketplace for autonomous trading agents with over $1.5M Total Value Locked (TVL).
  • Built an MCP app powering swap, bridge, and on/off-ramp rails for deploy.finance, serving 10K+ API requests/month.
  • Built AI tools Hourglass and HireHouse to automate daily operations, cutting hiring noise by 80% through multi-stage AI filtering, and then commercialized both products to create a new revenue stream for the company.
  • Grew and led a 12-person engineering team, owning hiring, mentorship, and delivery execution.
Full-Stack Engineer - AI, PieLabs IncMay 2024 - Oct 2025
  • Built a computer-use QA agent that cut per-step decision time from 13.5 seconds to 5 seconds.
  • Engineered bounding-box targeting that lands accurately on UI elements, removing manual correction from the loop.
  • Architected an internal platform to log and monitor LLM input, output, and token usage.
  • Created a human-in-the-loop labeling portal used to fine-tune models.
Senior Full-Stack Engineer, SM TechnologyFeb 2022 - May 2024
  • Built reusable business module packages that cut new project setup time and helped win new partners.
  • Also worked as data engineer, building ETL pipelines.
Junior Software Engineer, OrbitalJun 2020 - Feb 2022
  • Built a reporting UI giving stakeholders live activity and business summaries.
  • Created a shared design system adopted across new products.

Projects

Syndicate: Personal AI news archiver that ingests Gmail, RSS, and Twitter, deduplicates across channels, summarizes with SLMs, publishes JSON to a Git repository, and serves as a zero-cost static PWA. Includes a Claude plugin with 11 skills.

Tech: Python, DSPy, Ollama, Gemma 3, React, PWA

Hirehouse: A chess-inspired hiring system that filters candidates through Resume scoring and AI video rounds, surfacing only top-tier finalists.

Tech: Next.js, Go, PostgreSQL, Firebase Authentication, Minimax-M3, Redis, Docker

Hourglass: A unified platform for timesheets, leave management, and IT expense tracking with AI-powered standup automation in Microsoft Teams and proactive task follow-ups.

Tech: Next.js, FastAPI, DynamoDB, Lambda, AWS Scheduler, Azure Bot Service, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Certification and Education

ISO/IEC 42001 - AI Management Systems, Certified AuditorApr 2026
ISO/IEC 27701 - Privacy Information Management, Certified AuditorJul 2026
AWS Solutions Architect - AssociateFeb 2023
Executive Programme in Strategic Management, IIM KozhikodeJun 2025 - Apr 2026

Batch 06, Grade: 85.6, Rank: 8, Executive Alumnus of IIM-K

Vels Institute of Science and Technology - Chennai, TNAug 2020 - May 2023

B.Sc. in Computer Science with Specialization in Cyber Security, First Class with Distinction