I'm Rishab Paly, an aerospace engineer turned software and AI engineer with a Master’s in Engineering Management. I thrive on building full-stack, AI-powered solutions that merge technology with real-world impact. I’ve shipped production-grade pipelines on AWS, migrated infrastructure to Azure, built chatbots powered by LLMs, and led student projects to profitability. I’m seeking roles in software, AI, or product engineering to apply technical and entrepreneurial skills to scalable, high-impact solutions.

Rishab Pally

I'm Rishab Paly, an aerospace engineer turned software and AI engineer with a Master’s in Engineering Management. I thrive on building full-stack, AI-powered solutions that merge technology with real-world impact. I’ve shipped production-grade pipelines on AWS, migrated infrastructure to Azure, built chatbots powered by LLMs, and led student projects to profitability. I’m seeking roles in software, AI, or product engineering to apply technical and entrepreneurial skills to scalable, high-impact solutions.

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I’m Rishab Paly, an aerospace engineer turned software and AI engineer with a Master’s in Engineering Management. I thrive on building full-stack, AI-powered solutions that merge technology with real-world impact.

I’ve shipped production-grade pipelines on AWS, migrated infrastructure to Azure, built chatbots powered by LLMs, and led student projects to profitability. I’m seeking roles in software, AI, or product engineering to apply technical and entrepreneurial skills to scalable, high-impact solutions.

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Language

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Work Experience

Full-Stack AI Engineer at WeMove AI
August 1, 2024 - May 1, 2025
Built and optimized AI pipelines using AWS for image recognition models, improving data classification accuracy and processing speed. Developed and integrated a custom chatbot powered by LLMs to automate client communication and reduce manual response times by 30%. Migrated infrastructure from AWS to Azure, improving scalability and accelerating deployment with CI/CD pipelines. Built a responsive admin dashboard with React, CSS, dynamic filtering, API integration, and customizable settings, streamlining workflows.
Founder at Unlock Your Math Potential
April 1, 2024 - Present
Developed a mobile app to manage weekly reports, check-ins, and payments, enhancing operational efficiency and user experience. Helped students improve mathematical understanding, with a jump from the 70th to the 90th percentile in grades above their level. Built an AI-driven math chat bot for adaptive feedback and personalized learning, integrating Firebase for secure data handling. Generated $42,000+ in profit in one year through tutoring, marketing, and district administrator communications.
Course Assistant at University of Colorado Boulder
September 1, 2022 - June 1, 2025
Coordinated 80+ meetings, managed logistics and an online forum for 200+ students while analyzing lectures to build strategy-solving skills. Actively integrated discrete structures concepts including binary trees, logic proofs, truth tables, and probability with Python/C. Remote admin: office hours, assisting students with homework and textbook concepts, boosting exam scores by 14% on average. Applied BST, MST, Dijkstra’s, Kruskal’s, recurrence relations, and integrated them into code with respect to time complexity. Assisted students with database design, SQL programming, and relational model concepts while reviewing 16–20 assignments weekly. Set up development environments using Docker, MongoDB, and MySQL, ensuring consistency with design principles.
Data Analyst / Search Engine Optimization Specialist at SkyIT GBCS Group
March 1, 2024 - August 1, 2024
Collaborated with development team and set up Google Analytics, tracking 100+ users and increasing website engagement by 12%. Performed search engine optimization tasks to improve metadata and site architecture for better search engine indexing and performance. Created and managed a customer database tailored to fleet management services, optimizing data organization and accessibility.
UX/UI Intern at Co-x3 Family Foundation
March 1, 2024 - July 1, 2024
Created detailed wireframes and journey maps using Figma prototypes to visualize changes and was credited as a website collaborator. Implemented changes using HTML/CSS, C++, and React, ensuring a coherent and functional user interface design. Integrated YouTube API to fetch real-time view counts, enabling content sorting by popularity to enhance user experience and SEO. Developed a MySQL database to collect over 700 user reviews and ratings and used sorting algorithms to dynamically display content.
MERN Stack Rental Platform at Personal Project
January 1, 2025 - February 1, 2025
Built a full-stack MERN rental platform with RESTful APIs and MongoDB to manage inventory and rental periods.
Navigation Strap-On Watch at Personal Project
February 1, 2022 - May 1, 2022
Designed multiple prototypes and final product with Onshape/AutoCAD and Bluetooth module; presented to potential consumers and stakeholders.
Astronaut Balance Board Gamification Project at AIA Regional CU Boulder Team
August 1, 2024 - May 1, 2025
Engineered a kinetic model to simulate actuator impacts on balance board stability, with modes to extend or restrict user movements. Built the game in DragonRuby.
Campus Sustainability Challenge - Clean Route at CU Boulder
September 1, 2025 - Present
AI-powered emissions reduction and routing platform; won the 1000 Greta’s Prize for innovative sustainable AI technology.
AWS-Powered Study Assistant at Self-initiated
April 1, 2025 - June 1, 2025
Built a serverless AI chatbot using AWS Lambda, API Gateway; front-end React; OpenAI responses with AWS infrastructure.

Education

Master of Engineering (M.E.), Engineering Management at University of Colorado Boulder
January 11, 2030 - December 25, 2025
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Aerospace Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder
January 11, 2030 - December 25, 2025
Minor: Computer Science at University of Colorado Boulder
January 11, 2030 - December 25, 2025

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Education, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment