Hi, I’m Ajay Kumar Galla, an AI Engineer with 6+ years of industry experience and over 4 years in Generative AI. I design and deploy ML/DL models, build AI workflows, and specialize in prompt engineering, RAG, LangChain, and knowledge retrieval across Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, and related platforms. I enjoy turning complex data into actionable insights and delivering scalable AI solutions for manufacturing, retail, and e-commerce. In my current roles I’ve led AI-driven workflows, KYC/document processing pipelines, and QA automation with agents and MCP integration. I’m passionate about collaborating with product and QA teams to translate business problems into AI-enabled products and helping teams adopt safe and effective AI practices.

Ajay Kumar Galla

Hi, I’m Ajay Kumar Galla, an AI Engineer with 6+ years of industry experience and over 4 years in Generative AI. I design and deploy ML/DL models, build AI workflows, and specialize in prompt engineering, RAG, LangChain, and knowledge retrieval across Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, and related platforms. I enjoy turning complex data into actionable insights and delivering scalable AI solutions for manufacturing, retail, and e-commerce. In my current roles I’ve led AI-driven workflows, KYC/document processing pipelines, and QA automation with agents and MCP integration. I’m passionate about collaborating with product and QA teams to translate business problems into AI-enabled products and helping teams adopt safe and effective AI practices.

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Hi, I’m Ajay Kumar Galla, an AI Engineer with 6+ years of industry experience and over 4 years in Generative AI. I design and deploy ML/DL models, build AI workflows, and specialize in prompt engineering, RAG, LangChain, and knowledge retrieval across Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, and related platforms. I enjoy turning complex data into actionable insights and delivering scalable AI solutions for manufacturing, retail, and e-commerce.

In my current roles I’ve led AI-driven workflows, KYC/document processing pipelines, and QA automation with agents and MCP integration. I’m passionate about collaborating with product and QA teams to translate business problems into AI-enabled products and helping teams adopt safe and effective AI practices.

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Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer (Gen AI) at Virtusa Consulting Services Private Limited
April 1, 2025 - August 16, 2025
Developed LLM-based solutions incorporating Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to enhance banking services such as customer support, fraud detection, and risk analysis. Built AI-driven chatbots for personalized financial recommendations and transaction assistance. Integrated Generative AI models on AWS and Azure platforms, optimizing prompt engineering to improve financial insights and credit risk evaluation. Led POCs and deployment of Gen AI solutions complying with banking regulations and security standards.
Gen AI Engineer (Technical Lead) at Wipro Limited
January 25, 2025 - August 16, 2025
Led design and fine-tuning of LLMs for enhancing conversational AI and chatbot applications utilizing frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, and Scikit-learn. Developed and deployed AI/ML solutions on AWS and Azure cloud platforms for scalability and optimized performance. Managed a team executing AI/ML projects and implemented RAG techniques to improve knowledge-intensive application accuracy. Collaborated cross-functionally to drive digital transformation via AI and ML initiatives and conducted POCs to evaluate business impact.
Sr. Executive / Data Scientist at HSBC Electronic Data Processing India Pvt Ltd
June 21, 2021 - August 16, 2025
Started career in the insurance domain, gaining expertise in insurance processes and risk assessment before transitioning to a Data Scientist role. Developed and deployed machine learning and deep learning models to optimize business operations. Applied feature engineering, model evaluation, and hyperparameter tuning to enhance model accuracies. Collaborated with stakeholders to translate business challenges into actionable AI/ML solutions driving customer insights and operational efficiencies.
Senior Software Engineer (Gen AI) at Virtusa Consulting Services Private Limited
April 1, 2025 - August 16, 2025
Developed and delivered LLM-based AI solutions leveraging Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) techniques to enhance banking services, including customer support, fraud detection, and risk analysis. Built AI-driven chatbots and virtual assistants for personalized financial services and compliance automation. Integrated generative AI models across AWS and Azure cloud platforms for creating scalable, secure banking applications. Led POCs and production implementations consistent with regulatory and security standards.
Gen AI Engineer (Technical Lead) at Wipro Limited
January 25, 2025 - August 16, 2025
Led the technical team working on generative AI projects including prompt engineering and fine-tuning LLM models for conversational AI and domain-specific text generation. Implemented deep learning and machine learning models using TensorFlow, PyTorch, and Scikit-learn. Managed deployment of AI/ML solutions on cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure, ensuring optimization and scalability of models. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to support digital transformation initiatives and conducted feasibility studies for AI solutions.
Senior Executive/Data Scientist at HSBC Electronic Data Processing India Pvt Ltd
June 21, 2021 - August 16, 2025
Started in the insurance domain gaining experience in risk assessment and financial operations. Transitioned to data scientist role focusing on developing machine learning, deep learning, and statistical models to improve business processes and operational efficiencies. Applied feature engineering, model evaluation, and hyperparameter tuning. Worked closely with stakeholders to translate business requirements into AI/ML solutions for enhanced customer insights and operational strategies.
Senior AI Engineer (Gen AI) at Deriv
April 21, 2025 - Present
Designed and implemented AI-driven workflows, intelligent agents, and custom tools to empower users and QA teams, enabling transparent insights, reliable testing, and enhanced trader experiences. Optimized prompts for financial insights and credit risk evaluation. Engineered AI-powered document pipelines for KYC (POI/POA) verification and forgery detection. Built a QA analyst-style agent for autonomous test case drafting and testing using Octaprompt and MCP. Created n8n workflows to orchestrate Octaprompt-driven processes and integrated RAG for knowledge retrieval. Implemented anti-fraud systems for mirror trade detection and leveraged low-code platforms for rapid prototyping.
Sr. Executive at HSBC Electronic Data Processing India Pvt Ltd
June 21, 2021 - September 11, 2025
Started in the insurance domain, gaining expertise in insurance processes, risk assessment, and financial operations. Transitioned to a Data Scientist role to drive data-driven decision making. Developed and deployed ML, DL, and statistical models, performing feature engineering, model evaluation, and hyperparameter tuning. Collaborated with stakeholders to translate business problems into AI/ML solutions to enhance customer insights and operational efficiency.
Senior AI Engineer (Gen AI) at Deriv Cyberjaya
April 21, 2025 - Present
Led AI workflows and agents, designing and implementing AI-driven workflows, intelligent agents, and custom tools to empower users and QA teams, enabling transparent insights, reliable testing, and improved trader experiences on the Deriv platform. Applied advanced prompt engineering to improve accuracy in financial insights, credit risk evaluation, and document-centric workflows. Engineered AI-powered document pipelines to extract, summarize, and validate KYC documents (POI and POA). Built and deployed a forgery detection system to identify altered or counterfeit POI/POA documents, bolstering onboarding integrity. Developed a QA analyst–style agent to autonomously draft test cases and run AI-prompted tests via Octaprompt and MCP. Created n8n workflows to orchestrate Octaprompt processes, automating generation and execution of AI-prompted tests with MCP integration. Implemented an anti-fraud system for mirror trade detection using traditional ML techniques. Leveraged low-code platfor
Gen AI Engineer at Wipro Limited
January 25, 2025 - September 11, 2025
Worked extensively with Generative AI and LLMs for a range of applications, including prompt engineering and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). Designed and fine-tuned LLMs to enhance conversational AI, chatbot applications, and domain-specific text generation. Implemented deep learning and machine learning models across multiple use cases, utilizing frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, and Scikit-learn. Developed and deployed AI/ML solutions on cloud platforms like AWS SageMaker, AWS Bedrock, and Azure ML Studio to scale performance. Managed and led a team in executing AI/ML projects and POCs, ensuring efficient task delegation, model development, and deployment strategies. Integrated RAG techniques with LLMs to improve accuracy and retrieval efficiency in knowledge-intensive applications. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to drive digital transformation initiatives and designed end-to-end ML pipelines, including data preprocessing, model training, and deployment. Conduct
Sr. Executive at HSBC Electronic Data Processing India Pvt Ltd
June 21, 2021 - September 11, 2025
Entered the insurance domain and progressed to a Data Scientist role, leveraging analytical skills and domain knowledge to drive data-driven decision-making. Developed and deployed machine learning, deep learning, and statistical models to optimize business processes and enhance operational efficiency. Applied feature engineering, model evaluation, and hyperparameter tuning to improve performance and accuracy. Collaborated with stakeholders to translate business problems into AI/ML solutions, improving customer insights and operational strategies.
Senior AI Engineer (Gen AI) at Deriv
April 21, 2025 - Present
Designed and implemented AI-driven workflows, intelligent agents, and custom tools to empower users and QA teams, enabling transparent insights, reliable testing, and exceptional trader experiences across the Deriv platform. Prompt engineering optimized financial insights, credit risk evaluation, and automation of document-centric workflows. Engineered AI-powered document pipelines for KYC (POI/POA) processing and forgery detection. Built a QA analyst-style agent for autonomous test case drafting and testing using Octaprompt and MCP, orchestrated via n8n. Implemented low-code rapid prototyping using V0, Outsystems, and Xano. Developed an Anti-Fraud system for mirror trades and advanced RAG-based document pattern handling; integrated workflows with MCP for agent-testing orchestration.
Gen AI Engineer at Wipro Limited
January 25, 2025 - September 11, 2025
Worked extensively with Generative AI and LLMs, applying prompt engineering and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) for conversational AI, chatbots, and domain-specific text generation. Designed and fine-tuned LLMs for enhanced dialog and knowledge retrieval, deploying AI/ML solutions on AWS SageMaker/Bedrock and Microsoft Azure. Led a team to deliver AI/ML projects and POCs, and integrated RAG to improve retrieval efficiency in knowledge-intensive applications.
Sr. Executive at HSBC Electronic Data Processing India Pvt Ltd
June 21, 2021 - September 11, 2025
Started in the insurance domain, transitioning to a Data Scientist role to drive data-driven decision-making. Developed and deployed machine learning, deep learning, and statistical models to optimize business processes, with feature engineering, model evaluation, and hyperparameter tuning. Collaborated with stakeholders to translate business problems into AI/ML solutions, improving customer insights and operational efficiency.
Gen AI Engineer at Wipro Limited
June 21, 2021 - January 25, 2025
Worked extensively with Generative AI, focusing on prompt engineering and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). Designed and fine-tuned LLMs for conversational AI and domain-specific text generation. Deployed AI/ML solutions on AWS (SageMaker, Bedrock) and Azure (OpenAI, ML Studio, Copilot). Led a team to execute AI/ML projects and POCs, integrated RAG with LLMs to improve knowledge retrieval, and collaborated with cross-functional teams to drive digital transformation initiatives.
Sr. Executive at HSBC Electronic Data Processing India Pvt Ltd
September 27, 2018 - June 21, 2021
Initially worked in the insurance domain, gaining expertise in risk assessment and financial operations, then transitioned to a Data Scientist role. Developed and deployed ML/DL/statistical models to optimize processes, performed feature engineering and model tuning, and translated business problems into AI/ML solutions to improve customer insights and operational efficiency.

Education

Bachelor of Marine Engineering at AMET University Chennai
July 1, 2010 - May 1, 2014
MPC - Board of Intermediate Education at Narayana Junior College Visakhapatnam
July 1, 2008 - April 1, 2010
Board of Secondary Education at VISAKHA Central School Visakhapatnam
June 1, 2007 - May 1, 2008
Bachelor of Marine Engineering at AMET University Chennai
July 1, 2010 - May 1, 2014
MPC - Board of Intermediate Education at Narayana Junior College Visakhapatnam
July 1, 2008 - April 1, 2010
Board of Secondary Education at VISAKHA Central School Visakhapatnam
June 1, 2007 - May 1, 2008
Bachelor of Marine Engineering at AMET University
July 1, 2010 - May 1, 2014
Board of Intermediate Education (MPC) at Narayana Junior College
July 1, 2008 - April 1, 2010
Board of Secondary Education at VISAKHA Central School
June 1, 2007 - May 1, 2008
Bachelor of Marine Engineering at AMET University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
July 1, 2010 - May 1, 2014
MPC Board at Narayana Junior College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
July 1, 2008 - April 1, 2010
Board of Secondary Education at VISAKHA Central School, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
June 1, 2007 - May 1, 2008
Bachelor of Marine Engineering at AMET University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
July 1, 2010 - May 1, 2014
Narayana Junior College at Narayana Junior College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
July 1, 2008 - April 1, 2010
Board of Secondary Education at VISAKHA Central School, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
June 1, 2007 - May 1, 2008
Bachelor of Marine Engineering at AMET University
July 1, 2010 - May 1, 2014
Intermediate (MPC) at Narayana Junior College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
July 1, 2008 - April 1, 2010
Secondary Education at VISAKHA Central School, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
June 1, 2007 - May 1, 2008

Qualifications

Certified prompt engineer (Technical and non-technical) from Freedom AI
January 11, 2030 - August 16, 2025
Certification for ABBYY Vantage Fundamentals from ABBYY University
January 11, 2030 - August 16, 2025
AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty
January 11, 2030 - August 16, 2025
Docker Mastery with Kubernetes + swarm from a Docker captain - Udemy
January 11, 2030 - August 16, 2025
Microsoft GenAI course (Langchain, RAG)
January 11, 2030 - August 16, 2025
Certified Prompt Engineer (Technical and Non-Technical) - Freedom AI
January 11, 2030 - August 16, 2025
ABBYY Vantage Fundamentals - ABBYY University
January 11, 2030 - August 16, 2025
AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty
January 11, 2030 - August 16, 2025
Docker Mastery with Kubernetes + Swarm - Udemy
January 11, 2030 - August 16, 2025
Microsoft Generative AI Course (Langchain, RAG)
January 11, 2030 - August 16, 2025
Certified Prompt Engineer
January 11, 2030 - September 11, 2025
ABBYY Vantage Fundamentals
January 11, 2030 - September 11, 2025
AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty
January 11, 2030 - September 11, 2025
Docker Mastery with Kubernetes + Swarm
January 11, 2030 - September 11, 2025
Microsoft GenAI Course (LangChain, RAG)
January 11, 2030 - September 11, 2025
Certified prompt engineer (Technical and non-technical) from Freedom AI
January 11, 2030 - September 11, 2025
ABBYY Vantage Fundamentals from ABBYY University
January 11, 2030 - September 11, 2025
AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty
January 11, 2030 - September 11, 2025
Docker Mastery with Kubernetes + swarm from a Docker captain - Udemy
January 11, 2030 - September 11, 2025
Microsoft GenAI course (LangChain, RAG)
January 11, 2030 - September 11, 2025
Certified prompt engineer (Technical and non-technical)
January 11, 2030 - September 11, 2025
ABBYY Vantage Fundamentals
January 11, 2030 - September 11, 2025
AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty
January 11, 2030 - September 11, 2025
Docker Mastery with Kubernetes + Swarm
January 11, 2030 - September 11, 2025
Microsoft GenAI course (Langchain, RAG)
January 11, 2030 - September 11, 2025
Certified prompt engineer (Technical and non-technical)
January 11, 2030 - January 5, 2026
ABBYY Vantage Fundamentals
January 11, 2030 - January 5, 2026
AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty
January 11, 2030 - January 5, 2026
Docker Mastery with Kubernetes + Swarm
January 11, 2030 - January 5, 2026
Microsoft GenAI course (LangChain, RAG)
January 11, 2030 - January 5, 2026

Industry Experience

Manufacturing, Retail, Financial Services, Other, Software & Internet, Healthcare, Education, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment