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I'm a software engineer with a passion for building AI-powered solutions that scale. I specialize in Gen AI, Azure OpenAI, and cloud-native architectures, delivering practical applications across banking and fintech. I love collaborating with product and business teams, mentoring teammates, and turning complex problems into reliable, maintainable software. I'm committed to continuous learning and hands-on delivery, from design and architecture to implementation, testing, and production support, with a focus on operational excellence and user-centric outcomes.…I'm a software engineer with a passion for building AI-powered solutions that scale. I specialize in Gen AI, Azure OpenAI, and cloud-native architectures, delivering practical applications across banking and fintech. I love collaborating with product and business teams, mentoring teammates, and turning complex problems into reliable, maintainable software. I'm committed to continuous learning and hands-on delivery, from design and architecture to implementation, testing, and production support, with a focus on operational excellence and user-centric outcomes.

Rakesh Munaga

Full Stack Developer, Web Developer, Back-End Developer, +2

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I'm a software engineer with a passion for building AI-powered solutions that scale. I specialize in Gen AI, Azure OpenAI, and cloud-native architectures, delivering practical applications across banking and fintech. I love collaborating with product and business teams, mentoring teammates, and turning complex problems into reliable, maintainable software. I'm committed to continuous learning and hands-on delivery, from design and architecture to implementation, testing, and production support, with a focus on operational excellence and user-centric outcomes.…I'm a software engineer with a passion for building AI-powered solutions that scale. I specialize in Gen AI, Azure OpenAI, and cloud-native architectures, delivering practical applications across banking and fintech. I love collaborating with product and business teams, mentoring teammates, and turning complex problems into reliable, maintainable software. I'm committed to continuous learning and hands-on delivery, from design and architecture to implementation, testing, and production support, with a focus on operational excellence and user-centric outcomes.

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I’m a software engineer with a passion for building AI-powered solutions that scale. I specialize in Gen AI, Azure OpenAI, and cloud-native architectures, delivering practical applications across banking and fintech. I love collaborating with product and business teams, mentoring teammates, and turning complex problems into reliable, maintainable software.

I’m committed to continuous learning and hands-on delivery, from design and architecture to implementation, testing, and production support, with a focus on operational excellence and user-centric outcomes.

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Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer (AI) at Fifth Third Bank

January 1, 2024 - Present

Designed and built Generative AI-powered features integrated into banking workflows, using Azure OpenAI services and LLM APIs to automate and enhance internal operational processes. Architected and implemented Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines on Azure, connecting LLMs to internal knowledge bases and transaction data to surface accurate, context-aware responses for business users. Developed agentic AI workflows that automated multi-step decision processes within fulfillment and transaction systems, reducing manual intervention and improving processing speed. Built Python-based backend services and REST APIs to serve AI model outputs to Angular frontend interfaces, creating seamless AI-integrated user experiences. Deployed AI solutions on Azure using Azure Functions, App Service, Blob Storage, and Azure SQL Database, following security best practices and compliance requirements for financial data. Evaluated Gen AI solutions for functional correctness, risk exposure, and pro

Software Engineer at Bank of America

April 1, 2021 - July 1, 2023

Built and deployed Python and Java backend services supporting real-time data processing for the QzMarkitwire Post Trade Monitoring System, processing high volumes of financial transactions with low latency requirements. Developed AI-assisted monitoring tools that used pattern detection to flag anomalous trade events, reducing manual review time by 25% and improving operational visibility for trading operations teams. Integrated REST APIs and backend services into React.js frontend surfaces on the OneSource platform, creating data-driven dashboards for developer and operations teams. Worked with SQL and NoSQL databases including SandraDB and RDS to optimize data storage and retrieval patterns for high-throughput financial data pipelines. Implemented authentication and security controls using OAuth and JWT across services, following security best practices for production financial applications. Deployed cloud-native services on AWS (EC2, RDS, S3) with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Dock

Full Stack Developer at Intuit

May 1, 2019 - April 1, 2021

Built full-stack web applications using React.js on the frontend and Java with Spring Boot and PostgreSQL on the backend, delivering features for real-time customer-facing financial tools. Developed RESTful APIs and optimized backend data access patterns, reducing latency by 20% and supporting scalable, reliable product surfaces used by a large customer base. Engineered a custom caching layer that cut PostgreSQL query load by 30%, improving page response times under production traffic. Worked with SQL (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (DynamoDB) databases, designing normalized schemas and access patterns suited to the product's data complexity and scale requirements. Deployed applications on AWS using EC2, S3, RDS, Elastic Load Balancing, SQS, and DynamoDB, achieving a 25% reduction in integration incidents. Collaborated with UX/UI designers to translate high-fidelity mockups into functional components, cutting design-to-development turnaround by 25%. Contributed to MS Office-compatible documenta