Hi, I’m Nikhila Vadlamani, a Generative AI Engineer and Prompt Engineer with dual Master’s degrees in CS and Data Science. I have 2+ years building LLM pipelines, system prompts, RAG architectures, and agentic AI applications, with deep expertise in Claude, GPT-4, and the OpenAI API. I’m skilled in behavior-specific prompt tuning, chain-of-thought, zero/few-shot prompting, and systematic prompt evaluation, and I’ve shipped production GenAI features using LangChain, LlamaIndex, Hugging Face, and Python. I’m passionate about AI safety, alignment, and building AI that is helpful, harmless, and honest. I thrive in cross-functional teams to ship reliable AI features in Agile environments, focusing on robust evaluation, safety, and user trust. I enjoy exploring how AI can augment product decisions, improve reliability, and deliver measurable value while maintaining a strong emphasis on responsible AI practices.

Nikhila Vadlamani

Hi, I’m Nikhila Vadlamani, a Generative AI Engineer and Prompt Engineer with dual Master’s degrees in CS and Data Science. I have 2+ years building LLM pipelines, system prompts, RAG architectures, and agentic AI applications, with deep expertise in Claude, GPT-4, and the OpenAI API. I’m skilled in behavior-specific prompt tuning, chain-of-thought, zero/few-shot prompting, and systematic prompt evaluation, and I’ve shipped production GenAI features using LangChain, LlamaIndex, Hugging Face, and Python. I’m passionate about AI safety, alignment, and building AI that is helpful, harmless, and honest. I thrive in cross-functional teams to ship reliable AI features in Agile environments, focusing on robust evaluation, safety, and user trust. I enjoy exploring how AI can augment product decisions, improve reliability, and deliver measurable value while maintaining a strong emphasis on responsible AI practices.

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Hi, I’m Nikhila Vadlamani, a Generative AI Engineer and Prompt Engineer with dual Master’s degrees in CS and Data Science. I have 2+ years building LLM pipelines, system prompts, RAG architectures, and agentic AI applications, with deep expertise in Claude, GPT-4, and the OpenAI API. I’m skilled in behavior-specific prompt tuning, chain-of-thought, zero/few-shot prompting, and systematic prompt evaluation, and I’ve shipped production GenAI features using LangChain, LlamaIndex, Hugging Face, and Python. I’m passionate about AI safety, alignment, and building AI that is helpful, harmless, and honest.

I thrive in cross-functional teams to ship reliable AI features in Agile environments, focusing on robust evaluation, safety, and user trust. I enjoy exploring how AI can augment product decisions, improve reliability, and deliver measurable value while maintaining a strong emphasis on responsible AI practices.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
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Intermediate
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Work Experience

Generative AI Engineer / Prompt Engineer at DKInc Global
July 1, 2025 - Present
Authored and maintained system prompts and instruction-tuned templates for LLM workflows using chain-of-thought, zero-shot, and few-shot techniques; improved output consistency, reduced hallucinations, and aligned model behavior with product requirements. Built a RAG pipeline for large-scale document corpora with engineered prompts, enabling accurate context-aware responses; constructed prompt evaluation frameworks with A/B testing. Integrated Python LLM backends with React.js front ends via Flask APIs; shipped GenAI features end-to-end in Agile/Scrum with CI/CD, collaborating cross-functionally across product and engineering teams.
Computational Data Engineer (Research) at Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
June 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023
Engineered high-performance data validation pipelines for satellite simulation systems, cutting processing errors by 10%. Designed and validated testing methodologies for mission-critical systems in multidisciplinary teams, applying rigorous QA practices transferable to AI model evaluation and alignment testing.
Software Developer — Data & Systems Engineering at Andhra Pradesh State Government
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2023
Built Python/SQL data pipelines for 10,000+ users (+10% throughput) and Power BI dashboards reducing manual analysis time by 15%; delivered production-grade systems with clear stakeholder communication.
Graduate Teaching Assistant — CS at Kent State University
August 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Taught 100+ students Python and algorithm design; improved assessment scores by 15% through documentation-driven instructional modules.

Education

M.S. Data Science at Lindsey Wilson University
October 1, 2025 - April 13, 2026
M.S. Computer Science at Kent State University
August 1, 2023 - May 1, 2025
B.Tech Electronics & Communication Engineering at Adikavi Nannaya University
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2023

Qualifications

Prompt Engineering & Programming with OpenAI
April 1, 2026 - April 13, 2026
Machine Learning with Python
January 11, 2030 - April 13, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Computers & Electronics, Media & Entertainment