Sandeep Raj Katipagala

AI Engineer | Full Stack Engineer | LLM Systems | Agentic AI | RAG · Antioch, CA

Sandeep Raj Katipagala

About

AI Engineer and Full Stack Engineer with nearly 7 years of progressive experience spanning software engineering, full-stack development, data engineering, machine learning, MLOps, Generative AI, RAG, and agentic AI.

Experience

AI Full Stack Engineer — Next Generation Innovation (NGI)

Engineer end-to-end enterprise AI applications combining LLM services, Python backend APIs, modern frontend interfaces, enterprise data stores, and cloud infrastructure Translate complex business requirements into AI solution architectures covering RAG pipelines, agentic workflows, API services, security, observability, and production deployment Implement modular LangChain-based components for prompt execution, retrieval, tool integration, function invocation, and reusable LLM application workflows

AI Automation Engineer — Connecticut Claims Adjusters LLC

Engineered Python-based automation solutions that combined business rules, data processing, analytics, and intelligent decision-support capabilities Translated operational requirements into scalable automation workflows designed to reduce manual processing and improve business efficiency Developed reusable Python components for data ingestion, validation, transformation, enrichment, and downstream reporting.

AI Engineer / Prompt Engineer — University New Haven

Engineered enterprise RAG applications using Python, LangChain, OpenAI APIs, embeddings, semantic retrieval, and vector databases Designed reusable LangChain prompt and retrieval components supporting grounded question answering and conversational AI workflows Developed agentic workflows integrating contextual retrieval, tool calling, function calling, prompt orchestration, and multi-step reasoning

Full Stack / Data Engineer — Sun Technologies

Developed enterprise backend services and data applications using Python, SQL, APIs, distributed processing, and database technologies Built reusable backend components supporting application integrations, data processing, and enterprise workflow requirements Implemented scalable ETL/ELT processing using Python, SQL, Spark, and PySpark for high-volume enterprise datasets

Full Stack / Data Application Engineer — Chakra IT Solutions

Developed enterprise applications combining frontend interfaces, backend services, relational databases, analytics, and workflow automation Built backend functionality using Python, Java, SQL, and REST APIs to support business application requirements Automated reporting and data-processing activities using Python, Pandas, and NumPy

Skills

AI Engineering & Generative AI

Programming Languages

Full Stack Engineering

Cloud & DevOps

Data Engineering

Education

Master of Science, Data Science — University of New Haven

Bachelor of Technology, Electronics and Communication Engineering — National Institute of Technology (NIT) Silchar