Akash Bhalshankar

Akash Bhalshankar

AI Engineer | LangGraph · RAG · FastAPI


About

AI Engineer with 1.8+ years of experience building LLM agent pipelines and backend services using Python, LangGraph, RAG, and FastAPI. At UBS I've delivered production multi-agent apps with Azure OpenAI and human-in-the-loop approvals. I also build personal projects like AgriMentor and Chikki.

Skills
Python
SQL
FastAPI
Pydantic
LangChain
LangGraph
RAG
Hybrid RAG
FAISS
LLM
GenAI
MCP
Azure OpenAI
Azure AI Foundry
Azure Blob Storage
Azure Container Apps
Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Graph
SQLite
MySQL
React
WebSockets
Git
GitLab
GitHub Copilot
Selenium
Agile
Scrum
Experience

Trainee AI Engineer

UBS

Oct 2025 to Present
  • Request Management Service: Delivered 5–7 enterprise applications onto a LangGraph-based multi-agent foundation, with a reflection agent that reviews outputs and advances the workflow without manual intervention.
  • Built onboarding logic that generates SQL commands from agent output, streamlining data setup for each new application.
  • Integrated a Microsoft Teams bot for human-in-the-loop approval, routing AI-generated responses to reviewers before final action.
  • Deployed and maintained the service in a live environment; recognized by the business team for quality and reliability.
  • Provisioning Accelerator: Built the authentication module with secure sign-in using Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft Graph API.
  • Developed file-handling logic to generate and manage files in the provisioning workflow.
  • Vibe Testing: Converted BDD specifications into runnable test spec files using GitHub Copilot and validated the AI-generated scripts against application behavior.
  • Created NavLearn, a skill-file agent that writes test scripts using a nav-registry and action-registry, cutting manual test-authoring effort by 30–40%.
  • Collaborated with QA and engineering teams to integrate NavLearn into the Vibe Testing pipeline.

QA Intern

MassMutual india

Mar 2025 to Oct 2025
  • Performed ETL testing using Informatica and Microsoft SQL Server, validating data consistency between on-prem and cloud environments.
  • Automated regression scenarios using Selenium and raised defects in JIRA within a Kanban-based Agile setup.
  • Performed functional and regression testing for the Eagle Version Release (EVR) against business requirements.
Projects

Chikki – Voice-First AI Career Assistant

Voice-first AI portfolio assistant built with React, FastAPI, and WebSockets, using browser speech recognition and Edge-TTS for spoken replies. Ordered multi-model fallback (Groq, Gemini, NVIDIA, OpenRouter) with Langfuse observability for reliable conversations. Google Drive-to-ATS pipeline that generates recruiter-tailored PDF resumes from the conversation.

React
FastAPI
WebSockets
Edge-TTS
Groq
Gemini
NVIDIA
OpenRouter
Langfuse
Google Drive

AgriMentor – AI-Powered Farming Assistant

AI-powered web app giving first-time farmers personalized crop and soil recommendations for Indian conditions, using a RAG pipeline over agricultural knowledge. FastAPI backend APIs that process soil test inputs (PDF/image/text) and return crop recommendations. Streamlit frontend for uploading soil reports and chatting with the assistant. Crop management assistant covering watering schedules, fertilizer timelines, and pest/disease guidance.

Python
FastAPI
Streamlit
RAG
FAISS
LangChain
Azure OpenAI
Pydantic
Education

B.Tech, Computer Science and Engineering

Kamala Institute of Technology and Science · 7.59 CGPA

Sept 2020 to Jun 2024
Akash Bhalshankar · DevFest Hyderabad 2026