Danny Basavaraju

About Me

Full-stack AI engineer | Ex-CTO | Built scalable systems at Chill Panda, BYJU’S, RIVIGO | IIT Delhi + IIM Calcutta | Bay Area-ready

I'm a builder at heart with 6+ years of experience shipping full-stack products at scale, from consumer apps to internal tools. I co-founded a B2B SaaS startup, led engineering at BYJU’S and RIVIGO, and now focus on AI products that ship. I thrive in ambiguous 0→1 environments and work best with founders and product-minded teams. I write clean code, iterate fast, and bring a product-first lens to every tech stack.

Skills & Certifications

Technical Skills

• Languages: Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, C/C++, SQL, R, Scala
• Frameworks & Libraries: React.js, Next.js, React Native, AngularJS, Vue.js, Node.js, Nest.js, Django, Flask, FastAPI, Redux.js, Express, Hibernate
• AI/ML: TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, LangChain, NLP, LLMs, Reinforcement Learning, Neural Networks, Deep Learning, Prompt Engineering, OpenAI API
• Cloud & DevOps: AWS, GCP, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, CloudFormation, Airflow, Heroku
• Big Data & Databases: Apache Kafka, Spark, Hive, Hadoop, BigQuery, Snowflake, Cassandra, Redis, MongoDB, Postgres, MySQL, NoSQL, RDBMS
• Tools: Git, JIRA, Asana, Figma, Mixpanel, Amplitude, Hotjar, Postman, Zeplin, Wireframe, Webpack, Selenium, Power BI, Tableau, Excel, MATLAB, PowerPoint, Webflow, Wordpress
• Other: API Design (REST/GraphQL/WebSockets), CI/CD Pipelines, Data Modeling, System Architecture, Containerization, Parallel Computing, SDLC, Financial & Quantitative Analysis, Blockchain, Unity, WebRTC, Vim, Operating Systems, Cryptography

Certifications

• MIT OpenCourseWare – Distributed Systems & Cloud Computing
• Coursera – Advanced Data Structures (Stanford)
• Google Cloud – Professional Cloud Architect Certification
• Generative AI with Large Language Models – DeepLearning.AI
• Prompt Engineering for Developers – OpenAI & DeepLearning.AI
• Full-Stack Web Development – The Odin Project

Competitions & Coursework

• Competitions: LeetCode (Top 5%), Topcoder, Kaggle, Hackathons (Winner/Finalist)
• Coursework: Advanced Algorithms, Microservices, Scalable Backend, ML & AI Engineering, Cloud Computing & Kubernetes, DevOps, Parallel Processing, Database Optimization, Software Architecture

Projects

Contact

danny.basavaraju@gmail.com

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