Backend & AI engineer. End-to-end owner.
Hemant Manglani
Software Engineer - Backend & AI
Ahmedabad, India · UTC+5:30
I'm Hemant, a software engineer in Ahmedabad with 6+ years building production systems and deep roots in backend and AI. I like owning a problem from the data model all the way to the deploy - and being the person who's still there when it has to hold up under load.
Most of my work is the load-bearing kind: the API that has to stay fast, the real-time pipeline that can't drop a message, the LLM feature that has to be right in front of a real user. I've shipped e-commerce, restaurant POS, marketplaces, computer-vision and LLM systems, end to end, in production.
Now I'm looking for a team to do that with full-time - a backend or AI engineering role where I can go deep, take ownership, and help ship something that matters. If that sounds like the engineer you're hiring, I'd love to talk.
Where I've been.
Six years across product, backend and applied ML - plus the coursework it's built on.
Experience
Aug 2022 – Present
Lead Backend / Product Engineer
Pyonix Technology
- Architected and shipped multiple production SaaS platforms on Django, FastAPI and AWS, owning backend design, build and deployment end to end.
- Built a scalable e-commerce backend with secure payments, order-lifecycle management, notifications and admin workflows.
- Designed a multi-tenant SaaS platform for agency discovery, search and lead management.
- Built real-time chat and audio-calling over WebSockets and WebRTC.
- Integrated LLM-powered support automation (FAQ handling, contextual responses, semantic search) into live production systems.
Jan 2021 – Aug 2022
Software Engineer
Self-employed
- Delivered backend solutions for multiple client applications in Django and FastAPI.
- Designed REST APIs, authentication flows and real-time features with Python WebSockets.
- Implemented NLP-based chat analysis and voice-assistant integrations.
- Worked directly with clients to gather requirements and ship production-ready software.
Jul 2019 – Dec 2021
Software Engineer
Softvan Pvt. Ltd.
- Built ML, deep-learning, computer-vision and NLP solutions across text, image and speech.
- Built backend services on AWS Lambda and FastAPI with automated deployment pipelines.
- Implemented Elasticsearch capabilities: fuzzy search, n-gram and round-robin querying.
- Led a team of four and was the primary point of contact for daily client communication.
Dec 2017 – May 2018
Software Engineer Intern
Softvan Pvt. Ltd.
- Built a body-angle detection project spanning data analysis and visualization.
- Developed a web application using the Flask framework.
Education
2021
Deep Learning Specialization
deeplearning.ai · Andrew Ng
Coursera - neural networks, CNNs and sequence models.
2020
Machine Learning Specialization
Stanford · Andrew Ng
Coursera - supervised and unsupervised learning, model tuning.
2015 – 2019
B.E. Information Technology
Apollo Institute of Engineering & Technology
CGPA 8.64 / 10 · Final-year athlete-intelligence system comparing user posture against professional athletes.
What I build with.
Languages & Frameworks
AI / LLM
Databases
Cloud & DevOps
Also
Hemant Manglani
Ahmedabad, India
Looking for someone who ships? Let’s talk.
I’m actively looking for a backend or AI engineering role. If your team needs an engineer who can own systems end to end, I’d love to hear about it.
Actively looking · Ahmedabad · on-site, hybrid or remote