Currently building ExLog v2 — nights & weekends

Amit GauravLead Software Engineer · Solution Architect · AI Platform Engineer

19+ years architecting enterprise-scale distributed systems and cloud-native platforms for Fortune 500 organizations — most recently leading production Agentic AI initiatives at Cisco, serving 250K+ enterprise users. Outside of that, I build my own things: shipping apps, testing new AI tools, and tinkering with cloud infrastructure because I genuinely enjoy it.

19+ years architecting distributed systems, microservices, and cloud-native platforms for Fortune 500 organizations
Built and led Cisco's production Agentic AI platform — RAG, MCP, LLM orchestration, serving 250K+ enterprise users
ExLog — a real iOS app I designed, built, and shipped solo, in my own time
Amit Gaurav - Senior Software Engineer
19+yrs
Experience
19+
Years Experience
250K+
Enterprise Users Served
98%
Vulnerability Reduction Led
1
App Shipped Solo
About Me

19+ Years of Engineering. Nights Spent Building.

19+ years of production engineering experience across Fortune 500 organizations — and the same rigor applied to whatever I'm building on my own time, purely out of curiosity.

Mobile & iOS

My personal-project specialty — native iOS engineering, end to end, from architecture to App Store release.

Built and shipped ExLog end-to-end
SwiftUI, MVVM, async/await patterns
App Store release & ongoing iteration

Cloud & Infrastructure

Production-grade cloud-native platforms — deployment, scaling, and the DevOps discipline that comes with 19+ years of running enterprise systems.

AWS & GCP in production at scale
Kubernetes, OpenShift, Kafka, RabbitMQ
CI/CD with Jenkins & RunDeck

AI & Agentic Systems

Architected Cisco's production Agentic AI platform, serving 250K+ enterprise users — and I keep exploring new AI tools in my own time, too.

RAG, MCP & LLM orchestration in production
Human-in-the-loop & multi-step agent workflows
Exploring new AI tools & models on my own time

Backend & Architecture

Distributed systems and microservices at enterprise scale — plus modern web engineering for personal projects, this site included.

Java, Spring Boot & Node.js at scale
Event-driven, microservices architecture
Next.js / React / TypeScript for personal builds
Career Journey

19+ Years of Engineering Excellence

From integration consulting to architecting Cisco's production Agentic AI platform

Lead Software Engineer

Cisco Systems, Bangalore

AI Platform & Licensing Cloud Engineering

Feb 2022 - Present
  • Architected and delivered Cisco's production Agentic AI platform (AskLicense, AI Filter, MCP servers), serving 250K+ enterprise users via RAG, LLM orchestration, and secure enterprise integrations
  • Designed an AI-native orchestration layer with Human-in-the-Loop workflows and resilient multi-step agent orchestration
  • Led a security initiative that reduced HIGH severity vulnerabilities from 7,500+ to under 100 (>98%) across the Licensing Cloud portfolio in six months
  • Modernized the Licensing Cloud platform — cut gateway upgrade time from 7-8 hours to under 4 minutes via parallel execution
  • Delivered Cisco License Central, Smart Software Management, and enterprise data streaming platforms using Java, Kafka, Kubernetes, GCP, and AWS
Agentic AIRAG / MCPKubernetesSecurity Governance

Technology Architect

Infosys Limited, Bangalore

Client: Cisco Systems, Inc.

Jun 2016 - Feb 2022
  • Proposed and delivered Athena LM Automation, an event-driven lease management platform — later adopted as a full project and recognized for innovation
  • Delivered Cisco Market Insights, a gray-market product tracking solution built with Google Custom Search APIs, Angular, and Spring Boot
  • Migrated a decade-old legacy Struts/JSP application to Angular and Spring Boot
  • Consolidated ~30 separate applications into a single platform (Cisco Refresh)
Event-Driven ArchitectureAngularSpring BootLegacy Modernization

Senior Solution Integration Consultant

Fair Isaac India Pvt Ltd (FICO), Bangalore

Client: ICICI Bank

Oct 2014 - Jun 2016
  • Integrated FICO Falcon Fraud Detection solutions for enterprise banking customers
  • Delivered end-to-end solution integration for ICICI Bank
  • Developed proof-of-concepts supporting presales and client implementations
Fraud DetectionBankingSolution Integration

Earlier Career

Java & enterprise integration roles

2006 - 2014
  • Capgemini India — Java Consultant (2012-2014) — payment & gateway integrations for ANZ and Barclays, client VEDA Australia
  • Zyme Solutions (now E2open) — Software Engineer III (2011-2012)
  • Tavant Technologies — Software Engineer III (2010-2011) — client Doosan, North America
  • Infosys Technologies Ltd — Technology Analyst (2006-2010) — client Chrysler LLC, Detroit
Recognition

Awards & Recognition

A few of the moments that stood out along the way

FY23
Above & Beyond Award
Cisco — Enterprise Data Ingestion Platform
Q1 FY20
Zenith MVP Award
Infosys — Most Valuable Player
Q2 FY21
RISE Award
Infosys — MFGADM Zenith
×3
Insta Awards
Infosys — Recognition Program
Technical Arsenal

Technology Expertise

19+ years of enterprise engineering — from AI platforms to distributed systems, plus the mobile/web stack I use for personal projects

AI & LLM

Agentic AI & RAG
MCP & LLM Orchestration
Prompt Engineering
Structured Outputs & Semantic Search

Architecture

Distributed Systems
Microservices & Event-Driven
API Design
High Availability & Fault Tolerance

Backend

Java & Spring Boot
Node.js
Python (AI/ML)

Cloud & DevOps

AWS & GCP
Kubernetes & OpenShift
Docker
Jenkins, RunDeck & Shell/Linux

Messaging & Data

Kafka & RabbitMQ
Oracle & CockroachDB
Elastic

Mobile // personal

iOS (Swift)
SwiftUI
Firebase

Additional Competencies

Distributed SystemsSolution ArchitectureSecurity GovernanceCI/CD PipelinesResiliency & Fault ToleranceTechnical LeadershipMentorshipDesign Reviews
Projects

What I've Built

Real, shipped work — built end-to-end in my own time, alongside a full-time engineering role.

FEATURED PROJECT

ExLog

Smart Expense Tracker & Financial Management iOS App

A comprehensive expense tracking solution with SMS auto-parsing, intelligent categorization, and advanced reporting. Built with Swift, Firebase, and modern iOS architectureto help users take control of their finances.

SwiftFirebaseiOS 16+SwiftUI
Built solo, 100% Swift & SwiftUI, live on the App Store
Explore ExLog
Download on App Store
ExLog
Smart Expense Tracker

Zenith Dwellings

A responsive property listing and marketing website for a real estate brand. Fast, SEO-ready, and mobile-first.

Next.jsTailwind CSSReal Estate
Visit Site ↗

AI Learning Platform

An AI-assisted education and learning platform. Personalised learning paths powered by LLMs and agentic workflows.

LLMAI / AgentsEducation
Work in Progress

More on GitHub

Smaller experiments, prototypes, and odds and ends from exploring new tools and ideas.

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Get In Touch

Let's Connect

Always up for a conversation about engineering, AI, or something interesting you're building.

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Full-time
Lead Software Engineer, Cisco Systems
Building
ExLog — live on the App Store
Exploring
Agentic AI, LLM tooling, cloud platforms
Open to
Conversations about engineering, AI, and interesting problems
Not currently taking on freelance or consulting work — but always glad to connect. I read every message, even if I don't always reply fast.