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Gen AI & Agentic Applications
- LLMs · Custom AI Agents · RAG
- LangChain · LangGraph · open-source models
- Intelligent chatbots & analytics dashboards
- AI safety, governance, and guardrails
Director and Head of Engineering · Everest Group
I'm Prateek. I build the teams that build the future.
Director of Engineering | Gen AI & Agentic Applications | Product Development & Machine Learning | DevOps & Cloud Governance | Agile Leadership
Director and Head of Engineering at Everest Group. I work at the intersection of deep tech and business strategy — leading the design and delivery of scalable, enterprise-grade solutions across Generative AI, agentic applications, product engineering, cloud infrastructure, and DevOps.
I drive IT strategy, enterprise architecture, and platform engineering — aligning every initiative with business goals and balancing innovation with practical execution.
- 10+ years engineering leadership
- Insights on AI · platform · leadership
- Available for advisory
Path
More than a decade of building, hiring, shipping.
- 2026
Director and Head of Engineering
Everest Group · Jan 2026 – Present
Leading the engineering org — strategy, hiring, platforms, and the GenAI Center of Excellence.
- 2024
Senior Manager, Engineering
Everest Group · Jan 2024 – Dec 2025
Scaled multiple delivery squads. Stood up the GenAI Center of Excellence. Ran cloud + DevOps modernization.
- 2022
Manager, Technology Solutions
Everest Group · Jul 2022 – Dec 2023
Built the founding engineering team and shipped the first AI-integrated SaaS platforms.
- 2020
Project Lead
Grail Insights · Nov 2020 – Jul 2022
End-to-end delivery of data science products for Fortune 500 clients.
- 2020
Data Scientist
Telesoft · Jan 2020 – Sep 2020
ML-driven threat intelligence — botnet, DDoS, phishing detection pipelines.
- 2018
Business Analyst
Wipro · May 2018 – Jan 2020
Forecasting + anomaly detection for telco operations. Workforce-management analytics.
- 2017
Data Analyst
Project Guru · Dec 2017 – May 2018
Research-grade analytics across education, healthcare, and finance.
- 2015
Team Leader
AVP Solutions · Aug 2015 – Oct 2016
Led an 18-member team — sales segmentation models and predictive planning.
What I do
Four practice areas, one operating model.
I work where AI strategy, platform thinking, and engineering leadership intersect. Below is a snapshot — the insights go deeper.
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Product Development & ML
- Python · Django · Flask · FastAPI
- MERN · R · SQL / NoSQL / Vector DBs
- Data platform engineering & visualization (PowerBI, Tableau)
- AI/ML-driven automation & advanced analytics
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DevOps & Cloud Governance
- Azure · AWS · GCP · cloud strategy
- Azure DevOps · Jenkins · GIT · JIRA
- CI/CD · Infrastructure as Code
- Server operations & infrastructure reliability
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Engineering Leadership
- Agile / Scrum · SDLC · program management
- Enterprise architecture · platform engineering
- IT cost optimization & tech investment strategy
- Digital transformation & scalable product delivery
Featured initiatives
Programs that moved the needle.
Three flagship transformations I've led — each scaled across an enterprise, with measurable business outcomes.
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AI & GenAI Transformation
Drove enterprise-wide adoption of advanced AI and GenAI. Infused intelligence into products, processes, and delivery models — positioning the business to scale with next-gen innovation.
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Product Engineering Transformation
Operationalised the Product Engineering division — enabling a strategic shift toward a dual revenue model. Translated leadership vision into scalable product offerings alongside core services.
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Enterprise AI Automation Suite
Architected and deployed a suite of enterprise-grade AI automation tools — custom AI Agents, intelligent chatbots, and AI analytics dashboards. Saved thousands of operational hours across functions.
What's new
Latest insights on AI, platform, and leadership.
All insights →The Tiny Team Era: How AI Is Reshaping Engineering Org Design
The fifty-person company at a billion in revenue is real. The lessons most leaders draw from it are wrong. What AI actually changes about org design
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Generative Engine Optimization: How AI Search Is Rewriting Content Strategy
Answer engines now mediate access to your content. A practitioner's view of what to optimize, what to ignore, and how to measure without click-through
The AI Gateway: The New Infrastructure Layer Every Enterprise Will Need
Every architect is asking the same question — do we need one? A taxonomy of what an AI gateway actually does, and a decision framework for build versus buy
PostgreSQL Is Eating the Database World — Including Vector Search
When pgvector wins, when it doesn't, and the scaling patterns that decide. A practitioner's view of the database consolidation now sweeping AI stacks
Right-Sizing AI: When a 7B Model Beats a Frontier LLM
The instinct to reach for the biggest model is wrong more often than it is right. A practitioner's decision matrix for SLMs versus frontier LLMs
Agent Reliability Engineering: SRE for AI
Agent demos that work in slides routinely fall over in production. An SRE-style framework for AI agents: SLIs, evals, failure modes, and a maturity model
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