Agentic AI Engineer

Sai Gudla

I build secure, scalable cloud-native applications and agentic AI systems. With 9+ years across fintech, healthcare, and clean energy, I specialize in DevSecOps, event-driven architectures, and the deployment of autonomous AI agents. U.S. Patent holder for innovative digital solutions.

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Dallas-Fort Worth, TX · saidurga24 · saidurgaprasad
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9+
Years experience
1
U.S. Patent Inventor
3
Fortune 500 companies
AWS
Certified architect
MCP
Server builder

Expertise

Agentic AI & Product Systems

Designing autonomous AI agents, MCP servers, LLM-powered reasoning systems, and secure cloud-native architectures that deliver real-world outcomes at scale.

Agentic AI Development

Architecting and orchestrating multi-agent systems with tool use, memory, planning loops, and human-in-the-loop controls to automate complex workflows and decision-making.

LangGraphCrewAIAutoGenClaude SDKOpenAI Agents

MCP Servers & Tool Layers

Building and deploying Model Context Protocol servers that give AI agents structured, secure access to APIs, databases, and enterprise systems — extending agent capabilities beyond the context window.

MCPTool ServersAgent ConnectorsREST & GraphQL Tools

Agent Instructions & System Prompts

Crafting precise system prompts, agent personas, instruction sets, and guardrails that reliably shape LLM behavior — from single-turn copilots to long-running autonomous agents.

Prompt EngineeringSystem PromptsGuardrailsInstruction Design

AI Copilots & Code AI

Integrating GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and custom in-IDE assistants into engineering workflows — boosting developer velocity with context-aware code generation, review, and refactoring agents.

GitHub CopilotClaude CodeCursorCode AgentsDev Productivity

LLM & RAG Systems

Building production RAG pipelines, fine-tuned models, vector search, and evaluation frameworks that turn raw enterprise data into reliable, grounded AI responses.

RAGVector DBsFine-tuningLLM EvalEmbeddings

Secure Cloud & DevSecOps

Embedding AI-assisted security scanning and policy enforcement into AWS cloud environments and CI/CD pipelines — shipping fast without compromising compliance or resilience.

AWSTerraformDevSecOpsEvent-DrivenCI/CD

Experience

Work history

Building and shipping autonomous agent systems, LLM platforms, and data-driven products that help teams explore faster and deliver better.

U.S. Patent: Smart Help Platform
US12061610B1 · USPTO · Aug 2024
AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Associate · Amazon Web Services
Sep 2022 — Present

Software Engineer, Associate

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Plano, TX

  • →Designed and implemented robust security controls within AWS cloud environments, leveraging Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) to automate policy enforcement and ensure compliance.
  • →Developed and maintained secure backend services and APIs using Java/Spring Boot, embedding security best practices throughout the software development lifecycle.
  • →Architected and built scalable, secure event-driven applications utilizing AWS services including Lambda, Kinesis, and ECS to meet critical business requirements.
  • →Created Python automation jobs for security operations tasks, significantly improving efficiency and reducing manual workloads for threat monitoring and response.
  • →Integrated automated security scanning and vulnerability detection into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins) to identify and mitigate risks early and enable secure, frequent deployments.
  • →Collaborated cross-functionally with development, operations, and compliance teams to champion DevSecOps principles and enhance the overall security posture across projects.
AWSTerraformJavaSpring BootLambdaKinesisECSPythonCI/CDJenkinsDevSecOps
Jul 2021 — Present

Senior Software Engineer

Goodleap LLC

Dallas, TX

  • →Leading in design, develop, testing and maintaining large scale extensive cloud native applications. Design and implement highly performant RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs and data processing pipelines for mobile, web and 3rd party integrations.
  • →Developer API Platform: Architecting and Leading a product pillar of the company, a REST based API platform for creating and managing loan process for Goodleap. Includes Event based architecture and extensive cloud native application.
  • →Enterprise Graph: Building and Managing an event based GraphQL application, serving as an enterprise graph with monolithic architecture, containerized and cloud native application.
AWS ServicesLambdaEC2CognitoDynamoDBSSMsSecrets ManagerNodeJSTypeScriptDatadogApollo GraphQL
Jan 2017 — Jul 2021

Software Engineer II → III, Digital Foundry & Innovation Team

Anthem Inc. (now Elevance Health)

Mason, OH

  • →Digital ID Cards: Developed a large backend application controlling the flow of healthcare ID cards in Anthem. Application includes file processing, transfers, data loading, RESTful API's (Microservices).
  • →Discover, Conceptualize & Build innovative digital products for Anthem, researching for any white space opportunities never built before.
  • →Digital Wallet Implementation: Architected & Developed a digital wallet solution for Anthem by working beyond duties, solving an enterprise obstacle. Subject Matter Expert on Apple Wallet Pass & Google Pay.
  • →Care Recommendations Project: Built a GraphQL driven API layer for a product modelled by data science, used for suggesting procedures & care for eligible Anthem members. SME on GQL with Apollo Graphql Framework.
  • →Social Media Developer Integration: Built a product that connects social media and messaging channels developer API's & SDK's to understand & analyze member sentiments, building a unified communication for multiple social media channels including Facebook, Twitter and Business Chats.
  • →Enterprise Smart Data Analytics & Visualization Product: Architected and developed an enterprise app visualizing smart insights & driven by data to visualize an eagle view of enterprise data and analytics. Used by Business Stakeholders, Customer Support & Digital Associates. Also supports leadership for making decisions based on Digital Adoption and Marketing.
  • →Core skills developed: Backend web applications & Microservices (NodeJS, Express, MongoDB, Docker, AWS), service auth with IBM DataPower & Apigee, XML/XSLT/WSDL/JSON, Linux Shell.
Values in Action Award by Anthem CTO Impact Award for Product Architecture
NodeJSExpressMongoDBGraphQLDockerAWS EC2 & S3PythonIBM DataPowerApigeeREST/SOAPLinux Shell
Feb 2013 — Mar 2015

Web Developer & Co- Founder

Hmdcubes

Vishakhpatnam

  • →Primary Responsibilities include Training, Mobile and Desktop Application Development in Windows Platform, Website Development and Programming, Graphic Designing and Video Editing.
  • →Built more than five websites for major businesses using Content Management System, Angular, HTML 5 & CSS.
  • →Poster Designing and Video Editing of organized workshops.
AngularHTML 5 & CSSCMSWindows PlatformWeb DevGraphic Design

Stack

Agentic AI & Engineering Stack

Technologies and architectural skills used to design, ship, and operate autonomous AI systems — from agent frameworks and MCP servers to secure cloud infrastructure.

Agent Frameworks

LangGraphCrewAIAutoGenClaude Agent SDKOpenAI Agents SDKMulti-Agent Orchestration

MCP & Tool Servers

Model Context ProtocolMCP Server DesignTool Use & SchemasAgent ConnectorsContext Management

LLM Engineering

RAG PipelinesSystem Prompt DesignFine-tuning & EvalVector StoresStructured OutputsAnthropic & OpenAI APIs

AI Copilots & Code AI

GitHub CopilotClaude CodeCursorCopilot CustomizationCode Review AgentsIDE Extensions

Agent Infrastructure

AWS BedrockLambda & ECSTerraformCI/CD for AIObservability & TracingGuardrails

Secure Cloud & DevSecOps

DevSecOpsPolicy as CodeEvent-Driven ArchitectureKinesis & SQSCompliance AutomationJenkins & GitHub Actions

Backend & APIs

Node.js / TypeScriptJava / Spring BootPythonGraphQLREST & MicroservicesDynamoDB & MongoDB

Agent Design Patterns

ReAct & Plan-ExecuteTool-Calling LoopsMemory & StateHuman-in-the-LoopAgentic EvalsSandboxed Execution

Product & Platform

Agent Product DesignRapid PrototypingAPI Platform ThinkingUser-Centered AIPatent Innovation

Let's connect

Let's build the future of
secure, intelligent technology.

Open to roles and collaborations building production agentic AI systems, MCP servers, LLM platforms, and secure cloud-native architectures that deliver real-world outcomes.