Hi, I'm
Rahul Kumar Choudhary
Agentic AI & Distributed Systems Engineer
Founder of Poplitu • Senior Software Engineer
I architect distributed systems that serve 10M+ users at 99.9% uptime, and lead the cross-functional teams of 8 to 12 engineers who build them. Currently deep in Agentic AI, and building Poplitu from the ground up.
How I work
Nine years of building systems that have to stay up, and the teams that keep them there.
I transform ambitious ideas into scalable digital realities. With 9+ years of architecting distributed systems and leading cross-functional teams of 8-12 engineers, I specialize in building enterprise-grade applications that handle 10M+ users with 99.9% uptime.
My expertise spans from crafting intuitive user experiences to designing robust microservices architectures across 50+ production systems. I'm passionate about Agentic AI development, creating intelligent systems that learn and adapt.
As an entrepreneur, I've built Poplitu from the ground up, proving that innovative thinking combined with technical excellence can create game-changing solutions. I thrive on solving complex problems, mentoring teams, and pushing the boundaries of what's possible in full-stack development.
- Users served
- 10M+
- at 99.9% uptime
- Team size led
- 8-12
- cross-functional engineers
- Production systems
- 50+
- shipped and maintained
What I build with
Grouped by the job it does rather than by category, and limited to what I actually reach for.
Agents and AI
Systems that decide and act, and the evidence that they are getting better.
- LangGraph
- LangChain
- MCP
- RAG
- Vector databases
- LLM evaluation
- Human-in-the-loop design
- Claude, GPT and Gemini APIs
Distributed systems
The part that decides whether any of it survives a second machine.
- System design
- Event-driven architecture
- Queues and workers
- Idempotency and retries
- Caching strategies
- Observability
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
- BigQuery
Product engineering
What the whole thing is actually written in.
- TypeScript
- Node.js
- NestJS
- React
- Next.js
- Prisma
- GraphQL
- Python
Shipping and keeping it up
Getting it out, and knowing when it breaks.
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- GCP and AWS
- Terraform
- CI/CD
- Playwright and Jest
- Load and failure testing
Professional Journey
9+ years of building scalable applications across agentic AI, fintech, e-commerce, edtech, and domain management platforms. Experience with leading companies like Thomson Reuters, GoDaddy, MetaMap, and ETMoney.
Mercor
Jan 2026 - PresentAgent Evaluation Expert, Reviewer and Annotator
Contract work on frontier model and agent evaluation. Judging whether an agent did the right thing rather than whether it produced a fluent sentence, which for tool-using agents are very different questions.
Remote · Contract
Thomson Reuters via EPAM Systems
Jan 2026 - Jul 2026Senior Agentic AI Engineer
Senior Agentic AI Engineer on the Thomson Reuters account, building agent systems end to end: the retrieval that grounds them, the tool layer they act through, the gate a person stands at, and the evaluation that decides whether a change made them better or only different.
Remote · Full-time
GoDaddy via EPAM Systems
Feb 2024 - Dec 2025Senior Software Engineer
Senior Software Engineer on the GoDaddy account through EPAM Systems, building the domain management surfaces millions of customers use, and the services behind them.
Remote · Full-time
MetaMap
Nov 2022 - Oct 2023Senior Software Engineer
Developed identity verification and KYC solutions for fintech companies. Built scalable APIs and frontend applications for digital identity verification services.
Remote · Full-time
ETMoney, Times Internet Pvt. Limited
Aug 2019 - Nov 2022Senior Full Stack Developer
Developed financial technology solutions for ETMoney, a leading fintech platform. Built investment tracking, portfolio management, and financial planning tools.
Gurgaon, India · Full-time
ShopClues
Aug 2017 - Jul 2019Software Engineer
Developed e-commerce platform features and user interfaces for ShopClues, one of India's leading online marketplaces. Focused on improving user experience and conversion rates.
Gurgaon, India · Full-time
Professional Projects
A showcase of my professional work and side projects. Each project represents a unique challenge and learning opportunity.
Ongoing: Building features for GoDaddy’s centralized Auth SSO platform used across internal and external apps. Delivered reusable UI with Next.js + Chakra UI, improved responsiveness by 30% using SWR and Redux Toolkit, and contributed to monorepo architecture, RBAC, CI/CD and observability.
Built a merchant operations dashboard powering identity verification and payments. Implemented order/verification pipelines, revenue and funnel analytics, disputes/refunds, and role‑based workflows with real‑time status updates and exportable reports.
Created a robust Web SDK platform for integrating various third-party services. Ensured high performance and scalability to support multiple clients and use cases.
Built end‑to‑end web investment journeys (mutual funds, stocks, fixed deposits) and real‑time portfolio dashboards. Implemented onboarding/KYC, purchase/redeem/SIP flows, goal tracking and portfolio analytics with streaming market data and fast, cached experiences.
Built a scalable e-commerce platform with features like product management, order processing, and payment integration. Ensured high availability and performance for a seamless shopping experience.
Designed and built a multi-tenant platform for creating intelligent, drag-and-drop forms powered by AI agents. Implemented role-based auth, project workspaces, and automated evaluations with CI/CD across Turborepo apps. Deployed on GCP with managed PostgreSQL, background jobs, and observability. This project is private; demos and details available on request.
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Get in touch
I'm always open to discussing new opportunities, creative projects, or just having a chat about technology and design.
Phone
(+91) - 9149000589Availability
linkedin.com/in/rahul1368I'm always interested in new opportunities and exciting projects.