Hi, I'm Girish Hiremath
14 years. 6 industries. 30+ technologies. Full-stack architect turned AI builder — shipping products that matter.
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About
Girish Hiremath
Principal Software Engineer & AI Engineer
Principal Software Engineer with 14 years of experience architecting full-stack and microservices platforms across semiconductor, telecom, banking, fintech, and pharma. Now fusing deep engineering craft with modern AI — pursuing an M.Tech in Data Science & AI at IIIT Dharwad while building one production MVP every week.
M.Tech in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Dharwad (Online)
Since 2025
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Technical Arsenal
Six industries of engineering craft, now converging on AI.
AI / Machine Learning
Backend & Microservices
Frontend & Full Stack
Cloud, DevOps & Data
Quality & Delivery
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Experience Epochs
Each role trained the model a little further — accuracy up, loss down.
Principal Software Engineer & AI Engineer
Independent / BuildwithAiGiri · AI Products & Consulting
Combining 14 years of architecture patterns with modern AI to ship a production MVP every week, while pursuing an M.Tech in Data Science & AI at IIIT Dharwad.
- ▸Launched BuildwithAiGiri — 25 free MVPs in 25 weeks for founders, with full code + docs handover
- ▸Building agentic AI systems using RAG, LangChain, MCP, and evaluation-driven workflows
- ▸Completed the AI Engineering Accelerator (Outskill) covering AI Agents, RAG, LangChain & Prompt Engineering
- ▸Pursuing M.Tech in Data Science & AI at IIIT Dharwad — Deep Learning, NLP, GenAI, Computer Vision
Full Stack Lead Engineer
Fortune 500 Pharma Company · Pharmaceutical / HealthTech
Led full-stack teams building interactive portals and backend services for a Fortune 500 pharmaceutical company, driving engagement and delivery velocity.
- ▸Increased user engagement by 35% across pharma portal applications
- ▸Cut deployment time by 40% through optimized Jenkins CI/CD pipelines
- ▸Led Agile teams, daily stand-ups, and mentored engineers on Spring Boot + Angular
- ▸Owned end-to-end delivery from architecture to production deployment
Senior Full Stack Developer
Major US Financial Institution · Financial Crimes / RegTech
Built financial crimes and anti-money-laundering platforms for a major US financial institution, focused on detection accuracy and regulatory compliance.
- ▸Developed AML platforms detecting suspicious transactions and money laundering patterns
- ▸Engineered secure, compliant backend services with Spring Boot microservices
- ▸Delivered interactive investigation UIs for compliance analysts in Angular
- ▸Hardened transaction management and audit trails for regulatory reporting
Full Stack Developer
Top-4 US Investment Bank · Banking
Built cloud-native client onboarding platforms at a top-4 US investment bank with a strong emphasis on quality and zero-downtime delivery.
- ▸Achieved 98% code coverage across onboarding services with rigorous unit testing
- ▸Delivered cloud-native, zero-downtime deployments for critical banking workflows
- ▸Built reusable UI component libraries and REST APIs for onboarding journeys
- ▸Championed test automation with PowerMock, Mockito, Jasmine & Protractor
Software Engineer — Microservices
Global Telecom Leader · Telecommunications
Led microservices architecture for a global telecom leader, managing massive test-result datasets and learning what real scale demands.
- ▸Architected microservices managing 13 million+ test results
- ▸Migrated monolithic systems to scalable Spring Boot microservices
- ▸Built transaction-heavy backend services with JPA and Oracle databases
- ▸Established CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins for continuous delivery
Software Engineer
Semiconductor Company · Semiconductor / IoT
Started building software at a semiconductor company — including an AI-powered Hindi Reader using neural networks, years before AI went mainstream.
- ▸Built a Hindi Reader using neural networks in 2012 — before 'AI' was a buzzword
- ▸Developed embedded and cloud agent software for IoT-connected devices
- ▸Learned the fundamentals of Java, systems programming, and full-stack delivery
- ▸Laid the engineering foundation that would span six industries
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Skill DNA & Career Graph
How 14 years of roles connect — and how skills compounded across them.
Career Graph — how each role compounded
Skill Progression — proficiency over time
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Featured Work
From enterprise platforms to build-in-public AI MVPs.
BuildwithAiGiri
Founders & First-time Builders
A public build-in-public initiative: 25 production MVPs in 25 weeks, completely free. One idea per week — a 1-hour brainstorm, 7 days of building, full code + docs + team handover.
Interactive AI Portfolio
Personal
A dark-mode, neural-themed portfolio featuring an interactive career timeline, skill constellation, career graph, and an AI chatbot trained on his entire resume.
Financial Crimes / AML Platform
Major US Financial Institution
Anti-money-laundering platform detecting suspicious transaction patterns, with secure microservices and investigation dashboards for compliance analysts.
Client Onboarding Platform
Top-4 US Investment Bank
Cloud-native client onboarding platform with reusable UI components and zero-downtime deployments, built to institutional quality standards.
Telecom Microservices Platform
Global Telecom Leader
Microservices platform managing 13 million+ test results, migrating legacy monoliths to scalable Spring Boot services.
Hindi Reader (Neural Networks)
Semiconductor Company
An AI-powered Hindi Reader built with neural networks back in 2012 — a decade before generative AI became mainstream.
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Certifications & Education
Formal credentials backing 14 years of hands-on engineering.
M.Tech in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence
In ProgressIIIT Dharwad (Online) · 2025 – Present
Institute of National Importance. Covers Deep Learning, NLP, Generative AI, Computer Vision, Financial Analytics, and AI in Healthcare.
Learn moreClaude Architect Certification
Anthropic · 2026
Certified in architecting production-grade AI systems with Claude — covering agentic design, tool use, Model Context Protocol (MCP), and context engineering.
AI Engineering Accelerator Program
Outskill · 2025
Hands-on program covering AI Agents, RAG Systems, LangChain, and Prompt Engineering.
Bachelor of Engineering — Electronics & Communication
Gogte Institute of Technology, Belgaum · 2007 – 2011
Four-year engineering degree forming the foundation for a 14-year software career.
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What Colleagues Say
'Genuine Expert' is the phrase that comes to mind when I think about Girish. His ability to handle multiple tasks was unlike any I've seen before. He has very good problem solving and debugging skills. He has guided me like a mentor and I have learnt a lot from him. As a team member or a leader, Girish earns my highest recommendation.
Girish is an amazing colleague to work with. He always keeps the team motivated and progressive with his proactiveness towards problem-solving. His core technical skills in Java, Angular, and functional skills in managing Agile projects stands exemplary for his team(s). He would be a great asset to any organization!