# Gandhamathan V — full profile

> AI Application Engineer and Software Engineer at HCL GUVI (Chennai, India) with 3+ years of experience building production-ready generative AI applications, real-time voice AI systems and cloud-native platforms on AWS and Google Cloud.

Canonical page: https://gandhamathanv.in/
Contact: gandhamathanv@gmail.com · LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/gandhamathanv · GitHub https://github.com/gandhamathanv
Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

## Summary
Software Engineer with 3+ years of experience designing and building scalable AI-powered, cloud-native platforms using Python, FastAPI, React, AWS and Docker. Hands-on with production-ready generative AI applications, LLM workflows, real-time voice AI systems and intelligent automation. Skilled in AI platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, observability, security and operational reliability.

## Experience
- Software Engineer — HCL GUVI (Chennai), Jun 2025 – Present
- Software Associate Developer — HCL GUVI (Chennai), Jun 2024 – May 2025
- Software Associate Developer Intern — HCL GUVI (Chennai), Jun 2023 – May 2024
- Associate Software Developer — Rooster Technologies (Remote), Aug 2022 – May 2023
- Frontend Developer Intern — District Collector's Office, Erode (Erode), 2022

Highlights: led architecture discussions and code reviews and mentored engineers; owned CI/CD, infrastructure automation and observability (Docker, CloudFormation, Prometheus, Grafana); ran AWS production environments for availability, security and cost; shipped production LLM features with FastAPI and React; built CI/CD with AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild and CodeDeploy.

## Projects
### AI Interview Assistant
Real-time conversational interviewer with sub-second latency: an STT → LLM → TTS pipeline across Gemini, ElevenLabs and Sarvam AI on LiveKit, built as a fault-tolerant multi-service architecture for concurrent sessions.
Tech: LiveKit, Gemini, ElevenLabs, Sarvam AI, Python, WebSockets

### CloudOps — Interactive Linux Platform
Browser-based Linux terminal on containerised Docker environments, with AWS load balancing, VPC network isolation and CloudFormation-provisioned infrastructure.
Tech: AWS, Docker, VPC, ALB, CloudFormation

### Distributed Video Conferencing
Horizontally scalable Jitsi deployment with load balancing, auto-scaling, monitoring and alerting.
Tech: Jitsi, Auto-scaling, Prometheus, Grafana

### Secure OpenVPN Infrastructure
Secure VPN infrastructure with authentication, encrypted communication, monitoring and redundancy for high availability.
Tech: OpenVPN, Linux, High availability

### placementpreparation.io on Qwik
Team rebuild of a high-traffic learning platform on Qwik: FCP 0.3s, LCP 0.7s, CLS 0.
Tech: Qwik, SEO, Core Web Vitals
Link: https://placementpreparation.io


## Open-source and side projects
- AI Video Analyzer (Python) — Scene detection and frame/segment extraction feeding an OpenAI-powered analysis service, containerised with Docker. https://github.com/gandhamathanv/ai-video-analyzer
- Smart KEC (JavaScript) — Manages On-Duty requests, events and Student Activity Points for engineering students (team project). https://github.com/smart-kec/smart-kec
- Voice Forms (Python) — Voice-driven form filling for visually challenged users; winner of the Best Idea award at ACEM, 2022. https://github.com/gandhamathanv/speech_regogonizer_form_filler
- KEC Hostels (Vue) — Room-booking system for hostel students. https://github.com/gandhamathanv/KEC-Hostel
- Smart Attendance (Python) — Marks attendance from a single group photo by verifying each student's face. https://github.com/gandhamathanv/Smart-Attendance
- Adrenalin Automation (JavaScript) — Scheduled browser automation on GitHub Actions with Playwright. https://github.com/gandhamathanv/adrenalin-automation
- AskNow (JavaScript) — React application packaged with Docker and Docker Compose. https://github.com/gandhamathanv/AskNow

## Awards
- Innovation Catalyst Award — HCL GUVI, Jun 2026. Certificate of Excellence for software development, innovation and impactful solution delivery across AI engineering, Generative AI, cloud, DevOps and CI/CD automation (Oct 2025 – Mar 2026).
- Exceptional Individual Contributor — GUVI Geek Networks, Mar 2024. For exceptional commitment to GUVI's vision, mission and values, Jan – Mar 2024.
- Special Category Award — GUVI Geek Networks, Aug 2023. Outstanding contributions toward GUVI reaching 100,000 YouTube subscribers.
- Best Idea — ACEM, Apr 2022. A voice recognition system for the visually challenged to fill and register forms using a speech recognizer (Kongu Engineering College).

## Certifications
- Generative AI Leader — Google, Jul 2026
- Professional Cloud Architect — Google, Jan 2026
- Associate Cloud Engineer — Google, Feb 2025
- Build a Secure Google Cloud Network — Google, Jan 2025
- Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure — Google, Jan 2025
- Implement Load Balancing on Compute Engine — Google, Dec 2024
- Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) — KodeKloud, Jan 2024
- Hands-on with AWS: Software Development Practices — Coursera, Sep 2023
- Learning Docker Compose — LinkedIn, Aug 2023
- RU102JS: Redis for JavaScript Developers — Redis, Apr 2023

## Skills
- AI & Generative AI: Google Gemini, OpenAI, Claude, Deepgram, ElevenLabs, Sarvam AI, prompt engineering, LLM workflows, AI voice agents, AI evaluation, function calling, MCP
- Languages: Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Golang, PHP
- Backend: FastAPI, Flask, Django, Node.js, Express, REST APIs, WebSockets
- Frontend: React, Next.js, Qwik, Vite, Webpack, React Native
- Cloud: AWS (EC2, ECS, ECR, S3, Lambda, IAM, VPC, ALB, CloudFormation, SES, SNS), Google Cloud Platform
- DevOps & Platform: Docker, GitHub Actions, CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, Linux, Nginx, Grafana, Prometheus, IaC, CI/CD
- Data: MySQL, MongoDB, Redis
- Core concepts: AI platform engineering, cloud-native architecture, distributed systems, LLMOps, observability, system design, performance optimisation

## Education
B.E. Computer Science Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, 2020–2024 (82%).

## Frequently asked questions
**Who is Gandhamathan V?**
Gandhamathan V is an AI Application Engineer and Software Engineer at HCL GUVI in Chennai, India, with 3+ years of experience building generative AI products, real-time voice AI systems and cloud-native platforms on AWS and Google Cloud.

**What does Gandhamathan specialise in?**
Three areas: generative AI applications and LLM workflows (Gemini, OpenAI, Claude, function calling, MCP); real-time voice agents with sub-second latency (LiveKit, STT → LLM → TTS); and AI platform engineering on AWS and GCP, including Docker, CI/CD and observability with Prometheus and Grafana.

**Which certifications does he hold?**
He is Google Cloud Certified as a Professional Cloud Architect, Associate Cloud Engineer and Generative AI Leader, and also holds credentials in AWS ECS, AWS software development practices, Docker Compose and Redis for JavaScript.

**What awards has he received?**
The Innovation Catalyst Award from HCL GUVI (June 2026), Exceptional Individual Contributor (March 2024) and the Special Category Award (August 2023) from GUVI Geek Networks, and the Best Idea award at ACEM (April 2022).

**Which technologies does he work with?**
Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Go and PHP; FastAPI, Flask, Django and Node.js; React, Next.js and Qwik; AWS and Google Cloud; Docker, GitHub Actions and CloudFormation; MySQL, MongoDB and Redis.

**Where did he study?**
He holds a B.E. in Computer Science Engineering from Kongu Engineering College (2020–2024) with a score of 82%.

**How can I contact or hire Gandhamathan?**
Email gandhamathanv@gmail.com or message him on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/gandhamathanv). He is open to new opportunities on-site, hybrid or remote.